[oclug] Free MS event in Hull about Windows, Unix & Linux

[Sean Hammond]

Hmm.. gmail's interface is very bad at replying to all or replying to
mailing lists, and always encourages you to just click reply by
accident. Now I wonder how that quoted text looks to everyone else.
Gmail's a bit of a pain, really.

All that storage space and labelling is good for lists though.


On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 13:21:21 -0500, Sean Hammond <sean.hammond at gmail.com> wrote:
> In general no, but it's not a fair comparison.
> 
> If oclug held an event to discuss about Windows and invited people
> from the general public, and if what oclug was saying about Windows
> was untrue and Oclug was some corporation or organisation who were
> motivated by their own personal gain and not a community organisation,
> and if what oclug was advocating was a very socially damaging product,
>  and so on.... and if what MS was advocating was a good, socially
> positive alternative, then I would approve of MS doing that.
> 
> If MS was just holding a meeting to discuss about Windows, then I'd
> think Oclug might want to leave them alone or at most someone could go
> there to provide info about alternatives to Windows also. When they're
> having meeting about Linux and almost certainly spreading lies...
> well, it might be a good idea for people to go along and question
> this.
> 
> I would agree that it should not be done in the name of Oclug however,
> but just by a few people doing it personally.
> 
> On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:58:05 -0500, Dan Langille <dan at langille.org> wrote:
> > On 17 Mar 2005 at 12:53, Sean Hammond wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:14:10 -0500, Dan Langille <dan at langille.org> wrote:
> > > > On 17 Mar 2005 at 12:01, Sean Hammond wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > A group from Oclug should get together, go along for the free food,
> > > > > and then ask MS some awkward questions and generally spoil the
> > > > > propoganda. When I was in Edinburgh, Edlug did a similar thing with
> > > > > the  'Get the Facts' tour. I think I remember hearing that the tour
> > > > > actually got banned before completing it's run of the UK.
> > > > >
> > > > > Also, we should hand out free flyers about the advantages of Linux,
> > > > > and free Linux live cd's and install cd's, copies of the open cd, etc.
> > > >
> > > > I hope nobody endorses such tactics.  They are one of the worst forms
> > > > of "advocacy".
> >
> > > Well, hold on..
> > >
> > > okay I did say 'spoil the propoganda', but I wasn't trying to suggest
> > > people should go with a spoil the party sort of attitude and behave in
> > > a way that might give Linux or Oclug a bad name. What is the harm in
> > > some knowledgeable people going along and asking some well informed
> > > questions, and asking any questions about flaws in what MS might be
> > > saying? While ofcourse maintaining a polite, professional attitude.
> > > There's no need to be rude.
> > >
> > > Or, if it's giving out information and software that you have a
> > > problem with... I don't see why.
> >
> > Would you condone similar behaviour if MS advocates did what you
> > suggest at an OCLUG event?
> > --
> > Dan Langille : http://www.langille.org/
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> >
> >
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