[20968] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: CISCO Easter Egg
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jay R. Ashworth)
Fri Oct 30 12:41:42 1998
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 12:04:02 -0500
From: "Jay R. Ashworth" <jra@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us>
To: "'nanog@merit.edu'" <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199810291149.DAA01526@condor.lvrmr.mhsc.com>; from "Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com> on Thu, Oct 29, 1998 at 03:49:26AM -0800
On Thu, Oct 29, 1998 at 03:49:26AM -0800, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote:
> Not only interesting, but dishonest. Forcing a company to spend money on
> false premise is tantamount to theft or conversion. That cisco gives them
> the opportunity for doing so is aiding an abetting. Particularly so when
> the upgrade cost adds to cisco's revenue. In other words, I sincerely hope
> that you are joking. Yes, I'm a "suit" and only a part-time
> operator/developer these days.
No, he likely wasn't joking.
Yes, you're a suit.
Cheers,
-- jra
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