Linux supporters waging a "jihad", says Microsoft exec
Jo Best June 11 2004
Redmond goes on a 'myth-busting tour'

Microsoft has launched its 'Get the Facts' road show .. to .. convince
the wavering that Redmond is as at least cheap and as secure as its
open-source rival.

Nick McGrath .. described the campaign as "a reality check we're
bringing out", aiming to tackle the "myths" surrounding Linux.

[...]

... One Microsoft exec described the anti-Microsoft feelings as a "jihad".

[...]

"There's a huge amount of passion around open source� It's far more
positive; it's 'let's create alternatives' not 'let's trash something
someone else has done'." [Steve Gaines - Novell]

The other prong of Microsoft's rebuttal takes on security 'myths'.

Nick Barley .. refuted allegations that MS security was lax, saying  ..
"We've spent a lot of time recently trying to educate the marketplace ...

http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39121241,00.htm

> "There's a huge amount of passion around open source? It's far more
> positive; it's 'let's create alternatives' not 'let's trash something
> someone else has done'." [Steve Gaines - Novell]

"Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems. "
Linus Torvalds.

mandraker wrote:
>> "There's a huge amount of passion around open source? It's far more
>> positive; it's 'let's create alternatives' not 'let's trash something
>> someone else has done'." [Steve Gaines - Novell]
>
> "Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating
> systems. " Linus Torvalds.

No, Linus, they /are/ evil.

begin On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 07:39:57 -0400, Daeron posted:

> Linux supporters waging a "jihad", says Microsoft exec Jo Best June 11
> 2004
> Redmond goes on a 'myth-busting tour'
> 
> Microsoft has launched its 'Get the Facts' road show .. to .. convince the
> wavering that Redmond is as at least cheap and as secure as its
> open-source rival.

Yeah, right, & the day M$ tells the truth the Devil will be skating to
work.


-- 
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http://librenix.com/?inode=21
Linux vs. Windows Viruses
http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/188

"Prez Shrub" <me@toostupidtobepresident.com> wrote:

>mandraker wrote:
>>> "There's a huge amount of passion around open source? It's far more
>>> positive; it's 'let's create alternatives' not 'let's trash something
>>> someone else has done'." [Steve Gaines - Novell]
>>
>> "Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating
>> systems. " Linus Torvalds.
>
>No, Linus, they /are/ evil.

Indeed.

On 2004-06-11, Daeron <daeron@demon.net> blubbered:
> Linux supporters waging a "jihad", says Microsoft exec
> Jo Best June 11 2004

> The other prong of Microsoft's rebuttal takes on security 'myths'.
>
> Nick Barley .. refuted allegations that MS security was lax, saying  ..
> "We've spent a lot of time recently trying to educate the marketplace ...

That's why there are a bunch of viruses cropping up every day: the
marketplace isn't educated, and MICROS~1 just isn't getting their
message heard.

Yep. If they successfully 'educate the marketplace' all of the virus
and worm authors will just go away because WinDoze will magically
become much more secure.

-- 
MS could solve all their problems tomorrow regarding security and
stability and I wouldn't use them more than I have to now because for
years they fed me cow shit and told me it was cake.

Daeron wrote:
> Linux supporters waging a "jihad", says Microsoft exec
> Jo Best June 11 2004
> Redmond goes on a 'myth-busting tour'

slashdot mention it here (lots of discussion - over 500 comments posted...):

http://slashdot.org/articles/04/06/11/1653249.shtml?tid=106&tid=109&tid=185&tid=187

Daeron wrote:

> Linux supporters waging a "jihad", says Microsoft exec
> Jo Best June 11 2004
> Redmond goes on a 'myth-busting tour'
> 
> Microsoft has launched its 'Get the Facts' road show .. to .. convince
> the wavering that Redmond is as at least cheap and as secure as its
> open-source rival.
> 
> Nick McGrath .. described the campaign as "a reality check we're
> bringing out", aiming to tackle the "myths" surrounding Linux.
> 
> [...]
> 
> .. One Microsoft exec described the anti-Microsoft feelings as a "jihad".
> 
> [...]
> 
> "There's a huge amount of passion around open source? It's far more
> positive; it's 'let's create alternatives' not 'let's trash something
> someone else has done'." [Steve Gaines - Novell]

I'm more along the lines of: "Why am I using this crap. Better get out the
LInux distro..."

> 
> The other prong of Microsoft's rebuttal takes on security 'myths'.
> 
> Nick Barley .. refuted allegations that MS security was lax, saying  ..
> "We've spent a lot of time recently trying to educate the marketplace ...

Because "educating the marketplace" (read: Virus writers are the reason your
machines get infected every other day, not our sloppy... umm.. complex
coding practices) is the key to security and not writing secure code.

> 
> http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39121241,00.htm

-- 
Donovan Hill
Canadian, Linux User, All around nice guy!

Daeron wrote:

> Linux supporters waging a "jihad", says Microsoft exec
> Jo Best June 11 2004
> Redmond goes on a 'myth-busting tour'

> .. One Microsoft exec described the anti-Microsoft feelings as a "jihad".

Then hopefully Linux Advocates will be as successful as the Moors who
invaded Spain in 1000 A.D.

John Bailo's Lawyer wrote:
> Daeron wrote:
> 
> 
>>Linux supporters waging a "jihad", says Microsoft exec
>>Jo Best June 11 2004
>>Redmond goes on a 'myth-busting tour'
> 
> 
>>.. One Microsoft exec described the anti-Microsoft feelings as a "jihad".
> 
> 
> Then hopefully Linux Advocates will be as successful as the Moors who
> invaded Spain in 1000 A.D.
> 


Wasn't that 711 AD?

Colin Day

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Oy! Listen to Colin Day's latest shpiel!
> John Bailo's Lawyer wrote:
>> Daeron wrote:
>> 
>>>Linux supporters waging a "jihad", says Microsoft exec
>>>Jo Best June 11 2004
>>>Redmond goes on a 'myth-busting tour'
>> 
>>>.. One Microsoft exec described the anti-Microsoft feelings as a "jihad".
>> 
>> Then hopefully Linux Advocates will be as successful as the Moors who
>> invaded Spain in 1000 A.D.
>> 
> Wasn't that 711 AD?

No, that was when the Moops invaded.

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