Paul Stimpson wrote: > Can it be made plain in the submission rules that the purpose of it > isn't to bash MS. I could see how anyone who is rabidly anti-Redmond > might see the name and take it as an encouragement to do so. > yes it will be. I don't mind jokes at Microsoft's expense, or the occasional cost comparison, but I want to keep it as a positive campaign about how great Free software is, and how more people should know about it. > >> I really don't want this to be about Microsoft, or any other proprietary >> software vendor. It is about all the great Free software that is >> available that people need to know about so they can save money doing >> the things they already do, and do more for less. "Bill" has no surname >> and no specific company affiliation, it isn't about "Bill" any more than >> the British gas selloff was about "Sid". >> >> >> >> > > Does "Bill" have to be a person? Could it not also be a document? > (Software Bill) Thinking along the lines of a huge, fat licensing bill > for office apps and OS licenses - "Don't tell Bill... He's going on a diet." > interesting idea, but I don't want it to get too hung up on free as in beer. > > Cheers, > Paul. > >
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