Re: [alliance] /. Article

[arh14@cornell.edu]

I am a Slashdot reader, and I don't foresee any major negative response.  
More than being a Linux camp, Slashdot is an open source, and open mind 
camp (minus a few trolls).  I think the majority of people will see this 
as cool, and a Good Thing.  Hopefully the article will gain some 
mindshare for Alliance OS from Slashdotters and the community.

lurker,
Aaron

On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Davis Ray Sickmon, Jr wrote:

> And up front - I have a quick bit 'o advice.  If you are sensitive to
> criticism, don't read the /. messages that the article generates. /. is
> mainly a Linux camp - mention of any other OS, no matter HOW cool it is,
> generates opinions ranging from "That's stupid/sucks", "Cool, but Linux is
> better", "Cool, but what good is it", to "Awesome - but it's gonna get
> squashed by Microsoft/Linux/OS of choice."  Then there's those people who
> really don't know crap about OS development, never contribute to Linux or
> any other Open Source project, but are quick to criticize anything.
> I'll keep an eye on the /. reactions.  We don't need a flame war starting
> on /. because someone thinks this project is a stupid concept - or at least
> if one DOES start, I don't want it to be this project.  If you see
> something highly objectionable, please ICQ or email me.  If it's a
> technical issue, contact Ramon via ICQ or email if you don't think you can
> respond without flaming - I remember his contribution during the Freedows /
> Alliance split last time, and he did a hell of a job of presenting the
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