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Re: [News] Hypocritical ISO Screws Up Again with Proprietary Formats

On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:11:13 +0000, Mark Kent wrote:

> Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> * Erik Funkenbusch peremptorily fired off this memo:
>> 
>>> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:23:21 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is your name Erik?
>>>> 
>>>> With all due respect, what motivates you to come to a Linux forum to spin and
>>>> defend the company with whom you are partner, i.e. that which puts the bread
>>>> on your table? I am genuinely curious. Are you concerned because Microsoft's
>>>> CEO acknowledges that Linux, owing not just to licensing but also owing to
>>>> elevation of standards, will rob Microsoft from its bread and butter (lockin)?
>>>
>>> Oh please, Roy.  This your standard mantra every time you are proven wrong,
>>> your answer is to criticize the person that proves you wrong.  
>>>
>>> If you don't want to be proven wrong, don't BE wrong.
>> 
>> One can create spin even when correct, unfortunately.  It's all in the
>> context.
>> 
> 
> Erik's done a good job as usual, of changing the subject.  So I'll ask
> the question again:
> 
> Jesper, why are you in a Linux Advocacy group?

Why are you, Mark Kent?
Why is Roy Schestowitz?

This isn't a Linux advocacy group anymore BTW.
It's a Microsoft and patent hate group.


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Moshe Goldfarb
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