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| DATE | 2003-02-07 |
| FROM | From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Claus_S=F8rensen?=
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Communication is the way - not boycutting
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On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, David Sugar wrote:
> That being said, I personally think the idea of making Microsoft play fair in
> this manner is a fools errend. When one deals with a bully, one does not do
> so by expecting good behavior. I think the concern that this event is being
> used or hijacked specifically to promote before governments the false
> assumption that "Shared Source" is an ethically and socially valid form of
> "Open Source", and by extension, as a form of "Free Software" is
> fundimentally an effort to dilute our values and confuse. Certainly
> boycotting may be a valid opinion to consider. However, there may be other
> and perhaps more effective ways to deal with this problem, although I
> personally have no immediate suggestions to offer.
Consider what will happen if we don't attend.
The Microsoft can say what they want without any one say they are lying -
Shared Source is not free and open. And then all the government
representive should be convinced by us afterwards.
Take the dialog - the CEO of Microsoft Denmark losts it a an Open Source
conference in Denmark - you can see my open letter here:
http://ooo.chbs.dk/english/ms-dk-question.txt
And of course their answer was no.
Send an open letter to you national or regional Microsoft representive.
The most enjoyable greetings
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Claus Sørensen Befri kontoret med en åben pakke - OpenOffice.org
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