This iniative can't start soon enough
Jeff Spicoli | 09/23/05
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But not even...
ye | 09/23/05
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It really..
Jeff Spicoli | 09/23/05
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Your opinion...
ye | 09/23/05
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Message has been deleted.
5th Limb in the Kisser | 09/23/05
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umm dude, who are you
Jeff Spicoli | 09/23/05
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Microsoft bashing
xyz10_z | 09/23/05
|
  
thanks
Jeff Spicoli | 09/23/05
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Bashing
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/24/05
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Not bashing ...
__howard__ | 09/25/05
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Noticed the same phenomenon
IT_User | 09/26/05
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No surprise here
slingzenarrowzuvowtrayjissforchin | 09/23/05
|

Nice rant
baggins_z | 09/23/05
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Thanks...that's precisely the point
slingzenarrowzuvowtrayjissforchin | 09/23/05
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Yeah
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/24/05
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Irony
native alien | 09/23/05
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Yeah, MA has a great democracy
John Zern | 09/24/05
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The point is, it will save them tons of money to have everything in the
DonnieBoy | 09/25/05
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The Power of the State
Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/25/05
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No one finds this chilling?
quietLee | 09/23/05
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Not quite sure I get you
voska | 09/23/05
|

Bingo!
slingzenarrowzuvowtrayjissforchin | 09/23/05
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RE: Bingo!
nightshade0143 | 09/23/05
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Exactly. This decsion is not by MA...
Anton Philidor | 09/24/05
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Governments designing software.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/23/05
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Re: Governments designing software
John L. Ries | 09/23/05
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US Governemnt software
Bill4 | 09/23/05
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very well put
~doolittle~ | 09/23/05
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Bull, it's just "pay back" for loosing the anti-trust thing.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/23/05
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No
Linux Guy 1000 | 09/23/05
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And again I ask, why is it ONLY MS products?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/23/05
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Time out!
IT_User | 09/23/05
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Cos ONLY MS refused to play...
bthomasmo@... | 09/23/05
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Because it's only Microsoft
Linux Guy 1000 | 09/23/05
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Bit Byte asks, and he is answered.
none none | 09/23/05
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You crack me up
Patrick Jones | 09/23/05
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Two points.
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/24/05
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Could be interesting...
John L. Ries | 09/23/05
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And there ya go again.
Cardinal_Bill | 09/23/05
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Don't underestimate self-righteousness.
Anton Philidor | 09/24/05
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You mean like they gave the Bush/Republicans...
MacCanuck | 09/26/05
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Agree somewhat
osreinstall | 09/23/05
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No different than the rest of your
Linux Guy 1000 | 09/23/05
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They are not suppose to do that either.
osreinstall | 09/23/05
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They do it all the time.
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/24/05
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Wrong!
osreinstall | 09/24/05
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Oh, I get it.
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/24/05
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You don't get anything
osreinstall | 09/24/05
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Damn right
Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/25/05
|
     
Cute rant and chant kidding
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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Hey OS dude
GrindinAxTaRupert | 09/25/05
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Here it is GrindinRuppy
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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Yes, whenever the majority is peremptorily...
Anton Philidor | 09/24/05
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Where did you read that?
IT_User | 09/23/05
|
    
They setup a system to eliminate diversity.
osreinstall | 09/23/05
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Your nightmare scenario
IT_User | 09/23/05
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It didn't affect the people
osreinstall | 09/23/05
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Not according to the article
IT_User | 09/23/05
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So you only believe ZDNet to be truthful when it suits you.
osreinstall | 09/23/05
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Aren't we straying here?
IT_User | 09/23/05
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Software is not the greatest thing to the Western World
osreinstall | 09/23/05
|
     
"Please save me the enslavement speech"
IT_User | 09/23/05
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No problem
osreinstall | 09/23/05
|
     
Re: Software is not the greatest thing to the Western World
none none | 09/23/05
|
     
Biggest threat to the West is Socialism.
osreinstall | 09/23/05
|
     
Sorry but the biggest threat
Linux Guy 1000 | 09/23/05
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Yes socialism is very arrogant and ignorant.
osreinstall | 09/23/05
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Oh now STOP that, osreinstall. Socialism as a threat, C'mon!
Judas I. | 09/23/05
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Socialists end sum is death
osreinstall | 09/23/05
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'Member what I said in that other thread, osreinstall?
Judas I. | 09/23/05
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Nope! Not even close.
osreinstall | 09/23/05
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What nonsense.
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/24/05
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You need a new circlip on your input shaft, Tranny
osreinstall | 09/24/05
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Stay on the subject now, osreinstall
Judas I. | 09/24/05
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Tranny sounds like he's running just fine to my ear, osreinstall
Judas I. | 09/24/05
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Nice try OB
osreinstall | 09/24/05
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It wasn't a "try," osreinstall.
Judas I. | 09/24/05
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Well if you need a simple answer
osreinstall | 09/24/05
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"Corrupted version?" NOW you're being just as ...
Judas I. | 09/25/05
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Mikey Moore logic
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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What color is the sky
Rick_K | 09/25/05
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Blue after the hurricane passed us by.
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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C'mon OS dude, you're making a fool of yourself
GrindinAxTaRupert | 09/25/05
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Wrong GrinderRuppy
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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What's the problem here?
IT_User | 09/25/05
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Open source is a special interest group.
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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Re: Open Source is a special interest group
Root User | 09/25/05
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The situation wouldn't even go there.
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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Re: The situation wouldn't even go there.
Root User | 09/25/05
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Guys!
IT_User | 09/25/05
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osreinstall, what's the consequence?
IT_User | 09/25/05
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Root User not quite
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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osreinstall, RTA
IT_User | 09/25/05
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That is correct IT_User
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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I did RTA IT_User
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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osreinstall, provocative post
IT_User | 09/25/05
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Re: Root User not quite
Root User | 09/25/05
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IT_User I can provoke at times.
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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No, no, reinstall!
IT_User | 09/25/05
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Yes you wouldn't see favoritism Root User
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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Yes Yes IT_User
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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A very sensible and necessary restriction
IT_User | 09/25/05
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I agree with competentcy
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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Pushing the concept to an extreme
IT_User | 09/25/05
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The choice was an extreme
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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Holly Hanna! This thread is way outta control!
Judas I. | 09/26/05
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No problem OB
osreinstall | 09/26/05
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Who says their designing for constituents?
John L. Ries | 09/23/05
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Proprietory formats will not support it.
osreinstall | 09/23/05
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OpenDocument is open
IT_User | 09/23/05
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Those standards are open source's baby
osreinstall | 09/23/05
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Maybe a circular definition
IT_User | 09/23/05
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Proprietory software can support it
John L. Ries | 09/23/05
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Standards are a measurement or quality comparitive
osreinstall | 09/23/05
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Is Fellini in charge here?
IT_User | 09/23/05
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System performance
osreinstall | 09/23/05
|
     
Can't get the blueprints?
Linux Guy 1000 | 09/23/05
|
     
Those parts were measured
osreinstall | 09/23/05
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Nothing is stopping proprietary apps from opening Open Documents.
Zogg | 09/23/05
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Re: Biggest threat to the West is Socialism.
none none | 09/23/05
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Re: Nothing is stopping proprietary apps from opening Open Documents.
none none | 09/23/05
|
     
2 replies
osreinstall | 09/23/05
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So why...
John L. Ries | 09/23/05
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I don't think the rest of the voters needed Oracle either.
osreinstall | 09/23/05
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Re: 2 replies
none none | 09/23/05
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I sleep just fine
osreinstall | 09/23/05
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Re: 2 replies
Zogg | 09/24/05
|
     
Misleading reply on your part.
osreinstall | 09/24/05
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It wasn't a "try," osreinstall.
Judas I. | 09/24/05
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Oops, wrong thread, sorry folks.
Judas I. | 09/24/05
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Too many tabs open
osreinstall | 09/24/05
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Nothing misleading about my reply at all.
Zogg | 09/24/05
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To answer some others
Mark Miller | 09/24/05
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Very easy ZOG
osreinstall | 09/24/05
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Finally an honest answer from Mark
osreinstall | 09/24/05
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"There's none so deaf as those who will not hear."
Zogg | 09/25/05
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Re: Finally an honest answer from Mark
none none | 09/25/05
|
     
Zog you are wrong as usual
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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You are not too honest Mark
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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Re: You are not too honest Mark
none none | 09/25/05
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No I don't want to smoke what you have in mind.
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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Re: No I don't want to smoke what you have in mind.
none none | 09/25/05
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What's the matter competition tough?
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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osreinstall, what;'s the consequence?
IT_User | 09/25/05
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You already asked this question IT_User
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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Yep, bad alignment
IT_User | 09/25/05
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Irrelevant
xyz10_z | 09/24/05
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Not So.
osreinstall | 09/24/05
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Re: Not So.
none none | 09/25/05
|
     
You would get the module from MS
osreinstall | 09/25/05
|
 
Governement designed Open Doc?
ibabadur1 | 09/23/05
|
  
You're right; Monti does not work for MA.
Anton Philidor | 09/24/05
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Unreasonable demands
Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/25/05
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Governments are required to spend our money wisely.
DonnieBoy | 09/23/05
|
  
It seems to be working in Europe...
ju1ce | 09/23/05
|
   
Yes, when no one buys XP Null...
Anton Philidor | 09/24/05
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Encumbered source and wise do not belong in same sentence.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/23/05
|
   
And they're not
IT_User | 09/23/05
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Don
Linux Guy 1000 | 09/23/05
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Don't worry
Sabz5150 | 09/23/05
|
   
No, PATENT ENCUMBERED and wise do not belong together
Sabz5150 | 09/23/05
|
   
So you agree?
Rick_K | 09/26/05
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Y'all will haveta excuse Axey.
Judas I. | 09/23/05
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they are upset because...
~doolittle~ | 09/23/05
|
  
Good point.
Anton Philidor | 09/24/05
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Like other standards
xyz10_z | 09/24/05
|
   
I'll bring up an even BETTER point:
Judas I. | 09/24/05
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You are locked in if you are not a problem solver.
osreinstall | 09/24/05
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Oooo, poor, poor, Microsoft.
Judas I. | 09/24/05
|
     
Yes I will begrudge them
osreinstall | 09/24/05
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Oh so NOW you want to subject SOFTWARE use ...
Judas I. | 09/25/05
|
     
Sorry OB. Software was not in the constitution
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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Right, software ain't in the constitution ...
Judas I. | 09/26/05
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I didn't put it up for vote for an amendment. They could poll.
osreinstall | 09/26/05
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Poor (MS) OS Reinstall
Rick_K | 09/26/05
|
     
More like this Ricky
osreinstall | 09/26/05
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osreinstall, if that is right, the majority rules on ALL ...
Judas I. | 09/26/05
|
     
The thing is MS never asked for the gov't help
osreinstall | 09/26/05
|
    
Competing on the merits
Anton Philidor | 09/24/05
|
     
So the jockey would never get credit, ...
Judas I. | 09/25/05
|
     
Clarity
Anton Philidor | 09/25/05
|
     
Re: Clarity
none none | 09/25/05
|
     
I think the problem you are having understanding ...
Judas I. | 09/26/05
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Are you really that dense?
Rick_K | 09/26/05
|
     
The data was never held hostage.
osreinstall | 09/26/05
|
     
Now yer gittin' it, osreinstall:
Judas I. | 09/26/05
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The bidding process is the only way.
osreinstall | 09/26/05
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Re: The bidding process is the only way.
Root User | 09/26/05
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Because it isn't fair for all
osreinstall | 09/27/05
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Re: Because it isn't fair at all
Root User | 09/27/05
|
     
How ironic. A monoculture in open source.
osreinstall | 09/27/05
|
  
You are absolutely right about Darwin
osreinstall | 09/24/05
|
   
Boy, do I know all about "outside help!"
Judas I. | 09/24/05
|
    
I am sure the opendoc spec had a little graft in it.
osreinstall | 09/24/05
|
     
So, as long as the knife cuts only Microsoft's way, ...
Judas I. | 09/24/05
|
     
It should cut the neutral way
osreinstall | 09/24/05
|
     
But we're talkin' the REAL WORLD here, osreinstall.
Judas I. | 09/25/05
|
     
So you will make Mass the monopoly to make it fair.
osreinstall | 09/25/05
|
     
Boy, if Massachusetts did this to protect some from competition.
DonnieBoy | 09/25/05
|
     
Not quite Donnieboy
osreinstall | 09/25/05
|
     
osreinstall, read my response to Anton, above.
Judas I. | 09/26/05
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So you gave the open source horses a head start.
osreinstall | 09/26/05
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The MS horses ALREADY have the head start, osreinstall.
Judas I. | 09/26/05
|
     
I think Mass tied a rope around MS's tail.
osreinstall | 09/26/05
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You're right...
ju1ce | 09/26/05
|
 
New here sailor?
IT_User | 09/23/05
|
  
You're right, of course
John L. Ries | 09/23/05
|
  
One State contract is insignificant, yes.
Anton Philidor | 09/24/05
|
   
arbitrary, even damaging exercize of governmen
IT_User | 09/25/05
|
 
Question, Don
Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/25/05
|

Try this on for size
Patrick Jones | 09/23/05
|

Who's talking about IP
John L. Ries | 09/23/05
|
 
Read the article's last paragraph
slingzenarrowzuvowtrayjissforchin | 09/23/05
|
  
Apparently you don't know what was said?
John Le'Brecage | 09/23/05
|
   
MS needs to up the "campaign contributions" in MA.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/23/05
|
    
Re: MS needs to up the "campaign contributions" in MA.
none none | 09/23/05
|
    
Congratulations: a new Low.
Zogg | 09/23/05
|
    
Is that how they do business?
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/24/05
|
  
But the rest of the article doesn't support it
John L. Ries | 09/23/05
|

I find the behavior of the IP crowd far more chilling...
Root User | 09/23/05
|
 
Attaboy!
John Le'Brecage | 09/23/05
|
 
it is as if MA is obligated to MS for some reason
~doolittle~ | 09/23/05
|
 
This is about letting a contract...
Anton Philidor | 09/24/05
|
  
Re: This is about letting a contract...
Root User | 09/24/05
|
   
Totalitarian state
Anton Philidor | 09/24/05
|
    
Re: Property Rights
Root User | 09/25/05
|
     
Untangling the discussion.
Anton Philidor | 09/25/05
|
     
Re: Untangling the discussion.
Root User | 09/25/05
|
     
Picking the good guys.
Anton Philidor | 09/25/05
|
    
Also...
Root User | 09/25/05
|
    
Re: Picking the good guys.
Root User | 09/25/05
|
  
Whiz-Bang stuff
Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/25/05
|
 
What about federal mandates and 14th Amendment?
Mark Miller | 09/24/05
|
  
Re: What about federal mandates and the 14th amendment
Root User | 09/24/05
|
   
Re: Re: What about federal mandates and the 14th amendment
none none | 09/25/05
|

NOT EVEN VAGUELY
IT_User | 09/23/05
|
Closing Boston office...
Mike Cox | 09/23/05
|

Attaboy....9.5!
bugmenotznet | 09/23/05
|

you shoudl have went to MA commonwealth
~doolittle~ | 09/23/05
|

News Flash: Ted Kennedy Runs Over Mike Cox's Rep
itanalyst | 09/23/05
|

Hey Mike...
olePigeon | 09/23/05
|
 
Umm, new here, much?
John Le'Brecage | 09/23/05
|
  
In Mike's honor...
Anton Philidor | 09/24/05
|
 
Hook, line, sinker. (nt)
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/24/05
|
Looks like simply have to learn the hard way.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/23/05
|

fools always learn the hard way. So
michael_t | 09/23/05
|

And should this succeed...
Sabz5150 | 09/23/05
|
 
true.....
JoeMama_z | 09/23/05
|
  
Wasn't their choice
Sabz5150 | 09/23/05
|
   
And if their software were cheap enough NT
Mark Miller | 09/24/05
|

How are they going to learn the hard way?
ju1ce | 09/23/05
|

Looks like MS will have to learn the hard way.
DonnieBoy | 09/23/05
|

Who's the "they" in your post?
IT_User | 09/23/05
|
 
the poor consumers of Massachusetts
5th Limb in the Kisser | 09/23/05
|

I like that. The HARD way
5th Limb in the Kisser | 09/23/05
|

Are you saying that the customer is not always right?
B.O.F.H. | 09/23/05
|

"No solution at all"?
CobraA1 | 09/24/05
|
It's about 'Who owns documents'
cuboctahedron2004 | 09/23/05
|

As usual the right answers get no responses
Feldon | 09/24/05
|
 
They have already done it indirectly
DarthRidiculous | 09/25/05
|
Open Standard?
davcrock@... | 09/23/05
|

There will also be costs to retrain for Office 12 and Vista.
DonnieBoy | 09/23/05
|

It's shortform is called "PDF" (NT)
ju1ce | 09/23/05
|

This was all addressed at the meeting. Download the MP3.
John Le'Brecage | 09/23/05
|
 
i am curious
eLurker | 09/23/05
|
  
Remember the limitation therein...
John Le'Brecage | 09/23/05
|
   
State currencies didn't go away...
Anton Philidor | 09/24/05
|
    
I didn't say immediately, did I, Anton?
John Le'Brecage | 09/25/05
|
     
Not your accuracy but my implication.
Anton Philidor | 09/26/05
|

Your opinion is not supported by facts
Fred Fredrickson | 09/24/05
|

Agree
Mark Miller | 09/24/05
|
What the customer wants.......
thelemite | 09/23/05
|
The start of the end of proprietary file formats, APIs, protocols.
DonnieBoy | 09/23/05
|
Wow, what a bunch of B.S.
JoeMama_z | 09/23/05
|

No BS, MS just needs to open their format, or save in OpenDocument format.
DonnieBoy | 09/23/05
|

Um..
Patrick Jones | 09/23/05
|

Yeah, right! Right on, joemama!
Judas I. | 09/23/05
|
 
BAM!!
5th Limb in the Kisser | 09/23/05
|
 
You still ranting about Dubya
osreinstall | 09/23/05
|
  
That wouldn't be..
Jeff Spicoli | 09/23/05
|
   
Or the river Hister
osreinstall | 09/23/05
|
    
Religion?
voska | 09/26/05
|
     
Convenient Christianity.
osreinstall | 09/26/05
|
  
I'll quit talking about him ...
Judas I. | 09/24/05
|
   
Nothing like to extremists dragging their people into it.
osreinstall | 09/24/05
|
    
Dang, could only find one thing wrong with yer post, osreinstall;
Judas I. | 09/26/05
|
     
Don't want to see you in the news OB
osreinstall | 09/26/05
|
     
Good point, osreinstall.
Judas I. | 09/26/05
|
     
Don't worry about me
osreinstall | 09/26/05
|

Microsoft fails the tests. Adobe did not.
John Le'Brecage | 09/23/05
|
 
Distinction without a difference.
Anton Philidor | 09/24/05
|
  
Straining at gnats
Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/25/05
|
   
You're arguing a different point.
Anton Philidor | 09/25/05
|
    
You wish to change the subject, Anton? So be it.
John Le'Brecage | 09/26/05
|
     
So a standards committee is "peer review"?
Anton Philidor | 09/26/05
|
     
Interesting semantic Anton...
John Le'Brecage | 09/26/05
|
     
Well said
Rick_K | 09/26/05
|
  
No-one's fault except Microsoft's.
John Le'Brecage | 09/26/05
|
   
Whom to blame?
Anton Philidor | 09/26/05
|
    
I disagree
IT_User | 09/26/05
|
    
Microsoft or the Committee?
John Le'Brecage | 09/26/05
|
    
Microsoft or the Committee? (Sorry, bad markup in previous)
John Le'Brecage | 09/26/05
|

not true
CobraA1 | 09/24/05
|
Corporations should do it too
Nigel Johnstone | 09/23/05
|

how would a patent
JoeMama_z | 09/23/05
|
 
If the format of the word doc is patented
Zinoron | 09/23/05
|
  
Exactly.. Avoid it by not being a part of it..
ju1ce | 09/23/05
|
Wow, closing a office... isn't that extreme !
redtrain65 | 09/23/05
|

You're New Here, Aren't You?
Whyaylooh | 09/23/05
|
C-Net doesn't want you to hear the truth...
John Le'Brecage | 09/23/05
|

newsforge had what I thought was the best write-up on this matter.
Arm A. Geddon | 09/23/05
|
 
Thanks Arm...
John Le'Brecage | 09/23/05
|
  
your welcome!!
Arm A. Geddon | 09/23/05
|
   
oops
Arm A. Geddon | 09/23/05
|
One point I haven't seen discussed yet.
Letophoro | 09/23/05
|

yup
5th Limb in the Kisser | 09/23/05
|

I was thinking it might impede adoption of Vista.
Zogg | 09/23/05
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relax
hipparchus2000 | 09/23/05
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Right, but as Microsoft knows, filters are not perfect.
DonnieBoy | 09/23/05
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MS know filters are perfect, you, troll, once again
John Zern | 09/24/05
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So, if filters are PERFECT, why is MS whining??
DonnieBoy | 09/25/05
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I am relaxed
Letophoro | 09/23/05
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a start to saving more taxpayer dollars
~doolittle~ | 09/23/05
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South Korea expects to save $300M a year..
glocks out | 09/23/05
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MS Apologists
glocks out | 09/23/05
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Just curious??
Confused by religion | 09/23/05
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Milly, you need to broaden your horizons.
Zogg | 09/23/05
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M$ will lobby until they crush MA
Jeff Spicoli | 09/23/05
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avoid the questions?
glocks out | 09/26/05
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Not even close
osreinstall | 09/26/05
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you don't understand
glocks out | 09/27/05
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Oh, I understand this quite well.
osreinstall | 09/27/05
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Why is it news when people use COMMON SENSE to
michael_t | 09/23/05
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Doesn't word pad read Office Doc?
John Zern | 09/24/05
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Which version MacOS or Linux etc does WordPad run on?
Zogg | 09/25/05
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what about other file types?
glocks out | 09/26/05
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Great for Adobes big fat wallet...Acrobat licenses
jimk_z | 09/23/05
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try solidcoverter pdf $29.99
hipparchus2000 | 09/23/05
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Or better yet...
Anton Philidor | 09/25/05
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But...
John L. Ries | 09/23/05
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That is a good reason they should also adopt OpenOffice.
DonnieBoy | 09/23/05
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The point is, ANYBODY can read and write PDF.
DonnieBoy | 09/23/05
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Badly premised post, JimK
John Le'Brecage | 09/23/05
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you overlook something
glocks out | 09/26/05
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Please check your facts
Rick_K | 09/26/05
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Gee no changes here...
Linux User 147560 | 09/24/05
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Welcome back Komrade!
osreinstall | 09/24/05
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Changes?
John Le'Brecage | 09/24/05
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Wondered where you'd betaken yourself.
Anton Philidor | 09/24/05
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New Zealand
Linux User 147560 | 09/24/05
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Must be like a small town...
Anton Philidor | 09/24/05
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Very unbalanced report
Fred Fredrickson | 09/24/05
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The state has decided what fits its needs
CobraA1 | 09/24/05
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Something about this stinks
Mark Miller | 09/24/05
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They ignored Software features because they're beside the point
Feldon | 09/24/05
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Interesting point.
Anton Philidor | 09/25/05
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the format is what's really at stake here
glocks out | 09/26/05
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Not True
John Zern | 09/24/05
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The Mass government didn't assert their power randomly
Feldon | 09/24/05
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One thing everyone missed
osreinstall | 09/24/05
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They're already vendor independent
IT_User | 09/25/05
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For the record I checked
IT_User | 09/25/05
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You will need more than one format anyway
osreinstall | 09/25/05
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Ways and means
Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/25/05
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irrelevant
glocks out | 09/26/05
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OButterballs misses osreinstal's point
John Zern | 09/24/05
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Options and limitations
Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/25/05
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You are leaving out something
osreinstall | 09/26/05
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This "urban legend" stuff is getting out of hand
IT_User | 09/26/05
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Not really IT_User
osreinstall | 09/26/05
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that's entirely incorrect
glocks out | 09/26/05
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Not at all
osreinstall | 09/26/05
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See, that's what I meant
IT_User | 09/26/05
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You twisted my reason a little
osreinstall | 09/26/05
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Keep drinking that kool-aid
Rick_K | 09/26/05
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Ricky you are a liar
osreinstall | 09/27/05
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More F.U.D. From OS Reinstall
Rick_K | 09/26/05
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More lying from openFUD inc.
osreinstall | 09/27/05
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please provide sources
glocks out | 09/27/05
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Don't have to. It's common sense.
osreinstall | 09/27/05
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50,000 desktops x $300/desk = $15,000,000
George Jay | 09/25/05
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Could cost more than $15M
__howard__ | 09/25/05
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The actual number was/is
Rick_K | 09/26/05
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I listened to the MA state meeting
Mark Miller | 09/25/05
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Interesting read.
__howard__ | 09/25/05
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Archiving media is a serious issue
Mark Miller | 09/26/05
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Tape has relatively short shelf life
__howard__ | 10/02/05
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Slight correction
j.m.galvin | 09/26/05
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It looks like it depends on where you look
Mark Miller | 09/26/05
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Revised suggestions
Mark Miller | 09/26/05
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Something Mass and you could have done long ago
Boot_Agnostic | 09/26/05
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Government Required Formats
WhoDaMan | 09/26/05
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In 5 years they'll switch
marksashton | 09/26/05
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please extrapolate
glocks out | 09/26/05
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Ain't a thing wrong with it
Boot_Agnostic | 09/28/05
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