Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-02 Thread Jim Kissel
Mark Harrison wrote: > Chris Rowson wrote: >> On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 22:38 +, Chris Rowson wrote: >> I'm hope you see me as an exploiter of innocent children for posting this here. To be honest though, I don't have an agenda or petty points to make. >> Despite wri

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-02 Thread Chris Rowson
> Chris, > > Sorry, but I am offended by the choice of language like "Ballmer screws > over Nigerian schoolkids". > > Are you actually accusing Ballmer of sexual exploitation of vulnerable > people? > > Or are you saying that selling Western products to African nations is > the moral equivalent the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-02 Thread Wulfy
Mark Harrison wrote: > Chris, > > Sorry, but I am offended by the choice of language like "Ballmer screws > over Nigerian schoolkids". > > Are you actually accusing Ballmer of sexual exploitation of vulnerable > people? > > Or are you saying that selling Western products to African nations is >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-02 Thread Mark Harrison
Chris Rowson wrote: > On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 22:38 +, Chris Rowson wrote: > >>> I'm hope you see me as an exploiter of innocent children for posting >>> this here. To be honest though, I don't have an agenda or petty points >>> to make. >>> > Despite writing in rant mode, without remem

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Dougie Richardson
Hi Mark, On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 21:57 +, Mark Harrison wrote: > In fact, the person who's complaining in this article is the guy who > came in second in a procurement round, and he's throwing mud around and > hoping some of it sticks. I see where you coming from but that's not how I read the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Chris Rowson
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 22:38 +, Chris Rowson wrote: > > I'm hope you see me as an exploiter of innocent children for posting > > this here. To be honest though, I don't have an agenda or petty points > > to make. > Despite writing in rant mode, without remembering to include the customary tag

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Chris Rowson
> Chris Rowson wrote: > > I just read this. Sickening isn't it! > > > > > Not to me it isn't. > > The Nigerian government aren't complaining. The Nigerian people aren't > complaining. > > [Or if they are, someone post a link and tell me about what] > > In fact, the person who's complain

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Mark Harrison
Chris Rowson wrote: > I just read this. Sickening isn't it! > > Not to me it isn't. The Nigerian government aren't complaining. The Nigerian people aren't complaining. [Or if they are, someone post a link and tell me about what] In fact, the person who's complaining in this article is th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Dougie Richardson
Yes I wondered if that was a coincidence. On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 21:09 +, Skeg Fast wrote: > > Well at least now we know why Mr Gates was trying to get into Nigeria > > when he had his visa application rejected. > > http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/13/212125 > > > > Sorry, missed a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Rob Beard
Chris Rowson wrote: > I just read this. Sickening isn't it! > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/01/mandriva_ceo_posts_open_letter_to_steve_ballmer/ > This is exactly we keep fighting the corner for Linux, I'm trying to get Linux into as many places as possible (for instance, community cent

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Skeg Fast
> Well at least now we know why Mr Gates was trying to get into Nigeria > when he had his visa application rejected. > http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/13/212125 > Sorry, missed a 0 from the link. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/13/2121250 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Skeg Fast
John Levin wrote: > Chris Rowson wrote: >> I just read this. Sickening isn't it! >> >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/01/mandriva_ceo_posts_open_letter_to_steve_ballmer/ >> >> > > MS have been playing these games in Africa for some time: in 2002, they > offered Schoolnet Namibia Office Pro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Dougie Richardson
Yes I read it this afternoon. I'm sure there about a million spam and scam related jokes that could be made here. Dougie On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 20:24 +, Chris Rowson wrote: > I just read this. Sickening isn't it! > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/01/mandriva_ceo_posts_open_letter_to_st

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread John Levin
Chris Rowson wrote: > I just read this. Sickening isn't it! > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/01/mandriva_ceo_posts_open_letter_to_steve_ballmer/ > > MS have been playing these games in Africa for some time: in 2002, they offered Schoolnet Namibia Office Pro for free, in a deal that wou

[ubuntu-uk] Ballmer screws over Nigerian schoolkids

2007-11-01 Thread Chris Rowson
I just read this. Sickening isn't it! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/01/mandriva_ceo_posts_open_letter_to_steve_ballmer/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/