Please, sir, I am from under-developed country. Bribe me with USD400 millions. GBP even better. Poor Man Chan
"Robert P. J. Day" wrote: > > um ... some of you folks *definitely* need to evolve a > sense of humor. > > On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Gautam P wrote: > > > Well, the 400m $ for the Health Sector development > > in India given by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is > > in the first place, there is no $400M for the health > sector department. as every news article has clearly > described, that amount is the *total* investment that > microsoft is making in india. that includes a reported > $100M in microsoft's software development center in > hyderabad, and another $20M for computer training > for teachers and students at government-run schools. > > and you can bet that those teachers and students won't > be learning anything about the wonders of open source. > except, perhaps, that it's anti-business, a "cancer", > and so on. > > > not a "bribe" to the local politicians of India as > > quoted by Robert's local newspaper. That is total > > "BULLSHIT". These local newspapers and media can goto > > any length to demean a nation's government or a > > software giant with "NO PROOF". If any Indian govt. > > official reads that article, he will sue the local > > newspaper for "n" million $ to prove the theory. > > my local paper never used the word "bribe". *i* used > that word. it's called satire. sheesh. > > > If any person puts his money in a good cause like > > AIDS control, we should not demean him by referring > > the aid as a bribe ! > > and it is, of course, a complete conicidence that bill > gates -- a convicted monopolist -- would show up in > india, flinging money around, and offering piles of > free "training" just after officials in india's > department of information technology publicized details > of the "Linux India Initiative". > > investing part of your staggering fortune in helping > those less fortunate, particularly those with AIDS, > is a laudable and noble gesture. > > doing the same as part of a cynical, opportunistic > strategy to crush your competition is not. > > rday > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
