Re: About Microsoft's attempt to kill the Desktop Linux Conference

This just came back to mind for some reason.... what happened?

Bruce Perens wrote:

>I am the executive director of the group running the Desktop Linux
>Conference at Boston University.
>
>I too have heard that Boston University took the "Gold Partnership" with
>Microsoft. I don't know the contract terms, and highly doubt that it says
>_on_paper_ that they won't invite us again, even if that is understood
>between the parties.
>
>This time, Boston U. put money _into_ the conference. We're going to
>have a conference to promote Free Software on the Desktop. _We_ set
>the program and invited the speakers, B.U. and Microsoft had nothing to
>do with that. Microsoft asked to have a speaker in the program, and I
>refused.
>
>To create a boycott or bad publicity before the conference would just be
>playing into Microsoft's hands.
>
>After the conference, I will issue an open letter to BU asking if the
>allegation that we won't be invited back due to a Microsoft partnership
>is true.
>
>	Thanks
>
>	Bruce Perens
>
>  
>


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