Oracle intersted in buying Ubunutu
Peter Garrett
peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au
Wed Apr 19 13:53:42 BST 2006
On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:41:07 -0400
"Eric Dunbar" <eric.dunbar at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 19/04/06, Andrew Zajac <arzajac at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 4/19/06, Vincent Trouilliez <vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr> wrote:
> > > I have seen this "FUD" many times, but I still can't figure it out...
> > > what does it stand for ?
> >
> > Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.
> >
> > It is a very effective tactic to scare people away from something like
> > migrating to linux.
>
> Not just limited to scaring people away from Linux. It's also used by
> GNU/Linux proponents to attempt to scare people towards GNU/Linux.
> It's a two-way street :-( :-( :-(
<UnthinkingZealotry>
Ah, yes.
BUT - we are *RIGHT* and they are *WRONG* !!! (insert further caps and !!
ad lib)
</UnthinkingZealotry>
;-)
Peter
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