Re: Getting HP to support Debian
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 22:44:10 -0500,
Greg Folkert <greg@gregfolkert.net> wrote in message
<[🔎] 1067399049.2413.18.camel@duke.gregfolkert.net>:
> On Tue, 2003-10-28 at 18:15, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> > ..HP is sponsoring SCO "City to City Tour". I say boycott HP
> > until they join us against SCO et al. Same for Sun etc.
>
> You should understand the "City to City" Folk are currently extremely
> embarrassed by the present High and mighty muckity mucks...
..that I can believe. ;-)
> They won't even discuss it openly as these people just want to show
> you the updated products that have included GPL'd software.
>
> These people really have zero ability to make a change up top. Nor
> should they have to explain the problems the muckities are generating.
> For these people they have a job they enjoy and really want to do the
> right thing. You want... I should boycott your company/institution if
> the high and mighties started to hugely support MicroSoft Openly and
> denounce the GPL the same way?
..being the top shot, I would find that fair. ;-)
> Or would you rather want, as an Employee, to be judged for the product
> or service you provide regardless of your idiotic CEO/CFO/President.
..in my case, those would be no different. ;-)
> I say give these people tasked with a very Neat task, being thrust
> into a terrible situation a break.
..a full scale boycott does.
> Now, if Darl shows up... gimme the tomatoes...
..sissy. ;-) Turn base ball bats into tooth picks.
--
..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-)
...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
Scenarios always come in sets of three:
best case, worst case, and just in case.
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