Disregard that last message. it's late I'm tired and I wasn't thinking doug wrote: > I found the CD's and I'll be duping them this weekend, there is 109mb on the > first one alone, so there will be some stuff to sift through... I should > have dsl running sometime today (yippee!) so I can upload alot of this > someplace if somebody has room (my site won't hold much of it). This is all > in word 2000 as well... > > Doug > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Troy.A Johnson" <troy.johnson at health.state.mn.us> > To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 11:20 AM > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Anyone got or can get one of these cds? > > > Doug, > > > > That would be really good information to have: > > > > To know what will be said against your solution before > > it is said. You can include things in your presentation > > that refute or deflect those criticisms and refer back > > to them when the "MS inspired" questions are asked. > > > > Please send them to the list (or just include me if anyone > > objects) if you do find them. Thanks, > > > > Troy > > > > >>> doug at northlandstudios.com 08/24/01 07:28AM >>> > > Where I work we are an MCSP and get shipments like this. We got our > > monthly shipment yesterday, and I'll look through it today if I can and > > let ya know if we got them. > > > > Doug > > > > On Thu, 2001-08-23 at 23:57, Bob Tanner wrote: > > > > > http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-08-23-014-20-NW-MS > > > > > > >Surprisingly enough, this month's edition contained 2 CDs titled: > "Competing > > > >with Linux". > > > > > > > > One is a "Sales Training CD" aimed at resellers and solution partners. > It > > > > primarily deals with how MS-zealots should deal with clients asking > tough > > > > questions about Linux viability. As you can guess, it's really > focussed on > > > > downplaying Linux as possible competition for MS-based solutions. From > the > > > > tone of it, it looks like there is some serious concerns about Linux > from the > > > > boys in Redmond. It talks about the threats Linux poses to MS > solutions, but > > > > even goes as far as telling resellers & solution partners whom to > focus on in > > > > a enterprise when trying to convince enterprises not to opt for Linux. > There > > > > is even - and this is *really* hilariously stupid - a multiple choice > game at > > > > the end of the CD where you have to answer a fictitious client's > questions > > > > about Linux. You score points by clicking on the answers that dismiss > Linux as > > > > a viable enterprise solution. I know some people here at the office > (and those > > > > folks are primarily an MS-centered business) had a good laugh about > this. > > > > > > Anyone get or can get one of these cds? > > > > > > I'd like to read what MS says and I'd like to be able to dismiss their > dismissal > > > of Linux. :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > tclug-list mailing list > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list