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In article <hjbD3MAGC.C2M@netcom.com>, Hwa-Jin Bae <hjb@netcom.com> wrote:
>one final clarification, before i get further flamed... not that i mind it
>so much.
>
>In article <hjbD3M64C.IqM@netcom.com>, Hwa-Jin Bae <hjb@netcom.com> wrote:
>>I think that you should take a look at the UUNET-favoritism and Cygnus
>>related thread in gnu.misc.discuss.  I'm sure you're busy with work,
>>so here's (hopefully) a brief summary.
>
>this part of my email was further questioned by RMS, who asked what UUNET
>favoritim argument was about.   here's my reply:
>
>"I am not the one who brought this up.  Some guy brought up a point
> saying that since Microsoft has bought shares in UUNET and since Rick
> Adams is no longer with UUNET, he objects to having UUNET related to
> GNU or LPF -- I think he is mistaken in many ways, and I personally do
> not think he has his story right."
>

From Rick Adams, UUnet Technologies:
___________________________________________________________________

I personally hold more shares than group, including Microsoft.
                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Microsoft holds a small minorty position and 1 or 8 seats on the
board of directors.

I am the majority stockholder and Chairman of the Board. *I* hired
                                                         ^^^^^^^^
someone to run the day to day activities so I could concentrate on
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
new stuff

__________________________________________________________________

-- peter brewer         Yes my information was at least partially correct.
                        I never said he had left UUnet; only that he
                        no longer controlled it.

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