Oracle intersted in buying Ubunutu

[Eric Dunbar]

On 19/04/06, Michael T. Richter <ttmrichter at gmail.com> wrote:
>  On Wed, 2006-19-04 at 21:51 +1000, Peter Garrett wrote:
>>  FUD = Fear Uncertainty Doubt
>>
>>  A tactic much used by a certain company from Redmond, but also by many
>> other people, sadly.
>>
>>  I think it has taken on a slightly different meaning through use. Some
>> people appear to use it to mean something like
>>
>>  "Propaganda that I disagree with" ;-)
>
> It has always meant that, really.  Just like "free speech" has always meant
> "free speech for me and a few of my friends" and "democracy" means "rule of
> the majority as long as I'm in that majority".

Reminds me of a quote I heard this morning (and before):

Someone said "Everyone's entitled to an opinion."

Someone else responded (correctly IMNSHO) "Everyone's entitled to an
INFORMED opinion."