Microsofts new way of bashing Linux

[Alexander Jacob Tsykin]

On Saturday 17 June 2006 22:37, Dean Sas wrote:
> Andrew Zajac wrote:
> > On 6/17/06, *Alexander Jacob Tsykin* <stsykin at gmail.com
> >
> > <mailto:stsykin at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >      > And this is different from the FLOSS business model how?
> >
> >     firstly, I have learnt a great deal about programming and running
> > linux completely by myself, without subscribing to anything or paying for
> > a single
> >     course.
> >
> >
> >
> > So what?  I have seen surgeons perform new procedures reading from a
> > text.  Sure, they had to pay for med school and it costs a lot to run an
> > OR.  But this is analagous to you having to buy your computer and pay
> > for internet service.
>
> Guys,
>
> Don't you think that this has gone on for long enough now? The debate is
> spiraling further and further away from anything that means something
> and everyone has probably put to much effort in to concede. If you must
> carry on, maybe you could do so in private?
>
Probably true, it was fun though ;). I'll try to refrain from participating in 
this in the future, and apologise to those who might consider this as 
useless/unnecessary/spam.

Sasha