On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:38:09 -0800, The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Moshe Goldfarb
> <brick.n.straw@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:27:18 -0500
> <1qzoh4rdl4fzw$.cafth2xxz4u6$.dlg@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>> On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:46:57 -0500, Troy Kirkland wrote:
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>>> "Moshe Goldfarb" <brick.n.straw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:5zotj1mtw75b.1kadw4vurvqzl.dlg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:54:25 -0500, Troy Kirkland wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:1584466.sfEPqDrvCj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>>> Microsoft is not rich
>>>>>
>>>>> You seem to be repeating this a lot lately.
>>>>> I suspect that your benefactors gave you a
>>>>> new sheet of lies to work with in order to
>>>>> please them.
>>>>
>>>> I've noticed this pattern as well. Roy Schestowitz
>>>> seems to have a certain theme to his messages each
>>>> week or so. One week it's OOXML, the next it's
>>>> patents, then it's Microsoft's financials etc.
>>>
>>> Yes. Roy Schestowitz spins the "message of the week"
>>> that he's given from his bosses.
>>>
>>>
>>>> I suspect he is given a script each week and alters
>>>> his newsbot program to look for key phrases in the RSS feeds.
>>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz is merely trying to be a good employee.
>>> His boses who pay him tell him to post more "OOXM is evil"
>>> so like an obedient dog, he does what he's told. This week
>>> it's "poor financials" and maybe next week they will instruct
>>> him to talk about "monopoly abuse."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> It sure does seem that way.
>>
>
> OK, dumb question: who's employing Roy?
That's the question of the day.
Unfortunately the answer is not clear, however Roy is making money off of
hits to his various hate sites. He even braggs about it on one of them.
This is one reason why he is interested in crap flooding messages as
opposed to a digest.
As for direct payment, I suspect it is related to Shuttleworth somehow.
For the record, I don't care who is paying Roy and honestly I don't care
that he IS being paid.
That is his business.
If he wants to whore himself for Linux that's fine however I draw the line
when he accuses others of the same thing, when he pretends to be doing all
of this for free, when he uses this and other fora to self promote and so
forth.
THAT is where the problem is.
When others are sincere Linux advocates just trying to help out and
advocate Linux and Roy is a paid shill in effect pretending to be like one
of the sincere people, it becomes a problem.
It's like being a lobbyist.
You have to register and publicly declare yourself a lobbyist.
Another thing, with Roy it's not just an article here and one there, it's
1000's a month and to every corner of the Internet on top of it.
It's the hate sites.
It's the rebuttals to magazine articles.
It's the petitions.
Roy Schestowitz for all practical purposes is a professional poster.
How can you or anyone else even fathom the thought that he is doing this
for free?
Consider the topics.
Consider the time required.
I suggest you try my experiment that was posted a few weeks ago.
Do it for one day and see what you come up with.
I suspect that if the obvious division between sides in this debate was
removed and people were simply asked a question like:
"Is Roy being paid to post"?
The yes votes would far outweigh the no votes.
Why?
People aren't stupid.
They can see what's going on but they won't ever admit it because it goes
against one of the tenants of Linux advocacy and that is never give the
other side ammo.
All of this will come out in good time.
I have a few tidbits but I prefer to check them out thoroughly before
making accusations.
One thing Roy Schestowitz fails to realize is that he has a knack for
pissing people off.
Even people who are close to him.
I've said too much already, but stay tuned.
--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/
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