[ale] A bitt too much

John R. Hall reeves at earthling.net
Fri Dec 24 14:37:09 EST 1999


Perhaps it's not entirely technically correct, but it's not a bad article, coming
from Microsoft. At least it doesn't go off on the "why you should get rid of Linux"
tangent.

-Reeves

"Glenn C. Lasher Jr." wrote:

> In typical Microsoft fashion, the information provided is inaccurate, or
> at least, leaves something out.  It assumes you have a two-partition
> system.
>
> On another note, I have a friend in Seattle who just last month left his
> position at Microsoft, and he tells me there is a lot of dissidence in
> Microsoft's ranks, and thet he is not the only one to have been working
> there, but running Linux secretly at home.  Such dissidence could be the
> root cause of the phrasing found in this particular technote, i.e., what
> the writer is really saying is, "Linux is much more versatile, you
> probably shouldn't do this" in a manner so as to get past the censors.
>
> On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
>
> > Geez, beyond a certain point, it almost starts to look like an ad for Linux
> > ("...recognizes more than forty different partition types...")
> >
> > - Jeff
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Robert L. Harris [mailto:nomad at rnd-consulting.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 10:39 AM
> > > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> > > Subject: [ale] A bitt too much
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q247/8/04.ASP
> > > ?LNG=ENG&SA=ALLKB
> > >
> > > I don't even know what to say, other than found on slashdot.
> > >
> > >
> > > :wq!
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > > -------------
> > > Robert L. Harris                |  Low quality in a product happens.
> > > Senior System Engineer          |    That doesn't mean it's right and
> > >   at RnD Consulting.                |      and defintely doesn't
> > > mean it should
> > >                                  \_      be accepted.
> > > Require quality.
> > >
> > > http://www.rnd-consulting.com/~nomad
> > >
> > > DISCLAIMER:
> > >       These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
> > >
> > > FYI:
> > >  perl -e 'print
> > > $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
> > >
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