[Fwd: [oclug] Microsoft to English translation guide.]

Subject: [Fwd: [oclug] Microsoft to English translation guide.]
From: Sandy Harris <sandy -at- storm -dot- ca>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 15:04:36 -0400

An amusing attack on MS 'newspeak', seen on my local Linux user group list.

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Subject: [oclug] Microsoft to English translation guide.
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 11:39:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ross Jordan <rjordan -at- student -dot- math -dot- uwaterloo -dot- ca>
Reply-To: oclug -at- lists -dot- oclug -dot- on -dot- ca
To: oclug -at- lists -dot- oclug -dot- on -dot- ca

Just stumbled on this one... it's pretty accurate.

http://www.infowarrior.org/articles/2001-04.html

-Ross
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