Comments on: The Revisionist Gates/Microsoft PR Campaign Hits the Press, Maybe Literature Too http://techrights.org/2009/04/27/the-revisionist-gatesmicrosoft-pr-campaign-hits-the-press-maybe-literature-too/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gentoo User http://techrights.org/2009/04/27/the-revisionist-gatesmicrosoft-pr-campaign-hits-the-press-maybe-literature-too/comment-page-1/#comment-62549 Gentoo User Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:58:51 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9528#comment-62549 <blockquote>It would be more useful if you address the content of the story</blockquote> If that had ever been of any use whatsoever for anyone, I would be doing it. <blockquote>would definitely rather avoid focusing on the messenger.</blockquote> Perhaps you would like to offer that bit of advise to your friend? <blockquote>Are you agreeing with BN’s focus on defining the messenger because you also like to focus on the messenger</blockquote> No, merely pointing out that someone who says it's "sickening" to ride in the same train as some Microsoft employees is probably not a good source of opinion about anything. <blockquote>There is support for just about everything stated above</blockquote> There is? I must admit I didn't actually read any of it, if it's anything like most of the other references, they're probably filled with the same factual inaccuracies and flat out lies as everything else that is written as opinion but later used as fact, because the author knows no one is going to bother looking up 40 previous posts, which in turn reference another 400 with the same problems. It's called <i>proof by verbosity</i>, a lame rhetorical trick. <blockquote>The Mad Hatter comment was meant as an exaggeration for humor effect I think</blockquote> In a couple of days this post is going to be used as fact, so I guess that's just too bad, isn't it?

It would be more useful if you address the content of the story

If that had ever been of any use whatsoever for anyone, I would be doing it.

would definitely rather avoid focusing on the messenger.

Perhaps you would like to offer that bit of advise to your friend?

Are you agreeing with BN’s focus on defining the messenger because you also like to focus on the messenger

No, merely pointing out that someone who says it’s “sickening” to ride in the same train as some Microsoft employees is probably not a good source of opinion about anything.

There is support for just about everything stated above

There is? I must admit I didn’t actually read any of it, if it’s anything like most of the other references, they’re probably filled with the same factual inaccuracies and flat out lies as everything else that is written as opinion but later used as fact, because the author knows no one is going to bother looking up 40 previous posts, which in turn reference another 400 with the same problems. It’s called proof by verbosity, a lame rhetorical trick.

The Mad Hatter comment was meant as an exaggeration for humor effect I think

In a couple of days this post is going to be used as fact, so I guess that’s just too bad, isn’t it?

]]> By: Jose_X http://techrights.org/2009/04/27/the-revisionist-gatesmicrosoft-pr-campaign-hits-the-press-maybe-literature-too/comment-page-1/#comment-62511 Jose_X Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:28:10 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9528#comment-62511 >> frustrated and decided to fire back same? frustrated and decided to fire back in kind? >> frustrated and decided to fire back same?

frustrated and decided to fire back in kind?

]]> By: Jose_X http://techrights.org/2009/04/27/the-revisionist-gatesmicrosoft-pr-campaign-hits-the-press-maybe-literature-too/comment-page-1/#comment-62510 Jose_X Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:26:53 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9528#comment-62510 Gentoo User, you've made the point numerous times that you don't like this website and a number of its regulars. It would be more useful if you address the content of the story. It's a blog posting giving opinions on opinions others gave. Where do you stand on the Gates' Foundation, Microsoft, etc? Boycottnovell is big on defining the messengers ahead of time. I like to know about messengers (as a backup), but always prefer to analyze the message and would definitely rather avoid focusing on the messenger. Are you agreeing with BN's focus on defining the messenger because you also like to focus on the messenger, or are you, eg, frustrated and decided to fire back same? Boycottnovell, while painting messengers, spends most of the time covering messages. There is support for just about everything stated above (IMO). [The Mad Hatter comment was meant as an exaggeration for humor effect I think.] Gentoo User, you’ve made the point numerous times that you don’t like this website and a number of its regulars.

It would be more useful if you address the content of the story. It’s a blog posting giving opinions on opinions others gave. Where do you stand on the Gates’ Foundation, Microsoft, etc?

Boycottnovell is big on defining the messengers ahead of time. I like to know about messengers (as a backup), but always prefer to analyze the message and would definitely rather avoid focusing on the messenger.

Are you agreeing with BN’s focus on defining the messenger because you also like to focus on the messenger, or are you, eg, frustrated and decided to fire back same?

Boycottnovell, while painting messengers, spends most of the time covering messages. There is support for just about everything stated above (IMO). [The Mad Hatter comment was meant as an exaggeration for humor effect I think.]

]]> By: Gentoo User http://techrights.org/2009/04/27/the-revisionist-gatesmicrosoft-pr-campaign-hits-the-press-maybe-literature-too/comment-page-1/#comment-62499 Gentoo User Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:22:29 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9528#comment-62499 Wasn't your friend twitter who once remarked that it was "sickening" that someone who lived in Seattle had to ride on the same train as some Microsoft employees? Lots of previously established credibility on the topic from this club, as usual. Interesting how so many of your blog posts are made up of hearsay and opinionated exaggerations from your chat room. Then if something goes wrong, you can just claim you don't even know these people. I think you're on record also saying that you "have no friend called twitter" or something like that. I have to look that up. Wasn’t your friend twitter who once remarked that it was “sickening” that someone who lived in Seattle had to ride on the same train as some Microsoft employees?

Lots of previously established credibility on the topic from this club, as usual.

Interesting how so many of your blog posts are made up of hearsay and opinionated exaggerations from your chat room. Then if something goes wrong, you can just claim you don’t even know these people. I think you’re on record also saying that you “have no friend called twitter” or something like that. I have to look that up.

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