[dundee] Taylug Weekly Articles 8 - POMS

[Gary Short]

Tim Spencer wrote:
> 1. I though a discussin was a exchaning of opinions to come to the truth 
> of the subject but we are somhow focused on one argument same as the 
> OLPC one, this is what i meant with strange angle.

I agree with your definition of a discussion. I agree that with the OLPC 
argument we got focused on one argument (MS/Closed source versus open 
source), however, if you look back the thread, I asserted that teachers 
on the ground was a better way to spend the money. No one came back to 
argue a counter point, and I was not the one who brought up MS versus 
Linux, it was other members of the list. So yes, I agree people do look 
at things from a strange angle sometimes, but if you read the postings 
you'll see its not me.

> i once heared sombody saying that the simple 
> bugs hide the big ones.

I once heard someone say "wibble".

> 4. now what i was refering to that since ms is a company who has to 
> secure its many costomers it has to have some level of security now ms 
> forces major companies to jump on the band wagon called vista simply 
> because it has seased its support for xp (i think).

No, it's only support for XP under SP1 that has ended, along with 98 and 
ME. How does MS force major companies to upgrade to Vista? None of the 
companies I work with have any plans to upgrade and they are not facing 
any pressure from MS to do so - not even the ones that are Gold Partners.

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Cheers,
Gary
http://www.garyshort.org