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| DATE | 2003-02-07 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Fwd: Re: [novalug] Fwd: [fairuse] Re: [Marketing] Open Source for National and Local eGovernment Programs in the U.S. and EU [ruben@mrbrklyn.com] [mandi@linuxchick.org]
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And do you ever wonder why I call this LUG the bizzarro Lug
ruben
On 2003.02.06 23:45 Mandi wrote:
Well, that's just an excellent idea. Thumb your nose at dozens of people
fighting the uphill battle to use non-proprietary software in government
projects because of one talk.
Then forward this tripe to a list filled with people who are likely to be
on the list of speakers. Somehow I doubt they'll boycott.
Perhaps that's just the perspective from those who don't have an
appreciation for the small victories of getting non-prop software into the
gov't anywhere.
Looking down the list, I see one M$ talk, and dozens by people working
with OS/FS projects in multiple agencies. I see names I recognize,
projects I recognize, and government agencies I recognize. I see a lot of
hard work and dedication by a lot of people whose names I sometimes see on
these lists.
I'm embarassed for you, Mr. Safir, because I'm appreciative of the work
these people do. It makes my job as a Linux sysadmin for a gov't agency
that much easier to justify.
--mandi
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