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Date:      Tue, 23 Feb 1999 01:22:10 -0700
From:      Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, FreeBSD advocacy list <FreeBSD-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Bill Gates: "FreeBSD is our competitor"
Message-ID:  <4.1.19990223012028.00b55bf0@mail.lariat.org>
In-Reply-To: <19990223184841.Q93492@lemis.com>
References:  <4.1.19990223011331.0097bb80@mail.lariat.org> <19990223183910.P93492@lemis.com> <4.1.19990223011331.0097bb80@mail.lariat.org>

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At 06:48 PM 2/23/99 +1030, Greg Lehey wrote:
 
>Certainly I thought that he used the name FreeBSD to change the
>subject, but firstly I don't think any such edict would apply to King
>Bill, and secondly he spoke at length about Netscape, AOL and Sun in
>the interview (without saying very much).

The edict expires when the competitor is neutralized. However, the
fines for the rich execs are higher than for the rank and file -- 
in fact, they're rumored to be 5 digits or more. Sort of a high-stakes
game that's played among them.

--Brett



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