Sickening shilling for MS by Ontario privacy commissioner

[CLIFFORD ILKAY]

On Saturday 21 October 2006 14:35, JoeHill wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:57:01 -0400
>
> CLIFFORD ILKAY got an infinite number of monkeys to type out:
> > I think the reaction of some on this thread has been immature,
> > ill-informed, and sexist.
>
> ....but of course it's ok for you to label us as 'linux fan-boys',
> 'clods', and 'ill-informed' (did I miss any?)

You missed immature. I think it is fair to call one a Linux fan boy if 
they feel the need to frame every issue as a Linux vs. The World 
issue, make straw man arguments, and put words in the mouths of their 
opponents, perceived or real, to "win". I think it is fair to call 
one a clod for attacking a woman's looks rather than her ideas. I 
think it is fair to call one ill-informed if one argues based on 
conjecture and no basis in fact. I think it is fair to 
call "immature" those who promote spamming the Privacy Commissioner's 
inbox and fax just because they didn't like what she had to say, 
never mind that she didn't say what they think she said.

> Sorry to have offended your delicate sensibilities, but if this
> discussion is so offensive to you, just don't read it. Some people 
> are maybe more idealistic than you about seeing open and free
> sol'ns being promoted over closed and profit-driven sol'ns in *our*
> government, that's no reason to come on here and slag us like this.

Is this the Linux Inquisition where I have to defend myself against 
charges of heresy? You are misrepresenting the facts when you claim 
that "closed and profit-driven" solutions are being promoted over 
free solutions. No such thing was done. Besides, "profit" is not a 
dirty word. The last time I checked, Red Hat, Novell, Oracle, Cisco, 
Sun, Apple, and IBM all made pretty good money on solutions based on 
free software (and there is nothing wrong with that).

> *I* made *one* stupid remark, intended as a joke, not to insult the
> woman, for which I have apologized.

I doubt you would have made such a "joke" had the Privacy Commissioner 
been a man.

> Don't tar everyone with the same brush, mate.

I didn't. What part of "I think the reaction of some on this thread 
has been immature..." etc., tars everyone with the same brush? 
Hint: "some on this thread" is a subset of "everyone".
-- 
Regards,

Clifford Ilkay
Dinamis Corporation
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Toronto, ON
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