> Chris Rowson wrote: > > I just read this. Sickening isn't it! > > > > > Not to me it isn't. > > The Nigerian government aren't complaining. The Nigerian people aren't > complaining. > > [Or if they are, someone post a link and tell me about what....] > > In fact, the person who's complaining in this article is the guy who > came in second in a procurement round, and he's throwing mud around and > hoping some of it sticks.
Mark, Viewed against a backdrop of other MS activities - (see the other post in this thread about previous MS jollies into Africa) you'll see that this *may* run deeper than one guy sulking as he looses out in a procurement round... > > I'm well aware that Microsoft have played dirty in the past, but I > believe in this pesky little thing called "any evidence whatsoever" > before assuming that somehow children are being screwed over. I believe on the 'fool me once' principle. > I don't use Ubuntu because I somehow think that it's "truth justice and > righteousness".... I use it because it's better.... OK. Fair enough, that's your choice. I'm not really that bothered why people use Ubuntu to be fair. I'm just happy that they do. > > What I _do_ find offensive is the fact that some people are jumping in > the "kids are getting screwed" bandwagon, and will try to exploit the > images of some of the worlds most vulnerable people to make their own > petty points about "free software". I'm hope you see me as an exploiter of innocent children for posting this here. To be honest though, I don't have an agenda or petty points to make. > > One of the reasons I like Ubuntu is that Canonical seem to have a policy > of NOT descending to this kind of game, and concentrating on making > Linux BETTER. > > That I can respect. > > > Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
