Re: [discuss] Re: "Reason's Why" Part-4 (of 4)

2005-12-13 Thread Rigel
On 12/13/05, Cor Nouws <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > No doubt that it helps OOo, if the advantages in sence of honust & open > are communicated well. And it is possible and useful to show the > difference with MS. However, that has to be done without putting people > off, becoming unpolite or ma

Re: [discuss] Re: "Reason's Why" Part-4 (of 4)

2005-12-13 Thread Cor Nouws
Lars D. Noodén wrote: Most people are honest and would prefer, if given the chance to make an informed decision, to choose vendors and software that operate legally and ethically. The unwillingness or inability for MS to operate legally, ethically or even adhere to technical standards is some

Re: [discuss] Re: "Reason's Why" Part-4 (of 4)

2005-12-13 Thread Lars D . Noodén
Nice try at changing the subject. Critique cannot be dismissed as bashing simply because one dislikes it, especially if that critique is well founded and based on well-deocumented data including court decisions. The problem here is that the maker of the main competitor to OOo has achieved and

Re: [discuss] Re: "Reason's Why" Part-4 (of 4)

2005-12-12 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 13 Dec 2005 at 11:37, Roger Markus wrote: > On 12/13/05, Chuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > How about posting this on alt.destroy.microsoft? I fail to see the > > relevance of Microsoft bashing on an email list that has nothing to do > > with Microsoft. For the record this is the "Open

[discuss] Re: "Reason's Why" Part-4 (of 4)

2005-12-12 Thread Randomthots
Roger Markus wrote: > Say - Chuck - have you ever criticized you pal Chad for his off-topic pro-Microsoft rants? I don't think Chuck's been on the list long enough to start criticizing other people -- and neither have you! That's where this got off-topic in the first place! Not half as

Re: [discuss] Re: "Reason's Why" Part-4 (of 4)

2005-12-12 Thread Roger Markus
On 12/13/05, Chuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How about posting this on alt.destroy.microsoft? I fail to see the > relevance of Microsoft bashing on an email list that has nothing to do > with Microsoft. For the record this is the "Open Office General" email > list. Discussions not directly rel

Re: [discuss] Re: "Reason's Why" Part-4 (of 4)

2005-12-12 Thread Roger Markus
On 12/13/05, Ian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In general IT adoption is largely dependent on confidence, not the > quality of the technology. Boosting confidence in our product and > under-mining confidence in competing products is just standard stuff. Ok > some people might get a little ov

Re: [discuss] Re: "Reason's Why" Part-4 (of 4)

2005-12-12 Thread Ian Lynch
On Mon, 2005-12-12 at 13:19 -0500, Chuck wrote: > How about posting this on alt.destroy.microsoft? I fail to see the > relevance of Microsoft bashing on an email list that has nothing to do > with Microsoft. For the record this is the "Open Office General" email > list. Discussions not directly rel

Re: [discuss] Re: "Reason's Why" Part-4 (of 4)

2005-12-12 Thread Chad Smith
On 12/12/05, Chuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How about posting this on alt.destroy.microsoft? I fail to see the > relevance of Microsoft bashing on an email list that has nothing to do > with Microsoft. For the record this is the "Open Office General" email > list. Discussions not directly rel

[discuss] Re: "Reason's Why" Part-4 (of 4)

2005-12-12 Thread Chuck
How about posting this on alt.destroy.microsoft? I fail to see the relevance of Microsoft bashing on an email list that has nothing to do with Microsoft. For the record this is the "Open Office General" email list. Discussions not directly related to OOo should be taken elsewhere.

[discuss] Re: "Reason's Why" Part-4 (of 4)

2005-12-10 Thread Martin J Hooper
Roger Markus wrote: And now onto the money that was taken from Sterling Ball's company Ernie Ball, and the trouble caused them by illegal Microsoft and their BSA henchmen. The full article is here: http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html Roger can you re-post Parts 1 & 2?? They don't see