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What the Candidates are Running

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the don't-base-your-vote-on-just-this dept.

An anonymous reader writes " Linux Journal has an article about what the presidential candidates are running their web sites on. It also has some reference to the Republican vs. Democrat uptimes. "

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  1. Isn't it obvious... by ylikone · · Score: 4, Funny
    that the republicans are going to be running Windows? They wouldn't go near the socialist Linux OS!

    Vote Linux, vote democrat!

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  2. Netcraft confirms it! by Limburgher · · Score: 3, Funny
    George W. Bush is dying!

    Seriously though, if the leader of the free world runs IIS, I'm scared. . .

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    1. Re:Netcraft confirms it! by Jonny+Ringo · · Score: 4, Funny

      If the leader of the free world knows what IIS is I'm dumbfounded.

    2. Re:Netcraft confirms it! by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 5, Funny
      If the leader of the free world knows what IIS is I'm dumbfounded

      If the leader of the free world knows the name of the President of Kazakhstan....Hold on

      If the leader of the free world was able to receive a "B" average Grade in college......Wait

      if the leader for the free world could correctly pronounce the word NUCLEAR....Oh, never mind


    3. Re:Netcraft confirms it! by Minna+Kirai · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm completely certain that the Leader of the Free World is can recognize IIS, although he personally prefers apache (or even khttpd).

  3. Biased Reporting... by Tsali · · Score: 3, Funny

    What about the Green party? The Libertarians?

    Where's my fair and balanced coverage?

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    1. Re:Biased Reporting... by ConceptJunkie · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think the Green Party uses Stonehenge for all their computing needs. Either that or abaci made from trees knocked down by storms.

      (Apologies to Terry Pratchett.)

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  4. Any significance? Nope. by sczimme · · Score: 4, Funny


    From the article:

    Is there any significance to what Web server/platform combinations 2004 presidential candidates are using?

    I'm glad this was posted to 'The Lighter Side'. However, that probably won't stop people from drawing ironclad conclusions from the data.

    Hint: political candidates' performance is not linked to the performance of their webservers.

    "Up next: inferring a person's religion based on his choice of toothpaste."

    :-)

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  5. AtAT by Ster · · Score: 5, Funny
    From As the Apple Turns:
    In fact, the only candidate who stated for the record that he actually uses a Mac was Al Sharpton. And even though we usually pride ourselves on voting entirely by the candidates' computing platform preferences without letting our judgment be colored by anything relatively unimportant like "political issues," "competency," or "history of violent criminal acts," there's a deal-breaker that prevents us from ever possibly considering Sharpton for President. We speak, of course, of the hair. 'Nuff said.

    -Ster

  6. Who the fuck cares? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Third of the people on Slashdot are not Americans, another third are H1Bs and L1s located in America but cannot vote, and the last third of the readership are actual US citizens, but forgot to register to vote, since new Gnome came out that day.

  7. Also This Month on the Newsstand... by RobotRunAmok · · Score: 5, Funny

    "GQ" is running an article on which designer ties each candidate is wearing, "Veneer Quarterly" has a sidebar on what color, and how many coats, of paint the candidates used on their houses, "Breakfast Meats Bi-Monthly" is leading with the in-depth feature "Bacon, Steak, or Sausage: The Candidates Decide," and the cover story of this month's "Limousine Owner's Gazette" tells us wa-a-a-y more than we need to know about the contenders' choice of Regular, Premium, or Ultra.

    Gosh, with so much relevant information available to voters, it's easier than ever to make an informed decision!

  8. I find it highly unlikely ... by burgburgburg · · Score: 3, Funny

    that W can even spell IIS, no less explain what it is. Look at how much trouble he had with WMD.

  9. I can see Howard Dean's speech now... by cyranoVR · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I want people with Tux stickers on their cases, and I want people with Best Viewed Under IE 6.0 on their web pages. The Democratic party needs a big tent!"

  10. Re:Any significance? Nope. by missing000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Up next: inferring a person's religion based on his choice of toothpaste."

    I don't like the implication of this statement. I'm an Atheist, but I still brush.

  11. Nader by bigkahunafish · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm not so sure about Nader wanting to use modern computers at all. Those new hardrives could be "Unsafe at Any Speed" He's probably running that Commodore 64 that was recently updated with ethernet capability :o)

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  12. Re:Yes.. by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Who uses underwear?

    AS/400

    Gilligan on a bicycle

  13. Re:Any significance? Nope. by tobe · · Score: 4, Funny

    At least the Communists have a clear choice: Arm & Hammer, surely.

  14. Curses! by fizban · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Linux Journal is slashdotted?!?! A LINUX site is SLASHDOTTED?!?!? Oh, the horror. The HORROR! We're doomed, I tell you. DOOMED!

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  15. I'll say this right now: by lysium · · Score: 3, Funny
    Geeks should not be discriminating on personal appearance. Especially on grooming!

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  16. Security by generic · · Score: 3, Funny

    If your uptime is 445 days... you need to patch your kernel.

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  17. Between Dole and the rest of the GOP... by fmaxwell · · Score: 4, Funny

    First we find out that Bob Dole uses Viagra. Now we learn that Republican party both use Microsoft Windows and IIS. So we have one Republican who has trouble getting it up and the rest have trouble keeping it up.