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Everyone,<br>
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Pardon my textuation ;) my vague identification. I referred to
Microsoft's founder Mr. Gates. I quoted myself for dramatic effect.<br>
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;p<br>
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Tim<br>
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matt wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Thursday 17 May 2007 09:40:03 Jack Smith wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On 5/17/07, Robert P. Thille <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:list-nblug-talk@rangat.org"><list-nblug-talk@rangat.org></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On May 16, 2007, at 9:29 PM, Tim Preston wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Without offering praise to the person let me say, "this is the person
who has made millions, nay billions by wordsmithing around many
rules or
patents until he had enough money and power to quiet the
complaints..."
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<pre wrap="">I don't understand. Which "the person" are you talking about? I
couldn't find your quoted text anywhere, and it's not clear to me
about whom you are speaking. I certainly don't think Linus has made
billions by wordsmithing, and the article doesn't even mention Bill
G., who is the only person I can see where the quote applies.
Robert
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<pre wrap="">>From context and title, I would asume it to be something Linus has said
about Bill... But I can't find the quote either.
Jack
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Uh... I have a feeling that wasn't literally a quote. Many people use
quotation marks to represent figurative speech in text (or to create certain
tones).
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