Re: [PHP4BETA] Professional PHP by Schumann

On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 10:38:25AM +0000, Mark Constable wrote: > Sascha Schumann wrote: > > > > All Stallman can achieve with this campaign is that one > > > lawsuit will be dropped. It won't cause the US patent office > > > to reorganize. And I even doubt that he will reach the first > > > target. Face it, most of Amazon's customers don't even know > > > who Stallman is, the impact of the action will be negligible > > > for Amazon. > > > > Let me clarify the above message. Some people apparently saw > > some kind of virtual endorsement for Amazon. > > You did previously post a clickable (in Netscape) URL to the Amazon site. Mark, I respect your concerns. Let me assure you that the motivation behind posting the links was not related to the current situation of Amazon. Of course, you are free to buy your goods whereever you want. Of course, you can follow Stallman and boycott whatever company or organization he dooms. But I hate being attacked for something not explicitly expressed. Let this thread die now. -- Regards, Sascha Schumann Consultant