> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Rodolfo J. Paiz > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:14 AM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Re: Does "Micro$oft" sucks...? > > At 11:47 2/24/2004, you wrote: > >For example (and to stay off topic a bit): > > > >Last year alone the Gates Foundation donated a tad over 7,000,000,000 to > >various medical and educational programs. Count the zero's my friend. > > > >I fully realize that they price gouge and everything they stand for is > >against OSS, but 7 billion donated to the world's future each > >year. That's not a bad thing. > > No, it's not a bad thing. Anything done for good is a good thing, no ifs, > ands, or buts. However, and to make the point dramatically in the purest > black or white: stealing exclusively to give to the poor is still > stealing. > I applaud charity, but I expect ethical business behavior as well. Our > family businesses, for example, are publicly held and audited, have had an > impeccable reputation for nearly 80 years now, and consistently donate a > percentage of gross profits to charity and social work as well as fund the > Paiz Foundation. > > Just as two wrongs do not make a right, a right does not "cancel out" a > wrong. They are independent. > > >Please don't reply to this forum if you have to bash me > > No bashing here, but I certainly don't agree with my interpretation of > what > you said. > Well said my friend and I did not mean to take away from your reply as you made some excellent points. What a strange and very diverse world we live in.
