Re: Petreley on commercial support for non-MS OSes

[Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>]

At 11:31 AM 1/1/99 -0500, Dan Strychalski wrote:
 
>WAY TO GO, ERIC! You have gotten Brett to answer a question I've asked him
>point-blank at least twice without getting an answer. My hat's off to you.

I've answered it before. I'm afraid you've just noticed my answer now!

>It's not the answer I hoped for, but such is life (speaking of slippery
>slopes). I still think that drawing that line can be an important part of
>a good overall solution. Unless Brett has a PERFECT solution....

I advocate what is, at least, a consistent solution that does not run into
the problem of where to draw lines. (When one runs into a "line-drawing"
problem, it virtually always means that one has taken a wrong turn on
the way to a solution.)

>Speaking of which, I recently came across the home page of one Brett
>Glass. He appeared to be such a broad-minded, well-rounded individual, I
>had real difficulty connecting him with the seeming monomaniac who posts
>here.

Why would you consider me a "monomaniac?" I post on a wide variety of
topics both here and elsewhere. Of course, since this list is oriented
toward discussions of Microsoft (and, in part, the efficacy of open
source software as a partial remedy for the Microsoft problem), it's
natural that this topic will come up frequently.

>Your assignment, Mr. Bennett -- should you decide to accept it -- will be
>to maneuver Mr. Glass into saying something CONSTRUCTIVE.

I already do. One fundamental principle by which I endeavor to abide 
is that one should NEVER criticize without suggesting a way to fix the 
problem or presenting a better alternative. I always try to be constructive
in this way.

--Brett Glass