Re: [Eug-lug] Ubuntu in the news, and not necessarily in a good way

2009-01-18 Thread marbux
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 8:48 PM, James Kaplan wrote: > Whoever said TV news reports anything in a factual light? That wasn't exactly a case study in investigative reporting, was it? :-) Best regards, Paul -- Universal Interoperability Council ___

Re: [Eug-lug] European Commission moves against Microsoft over bundling of MSIE with Windows

2009-01-18 Thread marbux
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 8:09 PM, Bob Miller wrote: > (b) Wow. We all knew that Microsoft had packed the orgs that > ratified OOXML. But who knew it would be illegal? (Is it illegal, > or is that under contention?) I don't know of a precedent in the E.U. that is squarely on point. There may we

Re: [Eug-lug] Ubuntu in the news, and not necessarily in a good way

2009-01-18 Thread James Kaplan
[WARNING: Sarcastic Humour Follows] >An American woman has told a TV station in Madison, Wisconsin that something called Ubuntu prevented >her from joining online classes at her local technical college. >According to WKOW TV , Abbie Schubert recen

Re: [Eug-lug] European Commission moves against Microsoft over bundling of MSIE with Windows

2009-01-18 Thread Bob Miller
Wow. (a) Wow. The EU has a functioning government. I wonder what that's like. Can't Microsoft buy some congres-- er, legislators like they would here? (b) Wow. We all knew that Microsoft had packed the orgs that ratified OOXML. But who knew it would be illegal? (Is it illegal, or is that un