[oclug] MicroSoft says Linux, OpenSource threaten innovation

[Rod Giffin]

On Sunday 18 February 2001 22:20, David F. Skoll wrote:
> Rod Giffin wrote:
> > It is not a copyright issue.  It is drivel.  Does David mean to say that
> > he will only insult people if they won't tell anyone else what he said?
>
> That's correct.  (I've forwarded a different reply to you, Rod. :-))

I didn't get anything.

> Seriously, Shad should *not* have posted a private e-mail on a public
> forum.  It is definitely a violation of copyright, as well as plain
> irresponsible, and if I were mean enough, I could probably make trouble
> for him.  But it's not worth it.  His posting should simply serve to
> warn anyone who corresponds with him not to trust him.

I don't see it that way at all.

I believe his post serves as a warning to anyone who threatens him with 
public humiliation and/or calls him a name.  I'd have likely done something 
similar.  Your continued beratement of him for that simply indicates to me 
that you are embarrassed your message - which you incorrectly assumed would 
be held in confidence - was posted to a public forum.   I also believe that 
was Shad's intention, and because of your apparant reaction - judging from 
what I see here, it appears to have worked.  What's best about it is, you did 
it to yourself by sending a rude e-mail in the first place.

Go ahead, get self righteous about it.  It's not going to win you any points 
here.  A lesson: don't write in an e-mail what you don't want the whole world 
to see.

Rod.