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Date:      Mon, 02 Nov 1998 23:29:01 +0000
From:      Christopher Raven <c.raven@ukonline.co.uk>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
Cc:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: The halloween document again.
Message-ID:  <363E403D.1C294208@ukonline.co.uk>
References:  <19981103092720.Y354@freebie.lemis.com> <199811022259.OAA02040@dingo.cdrom.com> <19981103095033.D354@freebie.lemis.com>

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Greg Lehey wrote:
> 
> On Monday,  2 November 1998 at 14:59:44 -0800, Mike Smith wrote:
> >> On Monday,  2 November 1998 at  6:47:52 -0800, Mike Smith wrote:
> >>>
> >>> He does have one good point; if Microsoft persist in their
> >>> already-manifest policy of "dec-commoditising" protocol information (as
> >>> a facet of using their monopoly position to control the market), then we
> >>> do face a truly desperate battle to continue to interoperate in a useful
> >>> fashion.
> >>
> >> Indeed.  In fact, even if this document is a forgery, this particular
> >> issue remains valid.
> >
> > It's valid; see my previous post
> 
> Which one?  I thought I saw them all.
> 
> > or http://slashdot.org
> 
> You don't seriously expect me to do anything with that URL, do you?
> All it tells me is that the FreeBSD core team is going to split into
> two rival factions.  If there's something to report there, you could
> at least specify the correct URL.


I believe it is on the front page, Microsoft appears to have confirmed
the document in a conversation with a USA newspaper.

As stated,

http://www.slashdot.org/

Also:

http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,28215,00.html?st.ne.ni.lh



Chris R.


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