Microsoft's Martin Taylor: A Desperate Man

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no problem,

maybe we need to establish a
microsoft.public.dotnet.advocacy
and
microsoft.public.dotnet.flames
and
microsoft.public.dotnet.ridicule
and so on

seriously, what do you think? should we make a space for this sort of
discussion?
I think the current dotnet.* groups are not well defined and differentiated,
so maybe we just need to be clearer about what goes where, and create a few
new groups to serve this constituency.
 
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Dino Chiesa said:
no problem,

maybe we need to establish a
microsoft.public.dotnet.advocacy
and
microsoft.public.dotnet.flames
and
microsoft.public.dotnet.ridicule
and so on

seriously, what do you think?
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I've heard some people mention this before. I think the whole advocacy
thing is sort of a joke but I guess it does afford a forum wherein non
development stuff can be discussed. However, if you were to do it, make
sure that it can only be accessed with Outlook Express, force people to Top
Post and prohibit words like Mafia$oft, Micro$oft, Gate$ etc This would
guarantee that the COLA guys don't come over and bother everyone. A
microsoft.public.dotnet.vbnetVersusC# would be a great one ;-).

The more I think about it the more I like the ideas you mentioned although
the flame and ridicule ones would probably get out of hand quickly. I'm
sure it'd be pretty funny though, just like the SmartPhone NG. Maybe a
dotnet.general.development and dotnet.general.discussion would work. This
is definitely something that's worth throwing out there though and getting
some feedback about the ideal grouping..... Definitely think you are on to
something here.

Thanks again,

Bill

should we make a space for this sort of
 
Dino Chiesa said:
no problem,

maybe we need to establish a
microsoft.public.dotnet.advocacy
and
microsoft.public.dotnet.flames
and
microsoft.public.dotnet.ridicule
and so on

seriously, what do you think? should we make a space for this sort of
discussion?
I think the current dotnet.* groups are not well defined and
differentiated,
so maybe we just need to be clearer about what goes where, and create a
few
new groups to serve this constituency.
Click to expand...

While I agree that it would be interesting and would (hopefully) allow those
of us who aren't interested in these discussions to avoid them, I don't
think it'll help with bailo one bit. He posts here to annoy, its interesting
that many of the COLA people call him a wintroll while here he is considered
a linux or java troll(or general idiot, you pick). Most of the posts here
aren't meant to be serious discussions, they are attacks meant to enrage and
start arguments. Which, IMHO, means that .general is a bigger, brighter
target than say, dotnet.advocacy would be.

Still, it might not be a bad idea to give people a forum to complain on and
pass on success stories, etc.
 
Hi Ministry Of Jute,

You wrote,
" In a world where we are all * forced *
to contribute to building a wing on the Gate$ Ca$tle
because MSFT is locked into the 401k stock funds
and because our Federal, State and Local governments
still purchase MicroCrapWare with our tax money --
there is no * CHOICE * -- you stupid dumshit, you. "

It's not that we are all slaves to Master Gates ...
it's just that Apple is always trying to dump
it's overpriced hardware on us,
so it refuses to allow it's OS to virtualize many devices.
( e.g. The AMD 64 comes to mind )

Also, Every Ton Dick and Harry who produces yet another
Linux distro doesn't have the resources
to virtualize many devices.
( e.g. No Trackball Explorer driver for SuSE )

Gates is just one puny man.
You can't blame him for what the entire world is doing,
including the armies of lawyers that are tying his hands.

Gates is not a demigod. Einstein was not a demigod.
Saddam is was not a demigod.

The reality is much Much more complex than that.
 
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