Re: OmniMark Rant (was Re: [FWP] A fun bit of obfuscation)

[Uri Guttman <uri@sysarch.com>]

>>>>> "RLS" == Randal L Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com> writes:

>>>>> "Michael" == Michael G Schwern <schwern@pobox.com> writes:
  Michael> I remember asking them if they had a Linux version, they said "of
  Michael> course!" (white lie since they were showing off the IDE at the time),
  Michael> "Ahh," says I, pulling out my horribly mutated Powerbook, "I'll bet
  Michael> you don't have a Linux binary for PowerPC, though!  Let's try
  Michael> compiling it right now, do you have the source handy?"  "No, we can't
  Michael> give out the source."  I was so flabbergasted I couldn't even utter
  Michael> the obvious "Sooo... why are you at the Open Source Conference?"

  RLS> Yeah, I gotta wonder who had to sleep with whom to get them into
  RLS> the vendor area of the conference.  That one really shook me.

  RLS> I think I should write Tim and see if he has any semiofficial
  RLS> response.

they just paid the booth fee and that was it. o'reilly didn't care. they
just wanted the moolah.

uri

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