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:BetaNews: Does Open Source = Closed Mind?
BetaNews: Does Open Source = Closed Mind?
Apr 18, 2005, 21 :15 UTC (22 Talkback[s]) (8424 reads)

(Other stories by Laura DiDio)

[ Thanks to Don Hoover for this link. ]

"'Well,' Mary said, 'I went online, did a search on your name and saw all these articles calling you DiDiot and other names. Why do these people hate you so much?' she asked, puzzled.

"'They think I hate Linux and that I'm a 'paid Microsoft shill,'' I replied.

"'That's silly,' Mary countered, 'why would anyone hate an operating system...?'"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
... so don't forget your paper cap.. ...   "They" are bound to get!!   
Rainer Weikusat
Apr 18, 2005, 21:29:21
 
Move along. She loves playing the victim ...   Nothing to see here...   
Ian Tester
Apr 18, 2005, 21:33:38
 
>>"That's silly," Mary countered, "w ...   Why indeed.   
SM
Apr 18, 2005, 21:41:08
 
I can't speak for everyone so, for m ...   No....   
da
Apr 18, 2005, 22:12:00
 
..."Well," Mary said, "I went online, di ...   DiDiot wants to play the victim.   
Brandioch Conner
Apr 18, 2005, 22:18:53
 
In the famous words of Ronald Regan:"Wee ...   Didiot is at it again....   
Han Solo
Apr 18, 2005, 22:55:53
 
It's interesting that Didio spends a ...   Interesting..   
Tim
Apr 18, 2005, 23:29:30
 
Sure DiDio is a microsoft shill. Check o ...   shill   
eduardo
Apr 18, 2005, 23:45:36
 
[The SCO NDA code viewing, remember ?]:h ...   Read The Words !   
GH
Apr 18, 2005, 23:55:55
 
Analysts who make public claims need to  ...   Analysts Need To Be Accountable   
Matthew C. Tedder
Apr 19, 2005, 00:22:41
 
A sympathy article using her sister as a ...   Laura/Yankee   
pdcoleman
Apr 19, 2005, 02:07:16
 
"why would anyone hate an operating syst ...   Why indeed!   
Joe User
Apr 19, 2005, 02:47:28
 
Does anyone recall Ms Didio retracting h ...   Tell the Truth!   
Ken Jennings
Apr 19, 2005, 04:32:12
 
This could be MS changing their tactics, ...   Interesting   
BillD
Apr 19, 2005, 05:12:33
 
 "..."Well," Mary said, "I went online,  ...   Why indeed   
K V
Apr 19, 2005, 12:16:05
 
From reading anthropology and neuroscien ...   April is still the cruelest month, boo hoo hairles   
Wesley Parish
Apr 19, 2005, 13:18:29
 
I've only read the intro, but it&#39 ...   Funny Intro   
C. Whitman
Apr 19, 2005, 16:48:21
 
Looks to me that the article is trying t ...   Trying to generate some sympathy for self   
visa
Apr 19, 2005, 16:59:33
 
Anyone who has watched her little spiel  ...   but what about indemnification?   
Scott Marlowe
Apr 19, 2005, 17:19:01
 
If you want to be respected and put an e ...   Laura,   
phil
Apr 19, 2005, 19:13:28
 
From her "article" she claims that "nono ...   Laura Didio STILL gets it wrong...   
Wonderbird
Apr 19, 2005, 22:51:19
 
Newspapers and online news and police we ...   Let's see the Police report.....   
GreyGeek
Apr 20, 2005, 00:34:46
 
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