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

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From: Richard Caley
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 00:00
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In article <959618563.22420.2.nnrp-14.9e9834d2@news.demon.co.uk>, Alistair Mann (am) writes:

am> So you will attend or not attend based on their description of
am> what they are wanting to run and who they want to attend?

>> What other basis is there for deciding?

am> How about what you want to get out of the show? 

I want a perfect cheesecake recipe, a new KaTe Bush album and a plan
to eliminate mobile phones from the universe, but I doubt I can get
them from the described event.

am> For instance, crackers go to show to pick up info about companys
am> they are targetting, or just to meet the others. Sure beats
am> 'dumpster diving' I should think.

If they're as hot as they think they'd get the information from
breaking into things they do know about and meet in some shopping
center when they swap their pokemon cards.

>> Serves them right for wasting their time at such a pointless event.

am> In you humble opinion :-)

In the organisers opinion to judge by their lack of anything good to say
about it.:-)

>> BTW, what on earth makes you think I'm a student?

am> What makes you think I think you are one?

The fact you addressed me as one perhaps?

-- 
Mail me as rjc not spt@cstr.ed.ac.uk		_O_
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From: Richard Caley <spt@cstr.ed.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Linux Expo 2000 (http://www.itevents.co.uk/exhibitions/linux/LinuxRegistration.htm)
Date: 2000/05/29
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