[lug] Microsoft outlaws open source with .NET

John Starkey jstarkey at advancecreations.com
Mon Jul 9 16:44:26 MDT 2001


> It seems to me that BG & Co are getting desparate to crush Linux.  I
> heard mention of BG using NPR as a soapbox to air his anti-open source
> propaganda.  Make no mistake - they will stop at nothing to manipulate
> public opinion to serve their purpose.

Not sure about NPR but on ZBH about 7 months ago I heard a comparison
between Tim Burns-Lee and Bill Gates.

The gist was that Tim is broke, Bill is a Billionaire. Who would you
rather be?

Hmmmm.

John




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