> I hope this talk of crashing the Microsoft talk is in jest.  Bashing doesn't
> change people's minds; it just strengthens their opposition, giving them
> something to hate.  Free Software is a large enough movement to be taken
> seriously and respected, and we'd be doing it a great disservice by being
> impolite to an invited speaker here to talk about a software development
> methodology.

I'm worried about this getting out of hand. This isn't about bashing
Microsoft; it's about letting people know about the alternatives. We
just want people to know about the Samba meeting afterwords.

> Samba's interesting because it helps everyone, both people who understand the
> value of Free software and those who don't (and even those who don't think
> it's so great).  It really gives the message that Free software is Free for
> everyone, not just people who agree with us.  If we're sufficiently polite, I
> bet they'll even be willing to announce that our talk is scheduled right after
> their own.

I agree. As much as I dislike MS, I don't want this to become a brawl.
:-)

-Evan

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