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Torvalds And Cox Write EU Parliament On Patents

replicant_deckard writes "Linus Torvalds and Alan Cox have sent an open letter to the members of the European Parliament. They ask for strict limitations to software patents, argue for open standards and ask the members of the parliament to follow FFII's voting recommendations. Vote on the controversial software patents directive will be on Wednesday and it is expected to be a very close one. Well, do you believe these guys have any impact in Brussels?"

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  1. SAD NEWS - MICHAEL MOORE, DEAD AT 41. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard this on the radio - Michael Moore, dead at 41! He was involved in a plane crash, flying to Texas to investiagte the Bush/Bin Laden families oil dealings.

    Even if you didn't like him, you can't deny he made an important contribution to Communism in the United States.

    1. Re:SAD NEWS - MICHAEL MOORE, DEAD AT 41. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Hu-fucking-ray.. Fat bastard would have died of a heart attack soon any how, he could never pass a Krispi Creme with out stopping and cleaning them out .. it's sad.. NOT

  2. Save the Last Dance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This movie is on right now and let me tell you, it is teh ghey. Terrible movie. Why do they play this crap and not Blade Runner?

  3. Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm shocked. I thought for sure he'd die of a heart attack after one too many 2 for 1 Big Mac deals.

  4. Re:comegetme@Phreaker.net - Spam this address by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yeah spam him the little bitch. Maybe if we spam him enough he will die or something.

  5. Linux Gay Conspiracy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    It has come to my attention that the entire Linux community is a hotbed of so called 'alternative sexuality,' which includes anything from hedonistic orgies to homosexuality to pedophilia.

    What better way of demonstrating this than by looking at the hidden messages contained within the names of some of Linux's most outspoken advocates:

    • Linus Torvalds [microsoft.com] is an anagram of slit anus or VD 'L,' clearly referring to himself by the first initial.
    • Richard M. Stallman [geocities.com], spokespervert for the Gaysex's Not Unusual 'movement' is an anagram of mans cram thrill ad.
    • Alan Cox [microsoft.com] is barely an anagram of anal cox which is just so filthy and unchristian it unnerves me.

    I'm sure that Eric S. Raymond, composer of the satanic homosexual [goatse.cx] propaganda diatribe The Cathedral and the Bizarre, is probably an anagram of something queer, but we don't need to look that far as we know he's always shoving a gun up some poor little boy's rectum. Update: Eric S. Raymond is actually an anagram for secondary rim and cord in my arse. It just goes to show you that he is indeed queer.

    Update the Second: It is also documented that Evil Sicko Gaymond is responsible for a nauseating piece of code called Fetchmail [microsoft.com], which is obviously sinister sodomite slang for 'Felch Male' -- a disgusting practise. For those not in the know, 'felching' is the act performed by two perverts wherein one sucks their own post-coital ejaculate out of the other's rectum. In fact, it appears that the dirty Linux faggots set out to undermine the good Republican institution of e-mail, turning it into 'e-male.'

    As far as Richard 'Master' Stallman goes, that filthy fudge-packer was actually quoted [salon.com] on leftist commie propaganda site Salon.com as saying the following: 'I've been resistant to the pressure to conform in any circumstance,' he says. 'It's about being able to question conventional wisdom,' he asserts. 'I believe in love, but not monogamy,' he says plainly.

    And this isn't a made up troll bullshit either! He actually stated this tripe, which makes it obvious that he is trying to politely say that he's a flaming homo [comp-u-geek.net] slut [rotten.com]!

    Speaking about 'flaming,' who better to point out as a filthy chutney ferret than Slashdot's very own self-confessed pederast Jon Katz. Although an obvious deviant anagram cannot be found from his name, he has already confessed, nay boasted of the homosexual [goatse.cx] perversion of corrupting the innocence of young children [slashdot.org]. To quote from the article linked:

    'I've got a rare kidney disease,' I told her. 'I have to go to the bathroom a lot. You can come with me if you want, but it takes a while. Is that okay with you? Do you want a note from my doctor?'

    Is this why you were touching your penis [rotten.com] in the cinema, Jon? And letting the other boys touch it too?

    We should also point out that Jon Katz refers to himself as 'Slashdot's resident Gasbag.' Is there any more doubt? For those fortunate few who aren't aware of the list of homosexual [goatse.cx] terminology found inside the Linux 'Sauce Code,' a 'Gasbag' is a pervert who gains sexual gratification from having a thin straw inserted into his urethra (or to use the common parlance, 'piss-pipe'), then his

  6. FFII? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That was a fun game, years ago. How could anybody not want to follow FFII's recommendations. Unless you add in the Japanese versions, so you can't tell FFII from FFIV.

  7. Re:comegetme@Phreaker.net - Spam this address by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    maybe he is that guy who wanted to get spammed for research. Maybe he took our advice and put it on slashdot.

  8. MOD PARENT UP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Its probobly the guy that wants the spam for research.

  9. Re:comegetme@Phreaker.net - Spam this address by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I say everyone sends this guy goatse.cx links. If everyone one of us just sends one this guy will never do this again.

  10. True Story by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well you know how there are those white people that think they're niggers, we call them wiggers, right? Well ther was this spic, who though he was a nigger, he dressed up in the typical "brother" clothes. Well he was acting like such a nigger, that I should at him, "Hey spigger fuck off", he turned an looked at me, he started spazing acting half black have spic. Well I pulled out my gun in a typical white fashion shot the spigger in the head. The people around my applauded, and they all said "The spigger is finally dead" The irony is he was wearing a *BSD shirt.

  11. Come on by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Like a Maxican would use BSD... he'd totally use Linux.

  12. Re:Phone, write, fax, meet, but don't just email by scrote-ma-hote · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    I know I'm going to get karma burnt for this, (which is a pity, cause I just got to karma: excellent), but are the moderators on crack today?

    This guy has posted the same comment twice, and been moderated up (to +3 at the moment) for both of them. New karma whoring technique?

  13. stallman - arrogant prick by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i tell u 1 ting.

    pricks like rs that think their shit dont stink get beat down severely. just a warning since i've seen it (but never been a part of it- i'm
    a wussys h).

  14. Re:Mark this as the day by BiggerIsBetter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Note to self: Cancel EU holiday next month ;-)

    --
    Forget thrust, drag, lift and weight. Airplanes fly because of money.