[ILUG-BOM] Fwd: [ilugd] The MS trojan horse in Linux Asia 2007

[Kenneth Gonsalves]

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> From: "Sudev Barar" <sbarar at gmail.com>
> Date: 1 February 2007 7:15:41 AM GMT+05:30
> To: "The Linux-Delhi mailing list" <ilugd at lists.linux-delhi.org>
> Subject: Re: [ilugd] The MS trojan horse in Linux Asia 2007
> Reply-To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list <ilugd at lists.linux-delhi.org>
>
> On 31/01/07, Sandip Bhattacharya <sandip at lug-delhi.org> wrote:
> [SNIPPED]
>> It is quite obvious what their point of participating in the event is
>> about. I don't understand how a company which doesn't contribute to
>> Linux is any positive/constructive way, can be allowed to  
>> participate in
>> such an event. What is the criteria for participating in this  
>> apparently
>> Linux event?
>
>
> uummmm....that amongst others is why ILUG-D stayed away from the  
> event.
>
>> Conversely, is there any way a Linux company can participate in an
>> Microsoft promoting event and talk about the virtues of Linux?
>
> Let us find out by proposing such a participation at next MS event and
> if they refuse try to highlight it in press. Unfortunately most of the
> main stream press does not know or care.
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Sudev Barar
>
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Kenneth Gonsalves
Associate, NRC-FOSS
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