[NBLUG/talk] Linus responds to M$

Jack Smith jack.delbert at gmail.com
Thu May 17 09:40:03 PDT 2007


On 5/17/07, Robert P. Thille <list-nblug-talk at rangat.org> wrote:
>
>
> On May 16, 2007, at 9:29 PM, Tim Preston wrote:
>
> > 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..."
>
> 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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