On Saturday 27 July 2002 15:45, steve ulrich wrote:
> how dare you bring reasonable points into this discussion?
>
> when last we saw our hero (Saturday, Jul 27, 2002),
> Daniel Churchill was madly tapping out:
>
>
> { snipped - misc previous correspondence - all of it quite good }
---Snipped old stuf to trim posts :-) ---
>
> if the kids that expended their efforts calling folks dumbass, and
> cheerleading such activities, were to channel that energy into
> effective evangelism it might leave corporations with a better taste
> in their mouths regarding linux and the other free OSs as well as the
> open source development model in general.
>
> instead, in many cases, they seem to associate it with whiny
> name-calling kids with questionable personal hygiene. compare that
> with their polished MS rep and their ability to schmooze the parties
> with the pocketbook and you'll get a taste of how things eventually
> end up working out.
Clean up your act folks. If you don't the companies that implement software
based on smell and taste won't like you!
I heard somewhere that Bill Gates is not all that hygienic.
Kelly Black
KB0GBJ