Actually, the real issue here is that this could ultimately affect Linux in a
negative way. And though this topic does border on belonging to the
SLUG-Politics list, I think it's important to note that while money is a
powerful (and corrupting influence), votes are what count.
More generally, I think that there needs to be a LUG PAC to counter this sort
of "lack of integrity" when it comes to our favorite penguin...
Russell
On Friday 14 February 2003 11:12 am, you wrote:
> Failure of integrity?
> http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2003/02/14/
>
> What's that again? ;)
>
> - Ian
>
> On Friday 14 February 2003 10:56, Frank Robers _ SOTL wrote:
> > Hi All
> >
> > This is one of those way way off topic postings that is can be thought of
> > as being way way on target.
> >
> > On a personally I am sorry this posting is not much closer closer to
> > being on target. I would feel a whole lot better if it were much much
> > closer.
> >
> > Yesterday the US Congress's Joint Committee of Finance released it report
> > on Enron. Previously the US Senate had released it report on the
> > calculation of Enron's taxes form public financial statements.
> >
> > The Joint Committee Report may be obtained at:
> > http://www.house.gov/jct/
> >
> > The Senate Committee Report may be obtained at:
> > http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/hearing021303.htm
> > Then click on special report.
> >
> > To say the least both of these reports make fantastic reading.
> >
> > So far this has been way way off target.
> >
> > But here comes the on on target part.
> >
> > Instead of think Enron when/if you read the report think about this being
> > typical actions of a certain Redmont company that we have all grown to
> > love.
> >
> > For those not familiar with Enron, Enron was the energy equivalent of
> > those nice people up in Redmont including all the piazza.
> >
> > As for Chapter 11 filing they do give one certain negative feelings and
> > fears by revealing what has been so made as obtuse as possible.
> >
> > Hopefully this disease of public enlightenment is not too contagious
> > spreading so to speak to the Northwest revealing a similar infamous
> > failure of integrity but alas I fear that my hopes are ill founded and
> > that those nice folks in Redmont have a high probability of being exposed
> > to the same set of dynamic experience and disillusionment now rolling
> > through Houston.
> >
> > Frank
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