um ... some of you folks *definitely* need to evolve a sense of humor. On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Gautam P wrote:
> Well, the 400m $ for the Health Sector development > in India given by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is in the first place, there is no $400M for the health sector department. as every news article has clearly described, that amount is the *total* investment that microsoft is making in india. that includes a reported $100M in microsoft's software development center in hyderabad, and another $20M for computer training for teachers and students at government-run schools. and you can bet that those teachers and students won't be learning anything about the wonders of open source. except, perhaps, that it's anti-business, a "cancer", and so on. > not a "bribe" to the local politicians of India as > quoted by Robert's local newspaper. That is total > "BULLSHIT". These local newspapers and media can goto > any length to demean a nation's government or a > software giant with "NO PROOF". If any Indian govt. > official reads that article, he will sue the local > newspaper for "n" million $ to prove the theory. my local paper never used the word "bribe". *i* used that word. it's called satire. sheesh. > If any person puts his money in a good cause like > AIDS control, we should not demean him by referring > the aid as a bribe ! and it is, of course, a complete conicidence that bill gates -- a convicted monopolist -- would show up in india, flinging money around, and offering piles of free "training" just after officials in india's department of information technology publicized details of the "Linux India Initiative". investing part of your staggering fortune in helping those less fortunate, particularly those with AIDS, is a laudable and noble gesture. doing the same as part of a cynical, opportunistic strategy to crush your competition is not. rday -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
