Re: [OS:N:] (no subject)
Kevin Cole <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.org.open-source-now |
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| Organization | Gallaudet Research Institute |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On Sat, 16 Aug 2003, Les Bell wrote: > Remember CIFS, Microsoft's attempt to get a bastard step-child of > their Server Message Block protocol published as an RFC? That way, > they could claim that their proprietary protocol was > standards-compliant. And that they were Open, helping the community by > publishing standards, etc. [Sticks finger down throat and makes > retching noises]. This reminds me of my favorite "lightbulb" joke: Q: How many Microsoft programmers does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: None. Bill Gates will just declare Darkness(TM) the new industry standard. -- Kevin Cole | Key ID: 0xE6F332C7 Gallaudet University | WWW: http://gri.gallaudet.edu/~kjcole/ Hall Memorial Bldg S-419 | V/TTY: (202) 651-5135 Washington, D.C. 20002-3695 | FAX: (202) 651-5746 _______________________________________________ Subscription and Archive: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/open-source-now-list/ - For K12OS technical help join K12OSN: <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn>