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DATE | 2003-09-30 |
FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] OpenBSD used in MS Services for Unix 3.0
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To my knowledge, it is IDG
Ruben
On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 11:24:03AM -0400, Michael Richardson wrote: > Who has the purse strings for Linux World? When it does not make sense > follow the money. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS [mailto:ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 11:20 AM > To: Bruce Perens > Cc: hangout-at-nylxs.com; ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com; rms-at-gnu.org > Subject: Re: [hangout] OpenBSD used in MS Services for Unix 3.0 > > > > The emphasis of promotion has a lot to do with the decisions individuals > make in the choices. More importantanyly, the mind share people retain > through > promotion is paramount to, not only the business decisions they make, but > also > the political outcomes which we can expect. > > The art of both politics and business is the maintenmence of the highest > level > of mindshare. This is why it was such a big mistake to include MS in the > egov-os program. > > Forgetting the past for the moment, of greater concern is the coming > commitments > of the "Linux World Expo". Last year, between the promotions of SCO and > Microsoft, the show was ineffective at strengthening the goods and services > available from Free Software developers, workers and businesses. This is > especially true of the smaller businesses and individuals which are the > life blood of the Free Software movement. > > Since this is the largest stage for Free Software in the largest and most > powerful city in North America, now might be a good time to work together on > preventing a repeat of last years problems. > > Ruben > > > > > About all you can do is tell them what will happen. > > > > Thanks > > > > Bruce > > -- > __________________________ > Brooklyn Linux Solutions > __________________________ > DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS http://fairuse.nylxs.com > > http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Consulting > http://www.inns.net <-- Happy Clients > http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software > http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive or stories and > articles from around the net > http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/downtown.html - See the New Downtown Brooklyn.... > > 1-718-382-0585 > ____________________________ > NYLXS: New Yorker Free Software Users Scene > Fair Use - > because it's either fair use or useless.... > NYLXS is a trademark of NYLXS, Inc
-- __________________________ Brooklyn Linux Solutions __________________________ DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS http://fairuse.nylxs.com
http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Consulting http://www.inns.net <-- Happy Clients http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive or stories and articles from around the net http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/downtown.html - See the New Downtown Brooklyn....
1-718-382-0585 ____________________________ NYLXS: New Yorker Free Software Users Scene Fair Use - because it's either fair use or useless.... NYLXS is a trademark of NYLXS, Inc
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