From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from scaup.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.121.49]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15BcxU-0000dF-00 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2001 09:51:20 -0400 Received: from lnx1.holmesgrown.com (cpe-24-221-98-238.az.sprintbbd.net [24.221.98.238]) by scaup.mail.pas.earthlink.net (EL-8_9_3_3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id GAA04601 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2001 06:50:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (steve@localhost) by lnx1.holmesgrown.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id GAA10617 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2001 06:50:20 -0700 Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 06:50:20 -0700 (MST) From: Steve Holmes To: speakup-info Subject: Re: FAQ In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.4 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Didn't the US department of Justice try this (in as many words)? Even the government had trouble stopping him! On Sat, 16 Jun 2001, Shaun Oliver wrote: > Would anyone particularly mind if microsoft were told to go get fucked? > I know if I had half a chance and more money than that pompis ass bill > gates, I probably would. > > > Shaun.. > "We realise we have a problem with communication. However, we're not going > to discuss it with our staff." > EMAIL: shauno@goanna.net.au ICQ: 76958435 > YAHOO ID: blindman01_2000 IRC NICK/SERVER: |3|1ndm4n on #aussiefriends on > www.jong.com:6667 > > On Sat, 16 Jun 2001, Geoff Shang wrote: > > > On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Kirk Wood wrote: > > > > > The moral of the story is that Macroslop has decided users don't know what > > > they want. Therefore they will decide. They will leave a few things in to > > > make those who foolishly believe they know what they are doing think the > > > OS is under control. Meanwhile Macroslop will still decide how things > > > should be done. > > > > My windows box runs win95. This self righteous presumption is bad enough > > there, but struck me as being more and more prevalent in later windows > > versions, thus my reason for not upgrading. Now that I use linux 95% of > > the time, I don't miss it a bit. This single aspect of microsoft's > > operations shits me more than probably any other. This along with their > > rediculous market share gives them the power to do whatever they happen to > > think is a good idea, and the average computer user just wears it. That's > > just so wrong. > > > > Geoff. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >