[SC.LUG] Re: posting to Linux mail list

[Jason Lucas]

Yes! I'd love to use Microsoft products again. For the following
reasons:

1. I really want to spend lots and lots of my hard earned cash on
expensive, buggy products over which I have absolutely no control.

2. I really want to employ someone to manage my EULA's.

3. I would love my computer to crash at least 5 times a day. 

4. I want to pay for frequent bug-fixes (er... sorry, upgrades)

5. I want to reduce the life span of my business computers to just over
12 months. 

6. I like spending hours on the phone to MS support people - they are
just the nicest people to talk to, even when they can't solve the
problem.

7. I really enjoy tapping in long product activation codes on my phone.

8. I want to be tied into DCM. After all - you can't trust anyone these
days!

9. I like all the spyware that IE helps install.

10. I enjoy removing viruses, and trying to recover data.

But above all, I like seeing thousands of small businesses being
trampled on by the almighty MS!

 
Yours, tongue-in-cheek,

Jason





 
On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 10:00, Richard Smedley wrote:
> Hello Michael,
> 
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> >I am a program manager in the Microsoft networking group, doing some
> >research around how we can improve our operating systems. My goal is to
> >help us identify capabilities, improvements, and features that Microsoft
> >should be focusing on to help our customers over the next 5 years or so.
> >I am particularly interested in hearing from Linux users, and get their
> >input about what they feel should be priorities.
> 
> I am afraid that I have little experience of your software,
> being from a Unix background. However I am sure that there
> are many in the LUG with opinions that you may find useful :-)
> 
> The one feature that I definitely know is missing is freedom.
> The freedom of the users to modify, improve, learn from
> and share the software. When this freedom is given, all else
> follows naturally - witness the great successes of GNU/Linux
> and FreeBSD.
> 
> >I was wondering if you would mind if I posted a message on your Linux
> >mailing list (sc at mailman.lug.org.uk) asking for feedback? I want to ask
> >for people to e-mail me directly if they would be interested in taking
> >an on-line survey I have put together (sorry, I don't want to post the
> >survey URL directly to the public).
> 
> In this instance, no I don't mind. Please post, and I will
> let it through (it wil be trapped as a non-member message).
> 
> >If you don't feel this is an appropriate use of your list, that's fine.
> >Of course, I am always eager to hear your thoughts if you wanted to
> >share them. :-)
> 
> Normally this sort of marketing is definitely not appropriate
> for the list. However I know that this topic will be of interest
> to to some on the list.
> Any who object to it will be sure to let me know ;-)   - so I am
> cc'ing this reply to the list so that people will know the
> background to the posting.
> 
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Michael Surkan
> 
>  - Richard Smedley
> 
> South Cheshire LUG
> 
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