03.06.08
Off-topic: The Personal Assault Continues…
The pseudonymous/anonymous Munchkins (or whatever they are), posting from proxies as usual, are now spreading libelous material about my Web host/sites launching DDOS attacks. They are trying to get those sites of mine blacklisted. The vulgar language is just normal and it’s intended to repel and drive away readers of the forum.
“The corporate bullying must end, or at least be brought to people’s attention.”Those old tricks show no signed of abatement and they were attempted before, unsuccessfully.
For details you can see this new thread (along with all the slander), in case you are curious.
Just days ago there were the DDOS attacks against my personal site, but it’s probably unrelated. As my last message in the thread above shows, these gagging attempts are evolving and they have gone on for years (the list of examples is far from complete). The corporate bullying must end, or at least be brought to people’s attention. █
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.