darren.mans...@opengi.co.uk wrote: [...] > With Microsoft, I think it's very difficult to quantify them into > necessarily good or bad due to their size. They undoubtedly have some > very shady business practices but I'm sure some sections have no agendas > besides making software.
Have you seen such things as this: http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20071023002351958 extracts: =========================== "Independent" consultants should write columns and articles, give conference presentations and moderate stacked panels, all on our behalf (and setting them up as experts in the new technology, available for just $200/hour). "Independent" academic sources should be cultivated and quoted (and research money granted). "Independent" courseware providers should start profiting from their early involvement in our technology. Every possible source of leverage should be sought and turned to our advantage. [...] A stacked panel, on the other hand, is like a stacked deck: it is packed with people who, on the face of things, should be neutral, but who are in fact strong supporters of our technology. =========================== If some sections have other agendas then they will not be following the company manuals will they? -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/