From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org>
Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand
	id <S266370AbRGBFiN>; Mon, 2 Jul 2001 01:38:13 -0400
Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org
	id <S266371AbRGBFiD>; Mon, 2 Jul 2001 01:38:03 -0400
Received: from mnmai05.mn.mediaone.net ([24.131.1.59]:27573 "EHLO
	mnmai05.mn.mediaone.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP
	id <S266370AbRGBFhr> convert rfc822-to-8bit; Mon, 2 Jul 2001 01:37:47 -0400
From: Steve Brueggeman <brewgyman@mediaone.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Uncle Sam Wants YOU!
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 00:37:46 -0500
Message-ID: <04vvjts22os5dq2cb77jkulpi373gj1iu5@4ax.com>
In-Reply-To: <3B3F5F5C.40907@lycosmail.com> <20010701130151.A10989@ChaoticDreams.ORG> <3B3FB754.8040305@kalifornia.com> <20010701191121.C12476@vger.timpanogas.org>
In-Reply-To: <20010701191121.C12476@vger.timpanogas.org>
X-Mailer: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org

G'damn!!!!  That's so poetically accurate, I've added it to my sig list.

I've worked in a large tech corporation for many years, (20+) and I've
relatively recently had to attempt to `open` some managerial minds, and
discovered futility of it all.

"A company's public perception is an invaluable asset, that must be dealt with
kid gloves"  (not to mention managerial politics and positioning)

P.S.  Yes, I think that Microsoft does have some of the better software products
out there, but they'll never be able to take away my right to choose.  Without
Linux, I probably wouldn't say that with such confidence!!!

PPSS  Microsoft has proven that performance, is in fact, not everything, but
Gnome, and KDE have taken that point to an extreme.

PPPSSS I'm looking for that to change within 5 years.

Steve Brueggeman


On Sun, 1 Jul 2001 19:11:21 -0700, you wrote:

>On Sun, Jul 01, 2001 at 04:50:44PM -0700, Ben Ford wrote:
>
>Microsoft is like a mountain with their installed base.  Like it 
>or not, no matter how loud the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow
>to it.
>
>:-)
>
>Jeff
>