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| DATE | 2003-02-12 |
| FROM | Richard Stallman
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Status
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That brings me back to your suspicions. Maybe someone involved in the
conference is ignorant or naive, and thinks it would be clever to have
MS in the lineup. Think of the press it would generate! And there's no
way they could come out looking good with all of those penetrating
questions they'll be asked. Right? What could they possibly do or say?
My memory is not certain, but I think Tony told me there was pressure
from higher-ups (in the university) to have a "Microsoft presence". I
am certain he told me they were under pressure to hush up talk about
free software idealism; I am just not certain whether he said there
was specific pressure to include Microsoft.
They did this because they were under pressure themselves. Where that
pressure originated, I am not sure, but I suppose it came indirectly
from Microsoft by way of other organizations. Regardless of the precise
details, the whole thing is sleazy.
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