READ! Never mind whether I agree with James Finstrom or not... (I might, but that is "outside the scope of" this [OT] message); more importantly, ... double check that "ad"!; its FIRST bullet point, is: << *Develop Cheaper and Faster** – *Use additional Microsoft software licenses internally for your development and training needs. >> Hello! An ad from Red Hat would not be [caught dead!] touting any kind of "volume discounts" (or any other kind of discounts, or special "deals") on * "**software licenses"! *Hello! They might advertise the fact that their software does not *require* any licenses (and hence, no DRM... etc etc etc)... [but there is a] BIG difference! -- Mike Schwartz Glendale AZ schwartz@acm.org On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 8:25 PM, James Finstrom < jfinstrom@rhinoequipment.com> wrote: > Yeah it is... Redhat ewww > > On 1/19/10, Alan Dayley wrote: > > I'm confused. > > > > Re-read the message but substitute "Red Had Certified Engineer" or > > "Red Hat Partner" everywhere it says Microsoft? Is it still a bad > > message? If not, why not? > > > > Alan > > > > On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Mike Schwartz wrote: > >> I got this message (on LinkedIn.com): > >> > http://partner.linkedin.com/2010/01/linkedin-partner-message-from-microsoft-12/?n=4d696b65 > >> It has also been archived here: > >> http://www.webcitation.org/5muPL2hYq > >> so that even if the "original" one gets deleted, or disappears behind > >> a paywall or something, that "archived" copy should still be available. > >> "No comment" needed on why (or, let's say, whether) > >> Microsoft's way of doing business strikes me as "unpleasant". > >> Their message speaks for itself. > >> -- > >> Mike Schwartz > >> Glendale AZ > >> schwartz@acm.org > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > James Finstrom > Rhino Equipment Corp. > http://rhinoequipment.com ~ http://postug.com > Phone: 1-877-RHINO-T1 ~ FAX: +1 (480) 961-1826 > Twitter: http://twitter.com/rhinoequipment > IP: guest@asterisk.rhinoequipment.com > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >