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20th Anniversary of RMS's Original GNU Post

Posted by michael on from the who-gnu? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Sep 27, 2003 is the 20th anniversary of Stallman's original Usenet post describing his vision of GNU. Good time for reflecting over GNU's successes and failures, about how it has changed our world."

4 of 526 comments (clear)

  1. Remarkably, he said... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Imagine in 20 years when this makes the front page of Slashdot on a Saturday morning at 1am. I bet no one will see it."

  2. Re:weirdo by coene · · Score: 5, Funny

    No no no, every technically competant person in China has one job: keep their mail server operating as an open relay.

  3. Re:Arpa? by stefanlasiewski · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's an "ARPA", and why wont Network Solutions let me register one!?!?!

    I could register one for you, but then I'd have to kill you.

    --
    "Can of worms? The can is open... the worms are everywhere."
  4. Re:Back to the software. by Bob+Cat+-+NYMPHS · · Score: 5, Funny

    I offered him a beer once - "Hey Richard, free beer?"
    He said beer was vile. I don't know if he got the joke.
    Then he made me give him a dollar for a GNU sticker.

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    The latest Slashdot meme.