[ale] [OT] - Re: [ale] .NET

[Geoffrey]

Christopher Bergeron wrote:
> Okay, this might be in very poor taste...  I wonder if MSFT would put
> "shills" out in the Linux community to gather intel about what works
> and doesn't work with thier platforms?  I'm not saying this guy is,
> but can't you find TONs of info about .NET online?

True, but Michael's been on this list a while, started out as I recall 
to be quite a newbie, and has, in a short time, become quite 
knowledgeable and helpful.  So yes, I think it's an unfair assessment of 
Michael.

> 
> Sorry, if I sound like a zealot; but at this point I'm very doubtful
> of anything MSFT related.

I agree with this point.  I don't trust anything Microsoft puts out. All 
their effort is to continue their strangle hold on the market. (.NOT, 
er, .NET,  PaleIdium....)

> 
> I don't mean to imply that you (the poster) are a shill or that
> you're a MSFT drone.  It occured to me based on the way you phrased
> your question... no disrespect, and I'm not challenging you.

He's not, you owe him a beer when he get's old enough.

> 
> This
> post is 180degrees out of phase with your post and unrelated to you
> (unless you're a shill! hehe j/k)...
> 
> 
> Community thoughts?  (on either topic)?
> 
> -CB
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Wednesday, October 30, 2002, 11:05:52 PM, you wrote:
> 
> MG> Greetings,
> MG>         I just went to an MS presentation about .NET here at my school and of
> MG> course their presentation was all in favor of it. I came out of the
> MG> presentation with a free copy of WinXP Pro and Visual Studio.NET
> MG> Academic Edition, but also thinking that it isn't that bad of an idea
> MG> but not my style and I'll avoid it. But, I'm interested in hearing what
> MG> people think here both positively and negatively as it applies to Linux
> MG> and to computing in general (honestly don't care about the windows only
> MG> part). How will it affect us good or bad? What problems are there with
> MG> it?
> 
> MG> Michael
> 
> 
> 
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