Microsoft and interoperability with Linux

[CrankyOldBugger]

Sounds good to me, Chris.

And I thought that email this morning on an alternative to Skype was worth
watching for as well.  I'm not a big fan of Skype, although I do use it
when I have to.



On 4 March 2014 12:27, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> *I frequently am not very good at speaking my mind properly.(Political
> Correctness)*
> I had a bad car accident in 2005, the Hydro Pole won, the other driver was
> charged.
> I now have Acquired Brain Injuries in particular dis-inhibition & Memory,
> that means, I say what I think and don't usually worry about offending
> anyone.
>
>
> *The above was stated so I hopefully do not upset anyone or start a flame
> war.*
> *Flame wars are unproductive.*
>
> So I will simply say "I have Nothing to hide", But I will have my Privacy
> when I choose to.
> I have been watching Microsoft, Bill Gates the nsa, echelon and others for
> a very long time & I don't like what I see.
>
> *There was a post just today that I approve of, it is related to Skype & a
> free Open Source Software replacement that is in the works right now.*
>
>
> *If it were not for Open Discussion without reprisals Linux would Not be
> where it is.*
> *Sometimes we disagree, that is all part of learning.*
>
> I read this numerous times before I mailed it, fretting if I missed
> something or said something I should not have.
>
> *Please take it with the productive good intentions that were intended.*
> Sorry it was so long winded and took an hour to post.
> Chris.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 3 March 2014 19:28, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A well-worded reply, Georges.  Bonus points for the Latin!
>>
>> I, too, have had enough of Microsoft in recent years.  While it would be
>> hard to put together a list of all of the things they've done that have
>> upset me, let's just say the top three items are the horrors of Windows
>> 8.x, the horrors of Office 2013, and even more horrifying, they dropped
>> Technet!  The bastards!
>>
>> But while I was sulking in my misery, I discovered Linux.  And I forced
>> myself to learn it better.  Now I'm happier than I ever was with Microsoft.
>>  So there's a silver lining in every dark cloud (unless that cloud is
>> hosted by Amazon....)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3 March 2014 18:46, Georges Rodier <georges.rodier at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. My apologies to one and all for my poorly
>>> crafted expressions of emotion evident in my original posting on
>>> Microsoft and Interoperability with Linux. Rest assured that I shall
>>> never again let such language appear in any future posting to an Ubuntu
>>> website or mailing list. It is clear that only a drop or two of vitriol
>>> can ignite some sort of flame war and such is certainly not needed
>>> here.
>>>
>>> However, my deeply felt distrust, dislike and thorough antipathy for the
>>> mega dollar company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, has its roots
>>> in a ten-year stint supporting users of its almost pervasive server and
>>> desktop operating systems and especially its office suites.
>>>
>>> No doubt the fellow from Redmond was promoting his company's foray into
>>> interoperability but he did claim to be a developer there responsible
>>> for their developing and promoting interoperability. All the same, I
>>> ought not to have been intemperate in my expression and upon reflexion
>>> do think it would have been better had I just not posted at all.
>>>
>>> Lastly, I do hope that any who have considered leaving this mailing list
>>> will remain. I deeply regret that any have left due either to my posting
>>> or to any of the responses to it.
>>>
>>> Georges
>>>
>>>
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