Project Gutenberg's 32nd Birthday

David Moynihan writes "July 4th marks the 32nd anniversary of that day in 1971 when Michael Hart first sped an all-caps version of the Declaration of Independence to anyone and everyone then on what later became the web, thus founding Project Gutenberg. Thanks to an army of volunteers and the Distributed Proofreaders, this is the last year PG will have fewer than 10,000 titles. Strangely, Microsoft picked this dual anniversary of literacy and freedom to re-launch their Reader product, with three free bestsellers a week, if you activate the new version with Passport, sign a EULA, etc. Real reason for the upgrade might be that the DRM on MS's old Reader was cracked. If you're not into giving away data, or are running a system other than Windows, maybe you could take the time to tell a friend about free books online, or even help out by visiting the Distributed Proofers and editing one page per day."

Comments

Gutenberg

[Anonymous Coward]

It's german for LINUX SUCKS!

Re:Gutenberg

[Anonymous Coward]

Hi this is Richard Stallman, you may remember me from trolls such as, "losing her to GNU" and "Why run Linux on a Mac."
In 1971 Project GNUtenberg's website was designed by a intern using GNU/Microsoft FrontPage, she made a typo and we have only recently discovered this error, please rename all references to GNUtenberg project, the websight will be updated vary soon.

Teh 5dwm is released

[Anonymous Coward]

No more trolling

Re:You can't be serious

[psylent]

"could be worser" ... go back to school dude.

YOU FAIL IT!!

[Anonymous Coward]

I do hearby claim your failed first post as my own! This FIRST POST is claimed for the Queen of Spain!

Are you saying XML will be dead in 15 years?

[egg troll]

Heh, XML: The BSD of Markup Languages! :)

Mac disclaimer on PG files

[ArsSineArtificio]

From the disclaimer/header on Project Gutenberg files:

If you have an FTP program (or emulator), please
FTP directly to the Project Gutenberg archives:
[Mac users, do NOT point and click. . .type]

Given that a) Macs, being Unix-based, have command-line FTP like everybody else and b) the idea of a point-and-click interface has now passed so far from being a bizarre and contemptible innovation that lots of people are trying hard to develop nice-looking Linux GUIs... ... isn't this snarky instruction now more than a little dated?

ASA

first figlet!

[Figlet Troll]

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ERIK MASSON: YOU ROCK MY WORLD!

[Anonymous Coward]

Thank god, you FINALLY released the code.
GOOD WORK YOU SACK OF SHIT

Re:Greenstone

[Anonymous Coward]

Ugh. Produced with help from the United Nations. Why would you want to use software sponsored by bullshit international organizations dedicated to destroying the United States and our freedom? Are you fucking French or something?