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

[Sean Hammond]

Are you an Oclug moderator or something?

I agreed that it might be a good idea not to go to an MS event and ask
difficult questions while claiming to be representatvies of Oclug.
Clearly not everyone at Oclug thinks going to the event would be a
good idea so we'd have no right to make a claim like that.

It doesn't seem very positive to decide on what is and is not Oclug
business and then tell me not to talk about what has been disallowed
on the list. I don't think my topic was obviously off topic or
inappropriate.

Anyway, forget it.

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 13:43:41 -0500, Dan Langille <dan at langille.org> wrote:
> On 17 Mar 2005 at 13:21, Sean Hammond wrote:
> 
> > 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?
> 
> [SNIP]
> 
> > I would agree that it should not be done in the name of Oclug however,
> > but just by a few people doing it personally.
> 
> You don't think OCLUG should be involved.  I agree.  OCLUG should not
> be involved.  Therefore, it should not be on this list.
> 
> Cheers
> 
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