Is it time to throw tomatoes?

[Murry Shohat]

Please trash dive, Andrew, and I'll forward the letter.

Murry

Andrew wrote:

>I agree with Augie, Lorie, and Christopher. We know that Rick
>likes Linux and recognizes its value in the embedded market, so I
>think it's safe to assume he'll still mention it as an
>alternative to M$ whenever he has the opportunity. If he were
>abandoning Linux entirely in favor of M$, then it would be a
>different story.
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>That said, I have to admit it's kind of tempting to dig in my
>trash and fish out that informative (read "veiled threat") letter
>I got from the Business Software Alliance the other day and
>forward it on to Rick, just to make sure he has no illusions
>about the company he's dealing with.
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>A.
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>On Tue, 15 Oct 2002 12:10:09 -0700
>"Christopher Wagner" <chrisw at pacaids.com> wrote:
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>>Well, my initial response is to start throwing..  But, upon
>>further reflection, I think if he's still supporting embedded
>>Linux and the Linux desktop for what it's intended for I think
>>that's fine.  My biggest problem with Microsoft and the
>>computer operating system industry, is the lack of choices.  He
>>is, at least, providing options for people, I suppose.<snip>
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