Re: tlug: Re: ISDN problems

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

> >>>>> "Lance" == Lance Cummings <lance@example.com> writes:
> 
>     Lance> I will say that from the 'Doze or NT, I've never been
>     Lance> anything but happy with it.  But how are we gonna
>     Lance> mainstream Linux if it takes this kind of effort to get
>     Lance> connected?
> 
> Everybody thought the Halloween memo was a hoax, but actually it's a
> poor translation of a NEC internal memo that got shipped to MS by IE
> on one of the secretary's boxes at NEC, then polished up to get sent
> to Bill's desk.
> 
> NEC, like MS, and IBM before them, believes in using FUD to maintain
> market share.  "Satan, get thee behind me!"
> 
> Shoulda been on advocacy, sorry.  (Not :-} )


what exactly is FUD?  I know what the concept means, but I'm unclear on
the actual acronym.

As far as IBM goes, haven't they sort of reversed their position on that
particular evil?

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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com, sstone@example.com>
Head of TurboLinux Development/Systems Administrator
Pacific HiTech, Inc (USA) / Pacific HiTech, KK (Japan)


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