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Member since March 6, 2007

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    Roy Schestowitz

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  1. Comment - Motorola produces a Linux-based slider with an open platform

    (Feb 12, 2008 - 10:08 PM)

    Motorola will be better off contributing or integrating Motomagx with LiMo. Unification would help.

  2. Comment - The opportunities revealed by Sun's open-source CPU

    (Dec 14, 2007 - 2:34 AM)

    Praises to Sun Phipps and others. This truly shows that they want to change for the better.

  3. Comment - OpenDocument debate resumes in the Netherlands

    (Dec 12, 2007 - 3:19 AM)

    The Dutch decision makers will need to be strong and maintain their insistence. We've already seen some people in the past losing their jobs for 'daring' to support ODF, due to Microsoft's well-documented pressures (Finland, Mass).

    By the way, Scott, thanks for your excellent past writings.

  4. Comment - Microsoft's 'Get The Facts' Linux Site Replaced

    (Aug 24, 2007 - 1:50 AM)

    Microsoft has always known that "Get the Facts" was one big pile of baloney.

    Iowa left Microsoft exposed after it showed Microsoft producing iffy results. Here:

    ,----[ Quotes with annotation ]
    | "(Microsoft manager:) I don't like the fact that the report show us losing
    | on TCO on webservers. I don't like the fact that the report show us losing
    | on availability (windows was down more than linux). And I don't like the
    | fact that the reports says nothing new is coming with windows .net server."
    |
    | [...]
    |
    | "I don't like it to be public on the doc that we sponsored it because I
    | don't think the outcome is as favorable as we had hoped. I just don't like
    | competitors using it as ammo against us. It is easier if it doesn't mention
    | that we sponsored it."
    `----

    http://slated.antitrust....011607/9000/PX09695.pdf

  5. Comment - Novell to Detail Microsoft Agreement

    (May 25, 2007 - 2:31 AM)

    It might be clear what they are trying to hide...

    http://boycottnovell.com...a-wspp-or-mcpp-licensee/