[plug] Microsoft Linux/FS presentation in Perth (was: Speech)

[Leon Brooks]

On Friday 07 February 2003 03:53 pm, Derek Fountain wrote:
>>     http://www.microsoft.com/australia/partner/events/currentevent.asp

>>     You may have seen some of the press around Linux and Free Software:
>>     come and understand the myths and realities. During this session,
>>     you will hear about Microsoft perspectives on Open Source, Shared
>>     Source and how the Microsoft platform drives Business Value for
>>     customers. You will also be able to respond effectively to top
>>     customer concerns for their IT infrastructure around: TCO,
>>     Security, Reliability with third-party validation to use with your
>>     customers. This session will cover Linux and StarOffice.

> Fun as it might be to see a couple of pointed questions being thrown at
> them, spending any time whatsoever in front of a bunch of Microserfs, while
> they slag off Linux and promote their own overpriced crud to an audience
> who know no better than to enthusisatically lap it all up, is not my idea
> of fun.

No. Question time... now _that's_ my idea of fun! (-:

Cheers; Leon