Re: Getting HP to support Debian
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 00:55:41 +0000,
Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> wrote in message
<[🔎] 20031030005541.GB20382@riva.ucam.org>:
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 10:25:26PM +0100, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> > ..you say HP support's Debian Linux. Both may well be true, the
> > sheer size of HP suggest one of these support schemes may be
> > un-autorized by HP's corporate board. They might wanna know, and,
> > trust needs a minimum of spine, and we all know long term business
> > needs trust.
>
> They employ many people to develop Debian GNU/Linux and have donated
> quite a bit of our core infrastructure. Their Linux Chief Technology
> Officer is a former Debian Project Leader and a prolific Debian
> developer. I believe that HP employ more Debian developers than any
> other company in the world. If you think all that's unauthorized by
> their board, you're delusional, pure and simple.
..now being better informed, I realize chances are very good this,
and the SCO sponsorship, both are intentionally authorized.
> > ..my conspiracy is simple: I say boycott HP until they ditch SCO.
> > I feel our (Debian's) spine more worth than whatever money they
> > are peeing down our back's.
>
> Please moderate your rants until you're better informed.
..I have. I stand firm on my suggestion that we should
boycott HP until they ditch SCO sponsorship.
..FWIW, it appears SCO is also in criminal violation with copyright
law in both 2 cases, groklaw.net for details on their "Customer Only"
DL policy. I would be pleased to hear we have Ms Fiorina with us
on copyright and piracy, and rather less so, if I learn we do not.
--
..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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