[ale] Linux--threatening the American way

[Rod Young]

In industry and other interest groups in general the practice is to have 
a retreat that lawmakers are invited. The group frequently paying the 
way.Issues are discussed and of course the interest groups opinion is the 
centerpiece with no dissent. Big problem with our government.
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On 02/16/2001, 1:38:25 PM, John Mills <john at mills-atl.com> wrote regarding 
Re: [ale] Linux--threatening the American way:


> On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Joseph A. Knapka wrote:
> > Jim wrote:
> > > This week, Jim Allchin of Microsoft made an idiotic speech before
> > > Congress, trying to persuade them that open source software was a
> > > dangerous trend and something they ought to limit. He went so far as to
> > > claim that it "threatens innovation". Of course, we all know that
> > > Microsoft's definition of innovation means using monopoly power to crush
> > > competitors and steal ideas. Maybe that's more like the American way
> > > that Allchin has in mind. You can read all about this drivel at:
> > >
> > > 
http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-4825719-RHAT.html?tag=
ltnc
> > Egad. What a load of crap. I hope they get ESR to come talk to
> > them too.

> FUD - I ran a search on Allchin and on Microsoft against the 
Congressional
> Record in <http://www.loc.gov> with no joy. The referenced 'cnet' report
> is datelined Redmond - wrong coast - and mentions the remarks with a
> Microsoft product presentation.

> I also ran a search on microsoft.com for "Open Source" and did find a
> pretty self-serving article from around 1 May 1999 in Microsoft Developer
> News, but that was the closest I came to a relevant result. Actually that
> article was a fairly hilarious combination of unctuous respect for, and
> inuendo against RMS and Free Software advocates.

> So far this looks like another urban myth, with regard to Congress at
> least.

> --
> Regards -
>  John Mills

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