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schestowitz_gobling thinks mandybuntu might be a fake nymJul 08 01:07
schestowitzLike jusadphd using a real nameJul 08 01:07
schestowitzhttp://mandybuntu.blogspot.com/2009/04/ubuntu-baby-steps.html#commentsJul 08 01:07
TechrightsSocialTitle: Discovering Ubuntu: Ubuntu Baby Steps .::. Size~: 35.69 KBJul 08 01:07
schestowitzhttp://www.facebook.com/people/Mandy-Hazan/562587588Jul 08 01:07
TechrightsSocialTitle: Mandy Hazan | Facebook .::. Size~: 39.87 KBJul 08 01:07
schestowitzNot sure if it's realJul 08 01:08
schestowitzhas that user even said anything?Jul 08 01:08
ender_33schestowitzJul 08 01:35
ender_33how are you sure anything is realJul 08 01:35
ender_33??????Jul 08 01:35
ender_33Anyways, I gave a bunch of Techrights stuff +1'sJul 08 01:36
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schestowitzhttp://imgur.com/WIGiNJul 08 07:41
TechrightsSocialTitle: Domesticated silverback gorilla...amazing.  - Imgur .::. Size~: 9.35 KBJul 08 07:41
MinceRewJul 08 07:42
schestowitzIt's funnyJul 08 08:00
schestowitzI like his bootsJul 08 08:00
schestowitzSomeone CCd me on this....Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz"Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> Hi,Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> I just wanted to thank you for the subject article by By apexwmJul 08 08:14
schestowitz> <http://www.zdnet.co.uk/member-profile/2000643222/>, dated 14 April,Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> 2011 at 15:16:Jul 08 08:14
TechrightsSocialError processing the URL: HTTP/1.1 404 Not FoundJul 08 08:14
schestowitz> Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/the-open-source-revolution-10014902/articles-of-roy-schestowitz-10022241/Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> Jul 08 08:14
TechrightsSocialTitle: Articles of Roy Schestowitz | ZDNet UK .::. Size~: 159.24 KBJul 08 08:14
schestowitz> If you can forward this to apexwm, I would appreciate it.Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> This helped to explain not only the strange attacks against Mr. RoyJul 08 08:14
schestowitz> Schestowitz's character, but also the on going trolling inJul 08 08:14
schestowitz> comp.os.linux.advocacy Usenet newsgroup, including attacks on my character.Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> [...] similar attacks Roy has experienced appear with my name. Over theJul 08 08:14
schestowitz> past 4 or 5 years, I have been posting more or less on a weekly basis,Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> excerpts from the official c.o.l.advocacy FAQ found atJul 08 08:14
schestowitz> [...]Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> The pro-Microsoft trolls have even taken to discrediting me by postingJul 08 08:14
schestowitz> in Usenet groups that I don't usually frequent, such as rec.audio.pro,Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> attempting to denigrate Linux as an operating system for professionalJul 08 08:14
schestowitz> audio recording.  Following is a best example from 4 years agoJul 08 08:14
schestowitz> [...]Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> Therefore, thank you for the article with keen observations on how oneJul 08 08:14
schestowitz> company treats those who post positively regarding its competitionJul 08 08:14
schestowitz> and/or negatively on its products. A good reason for this is in supportJul 08 08:14
schestowitz> of the Microsoft Evangelism document exposed during the US Comes (Iowa)Jul 08 08:14
schestowitz> versus Microsoft Corporation trial in 2007:Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> [quote]Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> In the Mopping Up phase, Evangelism's goal is to put the final nail intoJul 08 08:15
schestowitz> the competing technology's coffin, and bury it in the burning depths ofJul 08 08:15
schestowitz> the earth.  Ideally, use of the competing technology becomes associatedJul 08 08:15
schestowitz> with mental deficiency, as in, "he believes in Santa Claus, the EasterJul 08 08:15
schestowitz> Bunny, and OS/2."Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> Just keep rubbing it in, via the press, analysts, newsgroups, whatever.Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> make the complete failure of the competition's technology part of theJul 08 08:15
schestowitz> mythology of the computer industry.Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> [/quote]Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> Bottom line for damage control:Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> [quote]Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> We want to place selection pressure on the companies and individualsJul 08 08:15
schestowitz> that show a genetic weakness for competitor's technologies, to make theJul 08 08:15
schestowitz> industry increasingly resistant to such unhealthy strains, over time.Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> [/quote]Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> PDF page 55Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> Microsoft EvangelismJul 08 08:15
schestowitz> Comes vs. Microsoft court caseJul 08 08:15
schestowitz> Jul 08 08:15
schestowitz> http://www.groklaw.net/pdf/Comes-3096.pdfJul 08 08:15
schestowitz"Jul 08 08:15
TechrightsSocialNot a web page! Aborting application/pdf typeJul 08 08:15
schestowitz> Roy, congratulations. I enjoyed reading the article. Keep up the good work and posts in the various forums and especially c.o.l.advocacy.Jul 08 08:19
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/swapnilbhartiya/status/89233484098445312Jul 08 08:40
TechrightsSocial@swapnilbhartiya: @schestowitz does that mean gnu/linux now has 5% market share?Jul 08 08:40
schestowitzHard to tell, it's free to pass aroundJul 08 08:40
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schestowitzhttp://i.imgur.com/Pl6qs.jpgJul 08 09:51
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schestowitzhttp://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmcutjhATm1qfx6ioo1_400.jpgJul 08 09:52
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schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/fcassia/statuses/89290954405720064Jul 08 19:06
TechrightsSocial@fcassia: @schestowitz that violates several Linux conventions. Linux components and subsystems shouldn´t have human readable names, just odd acronymsJul 08 19:06
schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/durand101/statuses/89291719962673152Jul 08 19:06
TechrightsSocial@durand101: @schestowitz I suppose. I don't think they could sue individuals though?Jul 08 19:06
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schestowitzdrpizza@quiscalusmexicanus.orgJul 08 21:33
schestowitzmexican us.orgJul 08 21:33
schestowitzmexic anusJul 08 21:33

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