[plug] New Years' Resolutions

[Leon Brooks]

Bob Ogden wrote:
> > IBM would be a
> > nice venue, but how do we interest them? Sure, they're planning on
> > supporting Linux directly, but will they count *UG's as fellow
> > travellers or (brainless move) competitors - or as undignified
> > embarrassments, to be generally avoided?

> Having dealt with IBM when there was an OS/2 UG in Perth I'd say
> "undignified embarrassments, to be generally avoided" and that was with a
> high proportion of suits from big corp's in the group :(.

> IBM seem to have a severe lack of clue when it comes to relating to people
> with less than gigabuck$ to splash around on IT. --

"Get a haircut, and get a real job..." (-:

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