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DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the change-of-heart dept.

Starrider writes "It seems the DARPA grant for OpenBSD and for University of Pennsylvania has been cancelled (?) immediately and without warning. See the full story in Theo's email and on deadly.org." Theo is left to only speculate why funding was suddenly pulled. One also has to wonder what this means for the University of Pennsylvania, since they were also in for a piece of the pie.

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  1. The real reason by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is because they read Slashdot and saw the *BSD is dying.

  2. Easy... by guile*fr · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...they discovered Canada harbors french talking people.

    1. Re:Easy... by cperciva · · Score: 2, Funny

      Canada harbours Freedom talking people now.

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      Tarsnap: Online backups for the truly paranoid
  3. Serves him right by TedCheshireAcad · · Score: 0, Funny

    Serves him right for speaking out against Operation Iraqi Freedom (tm).

  4. Re:Please try to keep posts on topic. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    And the Pope might be Catholic.

  5. Free software meets real life by coupland · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just goes to show all this talk about freedom and free software is great when you're arguing with ComandrKeen69 on /. but free speech hits you in the pocket book when you port it to meatspace...

  6. BSD Found on Road, Dead by ENOENT · · Score: 4, Funny

    In a surprising turn of events, BSD was found lying dead on the side of the road in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I'm sure that we all have enjoyed using BSD-derived code at some point. BSD will be missed. Truly an American icon.

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    That's "Mr. Soulless Automaton" to you, Bub.
    1. Re:BSD Found on Road, Dead by Chuck+Milam · · Score: 2, Funny
      "In a surprising turn of events, BSD was found lying dead on the side of the road in Milwaukee..."

      And, fear not good citizens, CNN.com was right on the ball, since they had already prepared the obituary on their web server sometime last month.

  7. this is understandable by toddhunter · · Score: 2, Funny

    since the DARPA chief has too much money invested in the secret metal gear projects to invest in a simple OS

  8. Re:Huh? by AKnightCowboy · · Score: 5, Funny
    Well, best as I can figure it, Saddam is dead, Iraq is free, Afghanistan is free, Al Qaeda is destroyed, and international terrorism has been eradicated. DARPA has no more need for secure operating systems now that cyber-terrorism threats are no more.

    Meanwhile, in some other part of the country, some contractor for DARPA is placing an order for $5 million worth of Microsoft Office because the damn thing keeps saying it's not activated. Our government really needs to get its head out of its politicians' asses.

  9. Re:couple things by Tony-A · · Score: 2, Funny

    Whatever.
    While it may be possible to make secure software and be a "nice guy", I'll believe it when I see it (and maybe not even then;)
    Considering the territory, Theo actually seems pretty mellow.

  10. Minipax memo by Quelain · · Score: 4, Funny

    Theo DeRaadt statement crimethink. Unproceed grantwise.

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    Cthulhu loves you.
  11. Re:couple things by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Has anybody looked at the Theo De Raadt is a huge fucking asshole angle? In the past he's managed to build walls between himself and the rest of the world, and perhaps he just did it again.

    Wow, that sounds a lot like my OpenBSD server! ;)

  12. Too many acronyms??? by Black+Copter+Control · · Score: 4, Funny
    Too many acronyms!

    Perhaps you should become a CMS

    (Cardholding Member of SAT)
    (Society against TLAs) (Three Letter Acronyms)
    sorry ... Just had to say it
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    OS Software is like love: The best way to make it grow is to give it away.