[brlug-poly] M$ Spams Free Speech Alley.

[John Hebert]

On 10/28/05, Shannon Roddy <sroddy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Will, you remind me of a person on one of the politics boards I am on.
> Blinded by hatred, refusing to be impartial, and consumed by your desire to
> shit on M$ every time you get the chance. The difference is that you hate M$
> and he hates Bush.
>
> I don't like it, you don't like it, but unfortunately, many or most of the
> students are probably thrilled that they can now get M$ products for "free"
> through LSU. Most universities are doing this now. Hell, even Caltech does
> it. And they are complaining about budget problems. No raises last year,
> tuition increases, layoffs, etc. The JPL situation doesn't help. And, yet,
> they still buy massive license agreements with M$. It is the way it is done
> now. like it or not.



Shannon, what's up with the JPL situation? I hadn't heard they had problems.

I assume most universities are given "an offer they can't refuse" by
Microsoft; higher license fees resulting from an audit vs. blanket coverage.
Or, they sincerly like the offer that Microsoft is giving them.

Will, you are kinda boring to read sometimes when what you offer is
opinionated invective. I mean, I assume that LSU is run by fairly smart
people who took a look at the numbers and said to Microsoft "Ok, we'll pay
that." If you value freedom, then you must allow LSU to make their own
business decisions. If you are really convinced Microsoft is commtting some
crime, then you are going to have to come up with better arguments than what
I have seen so far, or do something about it. How about running for Student
Government and starting a movement to revoke the technology fee paid by
students? Heck, offer Linux software instead. Microsoft would probably
counter-offer a lower fee. ;)

John
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