From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Sep 5 8:11:29 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mail1.atl.bellsouth.net (mail1.atl.bellsouth.net [205.152.0.28]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A581B14CBA for ; Sun, 5 Sep 1999 08:11:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wghicks@bellsouth.net) Received: from wghicks.bellsouth.net (host-216-78-101-22.asm.bellsouth.net [216.78.101.22]) by mail1.atl.bellsouth.net (3.3.2/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA09660; Sun, 5 Sep 1999 11:07:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from wghicks.bellsouth.net (wghicks@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wghicks.bellsouth.net (8.9.3/8.9.2) with ESMTP id LAA30699; Sun, 5 Sep 1999 11:15:34 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from wghicks@wghicks.bellsouth.net) Message-Id: <199909051515.LAA30699@bellsouth.net> To: dmp@aracnet.com Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: (fwd) CNN - Crypto expert: Microsoft products leave door open to NSA - September 3, 1999 (fwd) In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 05 Sep 1999 03:54:48 PDT." <37D24BF8.8FE6782E@aracnet.com> Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 11:15:34 -0400 From: W Gerald Hicks Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org W Gerald Hicks wrote: > > The only solution (for me at least) is an all-out boycott > > of Microsoft products. > You're just figuring this out now? As a sincere boycotter this doesn't mean I pinch my nose and use their products even occasionally. My own boycott began a few years ago, upon returning from Microsoft while working on a joint project on behalf of SkyTel. (a dramatization of a true story) Boss: "You must use Microsoft Office" Jerry: "No I must not" Boss: "Our CFO has standardized on Microsoft Office." Jerry: "You do realize my consulting rates just went up?" Boss: "Oh, nevermind then" Jerry: "Well, if you'll stop using Microsoft products I'll give you a deep discount." Boss: "Really?!? Ok, deal! Now I can do something about that pushy CFO. Thanks." :-) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message