Re: [hangout] Re: eGovOS conference in D.C.; I'm not attending that

[Jay Sulzberger]

On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Ruben I Safir wrote:

>
> I'll suggest it...
>
> It should be boycotted if your presenting Microsoft as a 'Open Souce' 
> contributer
> for and business contracts.
>
> It SHOULD be boycotted...
>
> Duh
>
>
> Ruben

No.  Let us go and show our better stuff and point out to everyone the
gross lies of Microsoft.

If we go the press will report what we say.  Some reporters may partly fall
for some Microsoft lies, but if we do not go, almost every reporter will
present the worst, stupidest, and most vicious Microsoft lies as being
"simply the facts".

oo--JS.



>
> On 2003.02.06 17:18 David Sugar wrote:
> >
> > I did not specifically suggest this event should be "boycotted" or that I 
> > have
> > called for any form of "boycott", so please do not imply this; I mealy 
> > stated
> > that I chose to not attend it.  However, I tend to think people of conscious
> > will likely make the same choice and certainly people are free to make up
> > their own minds.
> >
> > > I fully agree that the event should be boycotted by GNUe and anyone else
> > > that is sick of seeing Free Software slowly being eroded into "Open
> > > Source" software and further watered down to "Shared Source" software,
> > > that negates the whole purpose of being of Free Software to begin with.
> > >
> > > It is a shame as the conference is a good idea, but sadly I think poor
> > > judgement is being exercised. :(
> > >
> > > -derek
> > >
> > >
> > >
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