Re: How about an Oracle debate?

From: Glen A Stromquist <glen_stromquist_at_no_spam_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 21:48:16 GMT
Message-ID: <Ao5xc.64049$OI5.27124@edtnps84>

Don Burleson wrote:

> Hello Glen,
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>>I've never been to OOW yet, but I'd go if this event was a "go"!

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> Yes, I'm getting lots of interest in a face-to-face debate.
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> However, I've been informed that there may be a problem that I did not
> consider, that these names don't correspond with "real" people.
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> It turns out that I cannot verify that Nuno Souto, Richard Foote or
> Howard J. Rogers actually exist. No resumes with verifiable details,
> no photographs of any of them.
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> It's so easy to create anonymous accounts that I guess you never
> really know who you are talking with. Heck, you don't even know
> for-sure who I am.
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> I just got an e-mail suggesting that Howard J. Rogers is really a 14
> year-old girl, but I have no way to prove it, one way or the other. .
> . .
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I have no doubt that Howard is a real person and who he says he is, I have exchanged e-mails with him regarding oracle/linux issues from time to time and I frequently tour his site.

When I first read the thread on a debate it sounded semi-serious, my suggesting SB as a moderator was purely tongue-in-cheek. Of course I had not read the preceding thread that I am assuming led up to this.

Good debates are great to watch and usually quite informative, but having read further on this topic I'm quite sure this one would be neither... Received on Mon Jun 07 2004 - 16:48:16 CDT