[Gllug] I do not like this person

[Roger Whittaker]

I'm afraid you might have confirmed her prejudices slightly...

> Did Microsoft pay you to spread dis-information and to rant very
> unprofessionally about a subject you don't seem to have the faintest
> idea about?

She won't like that personal attack.

There used to be an Advocacy howto - it doesn't seem to exist any more,
but I'm sure people remember the general spirit of it (basically you
should be ultra polite and nice to them even if they're obviously idiots).

On Sun, 14 Apr 2002, Axel Segebrecht wrote:

> </snip> ... me neither!
>
> Axel
>
> ---
>
> This is what I just sent her:
>
> From: Axel Segebrecht <axel.segebrecht at adamandeve.it>
> Date: Sun Apr 14, 2002  02:49:34 AM Etc/GMT
> To: fiona.harvey at ft.com
> Subject: Your Comments in FT 13/04/02
>
> REF: Quote from the back page of the magazine of the Financial Times on
> 13/04/02
>
> "Far from bringing openness and co-operation to the world of IT, Linux
> enthusiasts want to keep it as closed as possible, while collecting
> lavish praise from half-baked anti-capitalists so they can feel
> important.  After all, if these geeks could write real software they'd
> be working for a proper company.  Like Microsoft."
> --Fiona Harvey
>
> Dear Ms Harvey,
>
> I find your comments hurtful to my endeavours and un-true! Since when
> does the FT allow to take sides anyway?
> Did Microsoft pay you to spread dis-information and to rant very
> unprofessionally about a subject you don't
> seem to have the faintest idea about?
>
> There are millions of OpenSource developers on this planet who don't see
> a penny for their work and they
> do work very hard to produce great FREE software for everyone.
>
> Your comments are not only unfair but more so unjust!
>
> If for any reason you may have encountered problems using Linux or
> OpenSource software in the past, there
> is a huge community in the City to support you. Visit
> http://www.gllug.org.uk/ or call me (07050 693 482) and
> I'll be happy to tell you more about it over a nice cup of tea.
>
> Regards,
> Axel Segebrecht
> Linux Enthusiast
>
> ...would you adam and eve it?
> marketing, corporate id and design solutions.
> visit http://adamandeve.it/
>
>
>
>

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