Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 21:12:41 -0700 From: Jordan Hubbard <jkh@osd.bsdi.com> To: jmr71769@earthlink.net Cc: jjohnson@au.yahoo-inc.com, hal@vailsys.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Anyone see todays Wall Street Journal article: Microsoft Using Free Software (or something to that effect) Message-ID: <20010619211241W.jkh@osd.bsdi.com> In-Reply-To: <01061922233101.00956@alpha1.moonbase> References: <NFBBKMLCIMDNBAHIMJFCIEOLCHAA.jjohnson@au.yahoo-inc.com> <20010619184212P.jkh@osd.bsdi.com> <01061922233101.00956@alpha1.moonbase>
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I don't think this kind of invective is appropriate for the freebsd-hackers list. Perhaps you should confine your sentiments to less public venues. - Jordan From: "Jeffrey M. Reed" <jmr71769@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: Anyone see todays Wall Street Journal article: Microsoft Using Free Software (or something to that effect) Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 22:23:31 -0400 > stop being bastards. heh. i don't give a rat's ass about > any of this. it just makes me mad/laugh that people are > dumb enough to buy into that .net/hotmail/subscription > based bullshit and other stuff. if you use it, i really > don't care. in fact, M$ has been swell about helping the > economy and all that shit...helping people get jobs. i just > can't stand the fact that while 2K is decent, 'Me' is a > piece of crap and they sell it to these poor stupid > AOL/email people (hey, what the hell...i used to be one) > and they slap the all-american M$ label on it and...ARGH! > > i'm not making any points here so screw it. > > go program something already. > > :) > > besides, a devil is much more macho than a gay little > pastel colored window or something dumb called > 'Me'...fucking marketing geniouses. > > >:\ > > and, i have nothing against gay people either...as long as > they're not playing loud GAY music that i can hear. > hehehhehehhe. > > > On Tuesday 19 June 2001 21:42, Jordan Hubbard wrote: > > From: "Jeremiah Johnson" <jjohnson@au.yahoo-inc.com> > > Subject: RE: Anyone see todays Wall Street Journal > > article: Microsoft Using Free Software (or something to > > that effect) Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 10:03:46 +1000 > > > > > That's the BSD license for ya. > > > > > > There needs to be a license that says something to the > > > effect of "Anyone can use/buy/sell/modify/distribute > > > this software with or without source code except > > > Microsoft." > > > > Why? I'd personally be happy if Microsoft software was > > made a lot easier to use by incorporating BSD stuff. > > Imagine, a Windows 2000 firewall that didn't suck rocks, > > or DHCP renegotiation that didn't drop all my active > > connections by default when my modem hung up > > unexpectedly... It would be nice! > > > > The only thing people are really slamming Microsoft here > > is being hypocritical. Actually using BSD code is an > > action I support for any value of the licensee string. :) > > > > - Jordan > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the > > message > > -- > > +----- > + Jeffrey M. Reed > + Linux System Administrator > + Metro West Boston Linux User Group > + jreed@linuxbusca.com > + (508)792-6070 > +----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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