MS is a cancer to the world (was Re: [SLE] Microsoft Plays Hardball: SDK EULA Prohibits Open Source)

I takes many people some time to realise this, MS is, like Fergus says, evil. Not only for their attacks on our privacy, the Free Software community and there just basically disgusting tactics... But has anyone noticed how many times they've been in court for being racists... According to one of the more recent law-suits, MS only likes white males for key functions. Especially black people are given a hard time by them. I would ask anyone, whatever system they like to use, if these ideas are something they find acceptable. IS this what we want our children to be like? I personally make it a point never to take any of my business, for whatever reason, to a company that promotes racism in any (even small) way. And I hope that, in the future, a majority of people will think this way. Kind regards Guy

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While always thoroughly approving of free software, I did at one time

On 21/06/2001, 10:31:06, "Fergus Wilde" wrote regarding Re: [SLE] Microsoft Plays Hardball: SDK EULA Prohibits Open Source: think

some of the MS haters on this list went a bit far and were a bit paranoid.

I hereby issue a full and public apology to those people, and join them in their view that MS are essentially evil.

I particularly like the Brave New World style propagandist content of 'viral software', perhaps the nicest example of FUD we have yet seen.

'Beware, beware, O innocent ones, your children may become infected with free things! What will they do if they are not allowed to pay us megabucks, poor creatures'

Watch out for feeling happy, too - remember, warm human emotions are making no money for our company. Be miserable. Buy our kit.

That they are even attempting to do this is just contemptible.

Best to all, Fergus

----- Original Message ----- From: "John D Lamb" Cc: "SuSE Mailing List" Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [SLE] Microsoft Plays Hardball: SDK EULA Prohibits Open Source

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I'm sure this isn't legally enforceable in most jurisdictions, like many other aspects of M$' EULAs. JDL

"Timothy R.Butler" wrote:

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Exactly how will Microsoft explain this as a reasonable EULA?

http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-06-20-018-20-NW-MS-SW

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