Re: Linux Expo 2000 (http://www.itevents.co.uk/exhibitions/linux/LinuxRegistration.htm)

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From: Tim Haynes
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 00:00

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nospam@merp.demon.co.uk.invalid (Julie Brandon) writes:

> Anyway, it seems that the 'turning around and biting you up the bum' bit
> for this is already happening.  As I've said before would happen, and has
> now been demonstrated by replies in the group from some of the folk who
> are involved in the business and are not students, it would have appeared
> to have already pissed some regular genuine people off.

Damn' right. Last year merely gave me ammo for deciding SuSE was merely a
commercial venture (too many *s*****g exponential-growth graphs!!) - no
pizza, too many ties. Not interested in going back this year where either
the first day is "does your tie have a tux tie-pin?" or the second is "how
to type 'df' with your left lapel". D'oh...

> And this is not surprising given the 'open' nature of the development of
> the operating system in general and hence the type of people likely to
> have got involved in this operating system, that many of them might have
> an almost irrational annoyance towards too much bullshit.  I certainly
> have.

I see it as Our Tux being picked up and run off with under-arm kickin' and
screamin' by the evil corporates, myself :( .  Hope he bites :]

> But each to their own opinion anyway...
> ...that's my little irrational rant on the subject.  *8-)
> 
> Sorry for stealin' yer bandwidth folks.

:8)

~Tim
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From: piglet@glutinous.custard.org (Tim Haynes)
Subject: Re: Linux Expo 2000 (http://www.itevents.co.uk/exhibitions/linux/LinuxRegistration.htm)
Date: 2000/05/29
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