Comments on: Microsoft Seeks Experts to Corrupt Wikipedia Information on Open XML http://boycottnovell.com/2007/01/22/ooxml-shill/ Exploring the reality behind exclusionary deals with Microsoft and their subtle (yet severe) implications Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:10:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://boycottnovell.com/2007/01/22/ooxml-shill/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:10:58 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/01/22/ooxml-shill/#comment-289 Draconishinobi, here's a deal. Write lots of comments that expose Novell and we'll mail you a cheque. But sheesh! Don't tell anyone. Draconishinobi, here’s a deal. Write lots of comments that expose Novell and we’ll mail you a cheque. But sheesh! Don’t tell anyone.

]]> By: Draconishinobi http://boycottnovell.com/2007/01/22/ooxml-shill/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Draconishinobi Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:55:42 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/01/22/ooxml-shill/#comment-287 Oh ... well, I guess my momentary optimism didn't pay off (as usual) ... back to being myself again :) Oh … well, I guess my momentary optimism didn’t pay off (as usual) … back to being myself again :)

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://boycottnovell.com/2007/01/22/ooxml-shill/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Roy Schestowitz Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:02:32 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/01/22/ooxml-shill/#comment-281 <blockquote> Not sure they could do too much harm to wiki. After all, the changes must be accepted before they are posted, and they tend to not allow biased info. </blockquote> Jelliffe, however, is among the maintainers/moderators, I think. Let me just have a look at what PJ had to say... http://www.groklaw.net/newsitems.php "[PJ: Well, well. Out of the closet. So now you will know how to read O'Reilly's XML Blog and Wikipedia entries on ODF/OpenXML, huh? Isn't it sad that Microsoft has to hire people to help them?]" I think that the information source that I have in mind is actually my E-mail account --- something from the ODF Alliance. I'm fairly sure that they target people with authority rather than some arbitrary volunteer.

Not sure they could do too much harm to wiki. After all, the changes must be accepted before they are posted, and they tend to not allow biased info.

Jelliffe, however, is among the maintainers/moderators, I think. Let me just have a look at what PJ had to say…

http://www.groklaw.net/newsitems.php

“[PJ: Well, well. Out of the closet. So now you will know how to read O'Reilly's XML Blog and Wikipedia entries on ODF/OpenXML, huh? Isn't it sad that Microsoft has to hire people to help them?]”

I think that the information source that I have in mind is actually my E-mail account — something from the ODF Alliance. I’m fairly sure that they target people with authority rather than some arbitrary volunteer.

]]> By: Draconishinobi http://boycottnovell.com/2007/01/22/ooxml-shill/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Draconishinobi Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:39:15 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/01/22/ooxml-shill/#comment-280 Not sure they could do too much harm to wiki. After all, the changes must be accepted before they are posted, and they tend to not allow biased info. Other than that, what else can you expect from M$. Spread propaganda, infiltrate, sabotage, destroy, "f'ing kill", and other wonderful things. Not sure they could do too much harm to wiki. After all, the changes must be accepted before they are posted, and they tend to not allow biased info.

Other than that, what else can you expect from M$. Spread propaganda, infiltrate, sabotage, destroy, “f’ing kill”, and other wonderful things.

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