I say, go for it. I do have some questions I'd like to ask Microsoft - don't worry, I'll keep them non-confrontational.
Wesley Parish On Fri, 07 May 2004 11:28, you wrote: > Hi Nick, > > The orginal posting from NZOSS is below. > > I'll leave you all to come up with your own ideas against and just throw in > some quick 'for' thoughts.... > > Here's a copy of my response on NZOSS to start with: > > Brett, > > How about coming to visit us in Christchurch as well. > > While I've enjoyed some of the more humorous comments about this idea I > actually see many benefits for both OSS and MS. > > You MS guys have very serious problems all around the world right now. > > Your problems are slowing us all down from getting more and newer > technology out there in to the community. > > MS needs real help from OSS and I think that paying for the drinks is the > very least MS should do. > > Cheers Don > > Benefits to OSS (MS can work out their own, they're paid to! :) > > * Identifying key points of difference in focus. > > Both sides want to push their technology in to the market for different > reasons. > Both sides need each other for different reasons. > > OSS are silly to try and take MS on head on. All that happens is we end up > in a 'mine is better than yours' war and no one wins because anyone with > half a brain just goes 'oh look, geeks doing geek war again, what ever.... > back to my sky tv'. > > I can think of a range of places that OSS and MS both stand to gain from > identifying clear points of difference that should be focused on and I know > I'd like to sit down with someone like Brett and hear his views. > > * Credibility in industry leads to credibility in community. > > The Linux community in NZ is tiny. The fact that MS are even interested in > talking says a lot. > > OSS can benefit from this sort of attention in many obvious ways. > > * Media Event > > This is a media event. While it's not really a big issue it is an issue > that the tech pages of any local paper should be writting something about. > > Any reason to get OSS in the press is something worth giving an evening to > especially is MS are buying the drinks. > > > Cheers Don > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 11:11 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Just for Rodger... > > > > > > no. not sbscribed to nzoss. can you (briefly) summarise the purpose of > > such meeting and the arguments for and against/ > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Peter Harrison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 6:34 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [NZOSS-OpenChat] Drinks with MS People > > > > > > Brett Roberts and company of Microsoft have offered to get > > together with us > > Linux/OSS people over drinks on Thursday, May 27 in Auckland. > > > > This is really just an informal get together to discuss our relative > > positions. Its an opportunity to meet some of the people in > > MS, and to ask > > all those questions about MS you have always wanted to. I'm > > not looking for a > > confrontation or anything - just some passionate and lively > > discussion. Its > > also a chance for some of us OSS people to get out on the > > town for a night > > and socialize together a bit. > > > > Background: Brett has been at virtually every event I have > > been to. While we > > disagree with each other he has always been respectfull and > > intelligent in > > his addresses. He is a very interesting person to talk with. > > To be honest > > having someone to work against makes presentations more interesting. > > > > > > Let me know if you are interested in attending... > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Wesley Parish * * * Clinersterton beademung - in all of love. RIP James Blish * * * Mau e ki, "He aha te mea nui?" You ask, "What is the most important thing?" Maku e ki, "He tangata, he tangata, he tangata." I reply, "It is people, it is people, it is people."
