[Sheflug] A possible award for Linus Torvalds!! Spread the message please!

[Richard Ibbotson <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear All

This just came in to enquiries [at] sheflug.co.uk.   So, if you want Linus 
to get an award then please do say so.............



Subject: A possible award for Linus Torvalds!! Spread the message 
please!
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:07:44 +0100
From: "Greg Gillespie"


I hope you can help and I hope you don't mind my writing to you "out
 of the blue" but I wanted to pass on a message to the linux
 community and I got your e-mail address from the linux.org site! I
 am a "fan" of Linux but not a great participator in the communities.
 However, I came across a site today that is the voting site for a
 major awards ceremony for technical innovation in the past 20 years.
  It is MAJOR in that Bill Clinton and "His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
 Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai" are attending (plus
 loads of other dignatories etc. - the full list is on
http://www.stars-arabia.com/summit.asp).

The reason I am writing to you though, is that I voted on the
 software award and the nominations included Microskank and Linus
 Torvalds, but can you imagine my surprise when the results page came
 up with Microskank in first place with Linus a VERY close second! I
 think it is a disgrace that they should get this award for pumping
 out downright dodgy, faulty, overpriced software and that the
 brilliant ideals of Linus Torvalds should not be recognised for what
 they are!

Therefore I am asking you to PLEASE pass this message on to the rest
 of the Linux community (quickly as the voting closes in the next few
 days) and ask them to register and vote at www.stars.com/stars-2001

I DO NOT work for PC magazine or any of the promoters! I work for a
 training centre in Letterkenny, Ireland.

Please help Linus get his proper recognition!
Greg Gillespie



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Richard
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