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Author: Nigel Sollars
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Subject: just incase you missed it
On Tue, 08 May 2001, you wrote:
> On Tuesday 08 May 2001 03:57, you wrote:
> >
> > Well well well
> >
> > just for the record im no SkRiPT KidDiEE for 1
> >
> > I was however at the Windows01 show in London last week promoting Linux to
> > the masses there where the attitude was one of we need to get rid of
> > Micro$haft
> >
> > the post was purely one for fun and a cheap laugh ok so u may have been
> > offended and the point is?
> >
> > To be perfectly honest i found this one highly amuzing after the slagging
> > the opensource community got from the MicroSoft bods about security
> >
> > I guess if we refuse to acknowledge these sploits as ammo for the open
> > source community then we should pack our bags and head for richmond.
> >
> > Nige
> >
> ---
> Just so you don't think George is alone - I am in total agreement with
> George. There was absolutely nothing that you said here that promotes linux -
> only a public display for your hard on for Microsoft.
>
> Last I heard, there are plenty of exploits to go around for all OS's so I see
> little reason to celebrate a particular flavor. It's childish and bad for the
> industry.
>
> A cheap laugh at the expense of others is certain to be considered by some to
> be in poor taste.


And so is slagging off open source when M$ clearly miss the point re. Linus
Torvalds : Read on slashdot.org

Nige
>
> Craig
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