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From: bak@csd-v.UUCP (Bruce)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: O'pain Software Foundation: (2) Why is it better than AT&T?
Message-ID: <196@csd-v.UUCP>
Date: 4 Jun 88 23:08:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: csd-v.196
References: <24369@pyramid.pyramid.com> <355@mipseast.mips.COM> <1017@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> <55234@sun.uucp>
Reply-To: bak@csd-v.UUCP (Bruce)
Organization: Computer Systems Design, Sandy Hook, Ct.
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In article <55234@sun.uucp> guy@gorodish.Sun.COM (Guy Harris) writes:
>> Parting shot: If IBM is so impressed by Unix, why aren't they on Usenet?
>> Can you say FUD?
>
>Fascinating theory; the only trouble with it is that IBM *IS* on USENET.
>Contributions from IBMers are't frequent, but they do occur.  In addition, I
>fail to see what membership in USENET, or the lack thereof, has to do with FUD.

Funny I've never seen a contribution with "Organization: IBM..." in
any posting to comp.unix....  So IBM employee contributions must be
*very* infrequent.

FUD can be engendered amongst employees even more easily than customers.

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