Re: [Patents] Re: [fairuse-discuss] Re: [hangout] David Sugar on *ASTOUNDING* Statement by Peruvian Congressman

[Krzysztof Sobolewski <critto@poczta.wp.pl>]

On Monday 06 May 2002 14:48, Seth Johnson wrote:
> Ruben I Safir wrote:
> > [. . . ] I think the letter is best a foundation for
> > agressively fighting MS FUD, which I'm puzzled about
> > in any event.
> >
> > When MS attacks the GPL as being anti-intellectual
> > property, I think they holding out the chair and
> > giving a HUGE oppurtunity to get Press on the issue.
> > I think we're blowing a huge oppurtunity.
>
> It's not confusing at all.  Microsoft attacks the GPL in
> order to try to pit the open sourcers against it, to break
> up the opposition.  It's a very effective strategy on their
> part.

Well, when I read about the Microsoft's propaganda, it really reminds me the 
communist one before 1989! 

Other companies just do their job, that is: writing and distributing programs 
... By contrast, M$ is strongely an ideological company (althout they produce 
and distribute programs , too) ... What would they do without ideology ?? ;) 
Would they start selling really GOOD products ?? ;) I'm not so sure ... Some 
people call W95 and W98 a "well-sold s**t" and I think they're mostly right.

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Krzysztof "Critto" Sobolewski
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