Re: [seul-edu] [Fwd: Re: Request for critique of a MS

[tompoe <tompoe@aether.raven.cxm>]

Hi:  To get to that point, we need to create or align with an 
organization that has an interest in doing so. For example, Walmart 
went against the tide, braced, I am sure, for action from M$ on the 
issue of selling "naked PC's".  When the rest of the industry follows, 
which will surely happen, as linux becomes accepted for it's ability 
to be utilized by the "masses" without question or hesitation, M$ will 
have to step up and try to squelch it.  In the case of schools 
seriously considering using linux, we have M$ going after the source, 
i.e., Donated Equipment.

Thus, the organization that has an interest in doing so, must 
logically be residing in the Open Source, and nonprofit sector. Studio 
For Recording, Inc., when successful in it's application for 501(c)(3) 
status, is ideally positioned to take on this role. The primary reason 
for this, lies with the organization's independence of M$, the 
anticipation of providing large-scale community-based education 
programs tied to local school districts, and logically, thereby, 
providing resources for obtaining significant numbers of donated 
computers for the various networks.

However, this is all a pipe-dream at this time. RedHat, Inc., is ready 
and positioned to take on this role.  SuSE, Inc., is ready and 
positioned to take on this role. As are other such organizations. I 
think we should move forward with the official response, and then 
pursue other leveraged actions designed to inform the General Public. 
The official response acts as a vehicle for moving forward.  And, in 
my opinion, a demo for schools to play with, represents an even more 
important accomplishment, as the ISO developed here, in the near 
future will make it possible to engage an all-out assault by providing 
a uniform approach for LUG's and other Users' Groups to ramp up, and 
get those demos in front of schools.

Thanks,
Tom Poe
Reno, NV
http://www.studioforrecording.org/
http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/
http://renotahoe.pm.org/

On Sat, 4 May 2002, Leon Brooks wrote:

 > On Saturday 04 May 2002 06:20, Douglas Loss wrote:
 > > -------- Original Message --------
 > > From: Dean Pannell <dinotrac@dinotrac.com>
 > > To: Douglas Loss <drloss@suscom.net>
 > > At that point, the line "So sue me" sounds good.   Threats are only
 > > good when people are afraid of them.  If Microsoft actually sued on
 > > something as stupid as that, I would love to see someone stand by
 > > their guns and sue for malicious prosecution and Rule 7 (or state
 > > equivalent) recovery.
 >
 > > Ferderal Rule 7 is (or used to be, remember, I'm an old rust-bucket)
 > > is the law requiring that a lawyer certifiy that an action being
 > > brought comes under Federal Law or a reasonable extension thereof.
 > > Something like this is so lame I would take the Rule 7 flier.  Nice
 > > thing about Rule 7 is that you can get a judgment against the lawyers
 > > as well as their client.
 >
 > Now THAT is an attractive proposition... (-: Anyone have any idea 
how we'd go
 > about provoking such a situation? :-)
 >
 > Cheers; Leon
 >
 >




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