On October 24, 2003 05:48 am, HaywireMac wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 08:17:30 -0400
>
> Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:
> > We know that journalists are bought by advertising dollars and we know
> > which software model has the money to buy them.  They are respected by
> > the public slightly more than politicians and slightly less than
> > used-car salesmen.  This is not going to change, not now and not in
> > the future.  Linux and open-source are not going to win this battle in
> > the media, they will have to win it among people smart enough to know
> > better than to listen to someone bought and paid for acting as a shill
> > for the buyer.
> >
> > Personally, I am fairly happy to see the mainstream press falling into
> > line to bash open-source for the industry.  Nothing convinces me that
> > we are on the right side more than that.
>
> Or, in other words:
>
> "The Revolution will not be televised!"

And no one better to buy off that ZD Net, that highly independant source of 
information about computing. 

(someone get me a b*rf bag, quick!!!!! :-) )

ttfn

John

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