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RE: Re: RE: Microsoft tries to recruit Eric Raymond

ZebCarnell — Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:10 am

Author: ZebCarnell

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:10 am

He has done some crazy sh** but what hes done for the open source community (somewhat unnoticed by some) is quite significant.

RE: Re: RE: Microsoft tries to recruit Eric Raymond

jjmac — Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:19 am

Author: jjmac

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:19 am

The guys gotta have some fun ... besides, i think he does have inside links from time to time. If he went in himself he could get recognised. But it would be even funnier i think.

jm

RE: Re: RE: Microsoft tries to recruit Eric Raymond

overflow — Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:44 am

Author: overflow

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:44 am

It seems a rather juvenile, arrogant response to me. A smart person would have been much cooler and subtler about it.

If he really wanted to damage Microsoft he could have been more effective on the inside and would have been well paid for it, I expect, too.

Re: RE: Microsoft tries to recruit Eric Raymond

sandyman — Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:27 am

Author: sandyman

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:27 am

ZebCarnell wrote:

That cracks me up. Eric Raymond is the man

Except that on issues outside FOSS the man is a raving right wing nutter.

RE: Microsoft tries to recruit Eric Raymond

jjmac — Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:01 am

Author: jjmac

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:01 am

It is kinda funny ... (grin)

'ol Cleasy could do a lot with material like that. Interesting the point too, about the MS economic structure being locked in to their questionable practises culture. Rendering them irreversible.

jm

RE: Microsoft tries to recruit Eric Raymond

linuxgirlie — Mon Sep 12, 2005 9:11 am

Author: linuxgirlie

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 9:11 am

Brilliant....now added to my blog list!!

RE: Microsoft tries to recruit Eric Raymond

ZebCarnell — Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:03 am

Author: ZebCarnell

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:03 am

That cracks me up. Eric Raymond is the man

RE: Microsoft tries to recruit Eric Raymond

Flea — Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:16 am

Author: Flea

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:16 am

Quote:

Microsoft
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
<http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Pyt=Tmap&addr=One+Microsoft+Way&csz=Re
dmond%2C+WA+98052&country=us>

Erm... why is a Microsoft employee using Yahoo maps in his e-mail?

Microsoft tries to recruit Eric Raymond

sandyman — Fri Sep 09, 2005 5:50 pm

Author: sandyman

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 5:50 pm

Honest it's true

Eric's response