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Depenguinator "Upgrades" Linux to BSD

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-just-creapy dept.

cperciva writes "Many systems around the world have been possessed by penguins and dead rats. It would be nice to exorcize these evil spirits, but this can be difficult without physical access to the machines in question. Thanks to a new depenguinator, it is now possible to upgrade Linux systems to run FreeBSD 5.x without requiring anything more than an SSH connection." Clever idea.

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  1. Let me get this straight... by eviltypeguy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Let me get this straight, we're supposed to remove "inferior" RedHat distributions (such as 7.3 which Progeny is going to support) or Debian, because an unstable release of FreeBSD 5.x would be better for our systems, peacefully obliterating all of our data while this script is running as well? WTF?

    1. Re:Let me get this straight... by evilviper · · Score: 2, Flamebait
      we're supposed to remove "inferior" RedHat distributions
      [...]
      because an unstable release of FreeBSD 5.x would be better for our systems

      You've obviously never used FreeBSD... The most unstable and buggy version of FreeBSD is a dramatic step-up from any Linux distro.

      This is no troll, it's a fact, and extremely hard to dispute ("Linux never crashed for me" does not count).

      peacefully obliterating all of our data while this script is running as well? WTF?

      That just might be a small stumbling block... But I think this is just a proof-of-concept right now... I'm sure you'd be the first to jump up and start waving the Linux banner if something like this was created to convert Windows to Linux in the same manner.
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  2. Re:Similar tool for Debian by haskellcompiler · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I want to replace my dead rat (7.2) with a Debian branded penguin.

    Did you mean Debian brain-dead penguin? ;-)

  3. Upgrade? Sheesh. by nathanh · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I hope this software also inserts that unique "BSD eliteness" gene into your DNA. It seems too many BSD users have an unjustified superiority complex. The worst example I ever saw was on IRC; a jackass said "yeah, if you're stupid you should use Linux, but once you really understand UNIX you should use BSD". If only IRC had a /strangle command.

  4. well by wobblie · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I have to say, if BSD folks weren't already considered the most annoying, obnoxious and dweeby unix users around, this pushes them over the top.

  5. The Depenguinator by petrus4 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I've said it before and I'll say it again...FreeBSD is the real man's UNIX. Linux is a toy...a well-meaning toy, to be sure...but a toy by comparison, none the less. 'Nuff said.

  6. Re:Hmm... by soft_guy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Or, to paraphrase what you said:

    1. I read it in some old book made up by a con man.
    2. I'm stupid.
    3. Leave me alone.

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