[arch-general] Any Arch Users/Developers @ Linuxtag 2010?

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On Mon, 2010-06-07 at 18:34 -0300, Hilton Medeiros wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 18:16:51 -0300
> Felipe Tanus <fotanus at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Rafael Correia
> > <rafaelnominato at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > The purpose of Microsoft at a Open Source event? Steal code, of
> > > course.
> > >
> > > -- Rafael Correia
> > >
> > 
> >        Actually, Microsoft contributes to open source [1]. Including
> > to Linux kernel, with drivers [2]. I guess we should be thankful for
> > they spend they time and money helping the kernel.
> >        Personally I don't care what they true intentions are, and
> > surely they only did this aiming on what any capitalist company would
> > do, but the fact is that helps Linux as a software.
> > 
> >        [ ]'s
> > 
> > [1] http://www.microsoft.com/opensource/
> > [2] http://www.microsoft.com/opensource/project-detail.aspx?pid=18
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> Don't do that, please.
> Defending MS for fun in a Linux mailing list won't get you anywhere.
> You have a blog for posting your thoughts. Useless flamebait posts
> should be motive enough for a ban. Don't even start, please.

If that's the case criticizing Microsoft for fun should be enough to
earn a ban. The snide comments on Microsoft's intentions are much worse
flame-baiting than clarification on Microsoft's real (admittedly minor)
contributions to the kernel.

Linux is not a religious cult.