[ubuntu-us-ma] Potential Meeting Locations

[Chris Butler]

I'm a bit torn on this...

A lot of us are admins or developers who work in mixed OS environs. The idea
of pulling people from both Linux and Windows sides to maybe help mesh them
is a positive to me.

The point of Ubuntu though has always seemed to me to create access to Linux
for the everyday end user - and the idea of free software.
http://www.ubuntu.com/community/ubuntustory/philosophy

Why shouldn't we bring this idea to Microsoft?

On the other hand...
The Free Software idea undermines the core corporate policies/drives of
Microsoft (from my perspective at least).
This could very easily be viewed as an attempt to undermine them and I would
hesitate to go into a position that could cause any conflict.

I wouldn't mind it, as long as it was clear to them who/what we are and do
but I would probably be more comfortable finding another alternative.

Just my .02$

-Chris

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Samuel Murphy <samuel.murphy at gmail.com>wrote:

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> What do people think?
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>> Regards, MArtin
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> I was at a community event there a few weeks ago, the MSfolk seemed
> totally cool about demos shown on Firefox or linux based. It is an
> amazing location, do look for the beanbag chairs in the shape of stream
> pebbles.
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> My cynical spidy sense suspects that the Cambridge 'lab' comes from
> an MS exec reading something like 'The Art of War' and following the
> suggestion "keep your friends close... and your enemies closer"
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> But heck, take advantage of it.
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> -Sam
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