Re: [hangout] Re: eGovOS conference in D.C.; I'm not attending that

[Chalu Kim]

Just start another spinning org (free-software one at that) (a front) to 
spin negative campaigns.

It works with politics. why not? this.

On Thursday 06 February 2003 08:16 pm, Jay Sulzberger wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Ruben I Safir wrote:
> > I'll suggest it...
> >
> > It should be boycotted if your presenting Microsoft as a 'Open Souce'
> > contributer for and business contracts.
> >
> > It SHOULD be boycotted...
> >
> > Duh
> >
> >
> > Ruben
>
> No.  Let us go and show our better stuff and point out to everyone the
> gross lies of Microsoft.
>
> If we go the press will report what we say.  Some reporters may partly fall
> for some Microsoft lies, but if we do not go, almost every reporter will
> present the worst, stupidest, and most vicious Microsoft lies as being
> "simply the facts".
>
> oo--JS.
>
> > On 2003.02.06 17:18 David Sugar wrote:
> > > I did not specifically suggest this event should be "boycotted" or that
> > > I have called for any form of "boycott", so please do not imply this; I
> > > mealy stated that I chose to not attend it.  However, I tend to think
> > > people of conscious will likely make the same choice and certainly
> > > people are free to make up their own minds.
> > >
> > > > I fully agree that the event should be boycotted by GNUe and anyone
> > > > else that is sick of seeing Free Software slowly being eroded into
> > > > "Open Source" software and further watered down to "Shared Source"
> > > > software, that negates the whole purpose of being of Free Software to
> > > > begin with.
> > > >
> > > > It is a shame as the conference is a good idea, but sadly I think
> > > > poor judgement is being exercised. :(
> > > >
> > > > -derek
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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