Re: [SLE] <OT>Stay Legal - Stay Free (Software)
Thanks, but not really - I used to be a Lawyer, and this attitude by suits really pisses me off... Plus it was fun screwing with their minds !!!! At 19:34 7/04/02 +0930, Brian Marr wrote:
Gutsy stuff Jon ! Brian Marr
So I unlocked the machine, and lo, it booted into SuSE 7.3.... They DEMANDED that it be booted into Windows, which I refused as I didn't run it at the time (I run certain non-Linux apps under VMWARE)... They threatened that I HAD to have a Windows licence on the PC, as it is an IBM - at which point I powered off the machine and politely told them to piss off.
So much for Microsoft's "honesty".
** On Mon, 08 Apr 2002 22:13:21 +1000 Jon Biddell
Honesty has nothing to doW? it. They have launched a series of "Hit Squads" ( their own nomenclature) To basically bully anyone who attempts to use linux in a commercial situation to use Windows only . And if the client couldn't be convinced by the usual sales rep the rep was to call on one of hte hit squads to come in and , well, basically intimidate the company back into using windows, after which the sales rep would come buy and explain teh *benefits* of going .net and preventing such *problems* in future. Someone leaked the memo and it was available on the net for a while. I figure they start by going past the IT dept to a friendly lunch or round of golf w/ teh heaviest guy they can get to in the company and *explain* to him/her that it will be imposible for the comany and by extention the spouse of Mr.Big to get their email or websurf if they do NOT get into .net imediately ! There will then be a general panic in the board room as most companies curretnly rely at a minimum on email to do much of their day to day business. If this rep than adds that the company website wont run and that source of orders "just wont work" at all.... well, I think the brighter ones among you have already figured out where this is going <G>
-- j
Here's an appeal, If anyone knows this is going to happen, can they somehow through whatever means, record this with at least audio? This is a very dangerous tactic from MSFT and the firm willing to do this. Imagine if this was proven to happen and actually hit a lot of web sites or news outlets? Matt
Hi Matthew and everyone, Re alleged MS dirty dirty tricks using 'hit squads' to 'persuade' people not to use Linux:
Someone leaked the memo and it was available on the net for a while.
What's happened to this memo then? It seems like it could be an important element in the debate, or even become party to legal cases, *if genuine*. Not that I don't think it could be true, and I'm certainly not disbelieving of anyone posting here - but it seems like the kind of document that should have been sent to legislators and other influential types. Anyone know anything more about this document? It would seem lost to the case if merely rumours of its contents are circulating, and I'm sure MS would wish to deny that this is their approach. If this is all true, then it's all more than slightly scary. Fergus
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