Make Web Not War: Astroturf?

[Giles Orr]

On 30 January 2014 02:20, Evan Leibovitch <evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> After someone mentioned it to me I checked out http://www.webnotwar.ca
>
> It looks very interesting .... until you get to the bottom of the page:
>
> We are a community of open tech enthusiasts. We love everything open:
Open Standards, Open Source, and Open Data.
>
> If you have built something awesome or would like to get involved, please
reach out to us - we are always up for making new friends.
>
> Make Web Not War is powered by People & Code, Idea Notion, Microsoft
using WordPress on Windows Azure - and we love it.
>
>
>
> I've never known anyone to "love" Microsoft products, especially nobody
who claims to "love everything open". No mention of Linux, Apache, BSD, etc.
>
> And then... look at the copyright on the website.
>
> Pfft.
>
> Then again... does anyone here know the people there? I'm happy to be
proven wrong. But on the surface this looks like some high quality M$
astroturf.

On the "Contact Us" page:

Email: mwnwcan-0li6OtcxBFHby3iVrkZq2A at public.gmane.org

Microsoft knows a LOT about "openness" - they've been trying to prevent it
for years!

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Giles
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