Re: [discuss] Re: Google - no thanks

2005-10-16 Thread Paul
OI ... Common take it to social Moderators: can we not move this thread, since the participants don't seem inclined to?? /paul On 10/16/05, Alexandro Colorado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 12:02:08 +0100, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Greg

Re: [discuss] Re: Google - no thanks

2005-10-15 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 12:02:08 +0100, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Greg Schmitz wrote: Google is a huge corporation with some rather questionable practices (IMHO). Google just might be the next Microsoft. -g. schmitz Not discussing the technical parts, just the po

[discuss] Re: Google - no thanks

2005-10-15 Thread Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
Greg Schmitz wrote: Google is a huge corporation with some rather questionable practices (IMHO). Google just might be the next Microsoft. -g. schmitz Not discussing the technical parts, just the political ones. Google may be trying to became a monopoly in it's own area, but at least it is a

Re: [discuss] Re: Google - no thanks

2005-10-15 Thread Nicolas Mailhot
Le vendredi 14 octobre 2005 à 17:11 -0500, Randomthots a écrit : > If the "crime" is filtering out information from the citizens in > compliance with local laws, then that's just a price of doing business. > What's the alternative? Not do business in China? Yes. Just because the store you're s

Re: [discuss] Re: Google - no thanks

2005-10-14 Thread Jacqueline McNally
Hello I have seen several requests for this discussion to go offlist or to social. This message has been cross-posted to social@ so that any further discussion may be followed up there. For those of you have not read it before, I call it serendipity, but this was part of my morning reading:

[discuss] Re: Google - no thanks

2005-10-14 Thread Randomthots
Bruce Byfield wrote: > You're right that being an accessory is usually considered less culpable than actually committing a crime. However, that does not necessarily mean that the accessory is innocent, either. The problem I'm having with this discussion, aside from the fact that it should

[discuss] Re: Google - no thanks

2005-10-14 Thread Ain Vagula
Chad Smith wrote: On 10/14/05, Nicu Buculei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Steve Kopischke wrote: Chad - you are intentionally misreading Jonathon's posts just to try and get a rise out of him. If that is your intention, take it to e-mail. Jonathon - your contentions would be easier to acknowledge

[discuss] Re: Google - no thanks

2005-10-14 Thread Johan Vromans
Chad Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "It is far more serious, as Wikipedia is free"??? > > What does that mean? When was the last time Google charged you for search > results? Since when does a lack of cost increase its seriousness? Free as in speech. -- Johan --