Re: [OS:N:] Re: [yhslug] Microsoft's Linux Survey makes the news
Kevin Cole <[email protected]>
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| Organization | Gallaudet Research Institute |
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On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 12:58:08PM -0500, Access Systems wrote: > all I get is redirected and redirected until my redirection limit is > reached..never accessed either one. > > Bob Strange. With Mozilla 1.5 under RH 9 Linux, both surveys came right up for me. (I also have Privoxy 3.0 running.) > On Tue, 23 Dec 2003, Kevin Cole wrote: > > I'm forwarding my response to a Yorktown High School LUG posting: > > > > On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 09:25:59AM -0500, [email protected] wrote: > > > I'm not sure if you guys saw this on Slashdot over the weekend > > > or not, but check it out: > > > http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/12/21/1655257&mode=thread&tid=106&tid=109&tid=185&tid=187 > > > > As at least a couple of Slashdot users have said, I'm suspicious > > of their motives. In particular the question on the survey > > regarding "improvements you'd like to see in Linux". While there > > certainly are some, I see answering that question as just giving > > Microsoft ammunition for further FUD. (And since we now have a > > wolf in the fold, I decided not to send this to the entire YHSLUG > > list.) They don't need a survey. All they need to do is LOOK > > AROUND THEM. There's no secret to why Linux users prefer Linux. > > (Heck, Microsoft could ask their own in-house developers and > > probably get a good answer.) -- 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>