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Date:      Wed, 7 Mar 2001 09:51:09 -0500
From:      Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>
To:        Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com>
Cc:        Chris Coleman <chrisc@vmunix.com>, Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Maxtor picks Windows, dumps open source
Message-ID:  <20010307095109.B72098@blackhelicopters.org>
In-Reply-To: <004c01c0a6e4$0a3e8e40$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com>; from tedm@toybox.placo.com on Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 12:53:12AM -0800
References:  <20010306153122.A69160@blackhelicopters.org> <004c01c0a6e4$0a3e8e40$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com>

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On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 12:53:12AM -0800, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> 
> I'm intersted in doing an article on #2, but my concern on a
> "react to the media spin" #1 article is that I frankly view the original
> article as an attempt to stir up controversy, not an attempt to
> convey a newsworthy item.  As such I think that it can be safely
> ignored.  Any attempt to respond with another mainstream media piece
> is simply going to play into the hands of the original reporter.

[gobs of good stuff deleted]

After some sleep, you're right.  Chris, if my BSD column ever stoops
to this, please smack me.  Repeatedly.

I'll bow out, then.

==ml

-- 
Michael Lucas
mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org
http://www.blackhelicopters.org/~mwlucas/
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