[Falkirk] BCS debriefing

[kemal]

???????????????

Richard wot are you going on about???


kemal
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard MacLachlan" <richard.maclachlan@tiscali.co.uk>
To: <falkirk@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Falkirk] BCS debriefing


> You are very hard on Martine, she has to do this cos she gets paid!  AND
> THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE ECDL IN THE UK.  WHY I hear you ask? Cos the
EU
> says so!, (You people say you know whats best for Joe Public heres some
> money now get it done!)
>
> Sorry I'm not "Geek" what is Knoppix and GNUWIN? just as a matter of
> interest.
>
> Just in the passing has anyone ever run into the ECDL Stuff for STAR
OFFICE
> seeing that it appears to be the GNU Opensource USER Front end!
>
> Mailing Add for CD's and rude notes re Knop and GNUWIN
>
> Richard MacLachlan
> 5-1, 27 St Andrews Crescent
> GLASGOW
> G41 5SD
> SCOTLAND
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "kemal" <kruzgar@onetel.net.uk>
> To: <falkirk@mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 7:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [Falkirk] BCS debriefing
>
>
> i was going but you may not feel like turning up if its just me going
> kemal..subject for discussion..why yellow dog blootered off my laptop
after
> 1 week....never to be seen again...-sniff- sniff-
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jonathan Riddell" <jr@jriddell.org>
> To: "Falkirk GLUG" <falkirk@mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Cc: "GLASGOW LUG" <scottish@mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 11:02 PM
> Subject: [Falkirk] BCS debriefing
>
>
> >
> > Tonight's BCS meeting in Edinburgh involved Steven Tweedie of Red Hat
> > debating with some bloke from Microsoft.  Steven talked about open
source
> > software, Microsoft man talked about commercial software and neither
> > pointed out that Red Hat is both open sauce and commercial.
> >
> > Phil quietly distributed Knoppix and GNUWIN CDs in a bid to subvert the
> > Microsoft employees.  One of the Microsoft emplyees bought us all a
round
> > of drinks to show they're not all bad.  Drochaid/Calum somehow argued in
> > agreement with the Microsoft man that the GPL restriced your freedom
(not
> > sure how he did that, but he did).  Martine of BCS insisted that there
was
> > a reason for the BCS's existance, but wanted to run a joint event with
> > scottish LUGs to justify it.  And Kyle gave us all a life home at 95MPH.
> > Plus I seemed to have ended up with a bottle of wine.  My BCS membership
> > at work there.
> >
> > Is anyone going to Falkirk LUG tomorrow (Thursday) evening?  Ron March
for
> > example...    Otherwise not much point in me going.  Speak up now!
> >
> > Jonathan Riddell
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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