[SWLUG] Microsoft Vs. Linux Celtic Manor July 7th - anybody going?

Peter Bradley apvx95 at dsl.pipex.com
Wed Jun 30 21:34:02 UTC 2004


On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 22:16, Peter Joseph wrote:
> Oh come on! Don't tell me I'm going to be the only person flying the 
> flag! :( wouldn't a SWLUG presence be useful at something like this?
> 
> We know licencing generally sucks, especially M$ style! But it's there 
> M$ seminars that perpetuate microsoft dogma to big company reps! It's 
> big company reps who influence big companies! Big companies affect 
> things, for example the Palladium chip system that M$ are trying to push 
> to  manufacturers like AMD and Intel. Do you want to only be physically 
> able to run M$ 'digitally signed' programs on your future machine? This 
> is the kind of crap they are trying to pass off...
> 
> If supporters of free software, free beer , free lunches or whatever 
> don't turn up to voice their opininons then it's the equivilent of not 
> voting!
> 
> Some come and lets upset the M$ applecart!
> 
> Pete

Actually, I'm on holiday, so I could go.  How do I get invited?  Do I
have to be invited?  Do you have any more details?

Sorry, I haven't been paying attention.

Peter (another one).





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