[Wolves] West Midlands Open Source support

[Peter Cannon]

On Tue, 2004-03-16 at 12:38, sparkes wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-03-16 at 09:53, Mark Ellse wrote:
> > The government has put £4.5million into an open source support centre. 
> > Details at www.openadvantage.org.
> we have a history of shooting ourselves in the foot here by slagging off
> things like this that have close ties to our friends in SB lug.  
> 
> but bugger it ;-)
> 
> what a fucking waste of money.  Seems like total bullshite but at least
> several people have been paid good fucking wages while better people
> can't even get and fucking dole money in this fucked up country.  They
> seemed quick to celebrate their first major victory a couple of months
> ago just before their official launch but nobody says just how much
> saving one company a few quid has cost the good tax payers of this
> region.
> 
> Do I sound bitter?  well if I do you can fuck yourself as well.
Cor! don't beat around the bush, tell like it is!

Why so bitter?
> > 
> > When Linux becomes mainstream, do you think it will be the end of secret 
> > geek meetings in smoky rooms in Wolverhampton?
> If it was such a secret fucking meeting you wouldn't be able to comment
> on it cos you wouldn't be in the inner circle ;-)
Ooh! look inner circle thats where I came in!
> 
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> 
> sparkes
> 
> 
> 
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Regards

Peter Cannon

peter at cannon-linux.freeserve.co.uk