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From: jeffrey@algor2.UUCP (Jeffrey Kegler)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport,talk.rumors
Subject: Re: Interactive (was uport death rumors)
Keywords: microport
Message-ID: <261@algor2.UUCP>
Date: 7 Mar 89 02:06:23 GMT
References: <285@swusrgrp.UUCP> <1652@trantor.harris-atd.com> <3422@ima.ima.isc.com>
Reply-To: jeffrey@algor2.UUCP (Jeffrey Kegler)
Organization: Algorists, Inc., Reston VA
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In article <3422@ima.ima.isc.com> trb@ima.UUCP (Andrew Tannenbaum) writes:
>In article <1652@trantor.harris-atd.com> wcurtiss%x102c@trantor.harris-atd.com (William Curtiss) writes:
>
>> [ As a side note, Interactive was recently bought by Kodak. ]
>
>I can't imagine what your intention is by associating Interactive with
>Microport death rumors.

I have trouble imagining what you are so sensitive about.  As someone who
reccomends the various flavors of UNIX to clients, William's posting did
nothing to undercut the good impression I have of Interactive.  I mean,
postings are traditionly informal and often rambling, but he went to the
trouble of placing it in brackets and prefixing "As a side note", for heaven's
sake.

Postings like William's are what I read news for.  The additional materials in
Andrew's were also helpful.  I do not like to leave the accusation that a
perfectly proper, responsibly presented and true remark should not have been
made, unanswered.  Usually, I think what I have just said is more appropriate
for Email, but I worry about the potential chilling effect.  I would worry
if a company feels it has to supress comment about it on the net.
-- 

Jeffrey Kegler, President, Algorists,
jeffrey@algor2.UU.NET or uunet!algor2!jeffrey
1788 Wainwright DR, Reston VA 22090