Re: [tlug] Red Hat dropping MySQL

[Martin Bähr <mbaehr@example.com>]

On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 11:01:34AM +0900, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> It's OK for you stalled maniacs to stick in your "die unless
> $free_software"[1] rut, it's been a great service to all of us,
> because otherwise there's a fair chance there never would have been a
> full-blown free software OS with all the trimmings. 

you are most welcome :-)

> you certainly aren't going to convince Patrick of anything except your
> snobbishness by implying that your political views are of any
> relevance to his business decisions.

i am not implying that they are relevant to his, but they are relevant to mine.

> Patrick's point is that for some people, they either like or must use
> Windows, and he is correctly pointing out that if those tools are
> actually are great it _is_ added value.  However, I didn't (and don't)
> deny that.  My point was that I doubt they're "great".

ok, i mussread that then.

greetings, martin.
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