wish i had a clue stick to smack buffet upside the head!

Dave Cramer davec-zxk95TxsVYDyHADnj0MGvQC/G2K4zDHf at public.gmane.org
Mon Jun 26 15:10:12 UTC 2006


BTW, Y'all know Gates, and Buffet play bridge together.

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On 26-Jun-06, at 11:06 AM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:

> Kush wrote:
>
>> This is corruption thru bribing. Only nobody says it that way.  
>> They call it smart marketing.
>
>
> This is a problem but it's important not to hand-wring too long  
> over it. The rise of open source has always been about the triumph  
> of the grassroots over the power of marketing, and this is no  
> exception.
>
> And, lest we forget, the open source world is also the (relatively  
> recent) recipient of substantial individual philanthropy, the  
> result of which is Ubuntu Linux. While Shuttleworth is no Gates,  
> his money has gone more directly and unabashedly towards support.
>
> - Evan
>
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