I found the CD's and I'll be duping them this weekend, there is 109mb on the first one alone, so there will be some stuff to sift through... I should have dsl running sometime today (yippee!) so I can upload alot of this someplace if somebody has room (my site won't hold much of it). This is all in word 2000 as well... Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Troy.A Johnson" <troy.johnson at health.state.mn.us> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 11:20 AM Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Anyone got or can get one of these cds? > Doug, > > That would be really good information to have: > > To know what will be said against your solution before > it is said. You can include things in your presentation > that refute or deflect those criticisms and refer back > to them when the "MS inspired" questions are asked. > > Please send them to the list (or just include me if anyone > objects) if you do find them. Thanks, > > Troy > > >>> doug at northlandstudios.com 08/24/01 07:28AM >>> > Where I work we are an MCSP and get shipments like this. We got our > monthly shipment yesterday, and I'll look through it today if I can and > let ya know if we got them. > > Doug > > On Thu, 2001-08-23 at 23:57, Bob Tanner wrote: > > > http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-08-23-014-20-NW-MS > > > > >Surprisingly enough, this month's edition contained 2 CDs titled: "Competing > > >with Linux". > > > > > > One is a "Sales Training CD" aimed at resellers and solution partners. It > > > primarily deals with how MS-zealots should deal with clients asking tough > > > questions about Linux viability. As you can guess, it's really focussed on > > > downplaying Linux as possible competition for MS-based solutions. From the > > > tone of it, it looks like there is some serious concerns about Linux from the > > > boys in Redmond. It talks about the threats Linux poses to MS solutions, but > > > even goes as far as telling resellers & solution partners whom to focus on in > > > a enterprise when trying to convince enterprises not to opt for Linux. There > > > is even - and this is *really* hilariously stupid - a multiple choice game at > > > the end of the CD where you have to answer a fictitious client's questions > > > about Linux. You score points by clicking on the answers that dismiss Linux as > > > a viable enterprise solution. I know some people here at the office (and those > > > folks are primarily an MS-centered business) had a good laugh about this. > > > > Anyone get or can get one of these cds? > > > > I'd like to read what MS says and I'd like to be able to dismiss their dismissal > > of Linux. :-) > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >