Re: FAST400 and now FastACT: CFINT revealed

From: Jon Paris <Jon.Paris@Partner400.com>
> >> so Bruce was spinning. What he said was true, but did not address the
> real issue. Isn't that the definition of "spin"?
>
> Lief, if you know Bruce, you also know that he wouldn't know how to "spin"
> if you paid him!  Bruce is a techie's techie and shares information with us
> non-IBMers in as open a fashion as he is able.
>
> What you are seeing is most likely that he hasn't followed all the posts
and
> responded simply to the categorical statement that LIPI's were not
> available.  He corrected that statement.
>
> Please don't start attacking Bruce (or anybody else for that matter), he is
> a _very_ valuable resource for this list.
>

sorry Bruce, this was not meant as an attack, just frustration showing
through. And it is still spin. Bruce knew that only SOME LIPIs are
available. And could have said so. An example of similar spin:
John Ashcroft was asked about a year ago about the FPI Carnivore
project. His answer: "FBI does not have a Carnivore project". It was
renamed DSP1000 (or some such) a month or so before.