Enough is enough.
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| Author | Content |
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| Bob_Robertson Oct 09, 2007 1:34 PM EDT |
Ok, time to buy a full-page ad in the NYT or USA Today _demanding_ Microsoft stop libeling F/OSS and show the patents. |
| montezuma Oct 09, 2007 1:53 PM EDT |
Obviously redhat stockholders are all ears on this. Steve opens his mouth and the stock goes up 4%. It's all bs Steve, show us your patents mate! |
| jdixon Oct 09, 2007 2:03 PM EDT |
Bob, just buy a couple of shares of Microsoft stock and bring it up at the next shareholder's meeting. A demand that management either sue Red Hat or stop making lies about their fiscal standing seems to be in order. I'm sure the shareholders would be interested. |
| Bob_Robertson Oct 09, 2007 4:53 PM EDT |
I've been reading comments on this article elsewhere that point out that Bombers statements could be construed as illegal under both American and English law. How about filing lawsuits against Bomber _personally_? Wasn't there an article recently about one of the Linux organizations saying "put up or shut up"? They might like donations for just such a public spread... I hope I can find it. |
| tjhanson9 Oct 09, 2007 7:47 PM EDT |
Whatever is contemplated, it has to be very public, large scale, and in the mainstream media. Microsoft will shrug off a response that is restricted to the Linux media, or even the IT media. As the other correspondent said, it must be a NYT or Wall Street Journal or USA Today spread, must be on a David vs. Goliath theme, etc. Having Linus rebut it on the kernel mailing list won't have any effect, nor an extensive rebuttal in Linux Journal. Ideally a lawsuit, if grounds exist, one that drags out a few years bleeding news stories the whole time, might do the trick. |
| gus3 Oct 10, 2007 12:27 AM EDT |
A job for Helios? *g* |
| jacog Oct 10, 2007 1:06 AM EDT |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk I would suggest blackmail, but as the above clip shows... Ballmer has no shame. |
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