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LUG Pres Resigns Over Military Linux Use
Joe Barr writes "NewsForge is carrying the news that the founder and president of Linux Users Los Angeles (LULA) has resigned because of his opposition to the war in Iraq and the U.S. Armed Forces' use of Linux."
But... but Darl said Linux was a terrorist OS!
I am Sartre of the Borg. Existence is futile.
Due to the military's blatant use of water and air, i have decided to, as a stand against oppresion and Bush's agenda of oil, stop using both. this will, in all likelyhood, be my last slashdot comment. ::holds breath:: ::falls over:: asjdhflaksjdhfoiausydf9-8qwefijsndflakjndclkajd
Don't worry - its just stigmata. Pass me a napkin and don't you dare tell my mother.
I've resigned from my subscription to Penthouse when I got married. And there was no press release on Slashdot.
Honestly, who cares? The guy has strong feelings about the war in Iraq. And just because he runs a LUG his opinion is God's word?
The blood of tens of thousands of Iraqis is now on the hands of anyone who has ever booted a linux kernel. This includes owners of certain Linksys products, ReplayTV, and any other consumer devices that rely on embedded linux, as well as anyone who has ever watched one of the more recent Pixar films that was rendered on clusters of linux computers.
It's time to repent for the atrocity that we have all committed.
Amazing magic tricks
So would he rather have them all running Windows? I'm confused.
And carry on bombing the Allies?
.. brought to you by Microsoft :)
Friendly fire
he should stop paying taxes as well. Taxes fund the military.
Auto-reply to ACs: "Truly, you have a dizzying intellect."
Though he claims some dramatic reason for his departure,
...I will still participate in the LUG, just let new leadership come to the fore.
...you have to say that a body of work worth billions of dollars has been created and placed in the public trust. The LUGs can and should be the trustees or guardians that trust.
"Wasn't it nice that so many smart people worked to hard for free to forge their own chains."
it sounds like he just wanted out of the job:
After all, he believes,
So on one hand he is disappointed in how Linux is being used, that he has a vision for the right way Linux should be used, and that LUGs should be the ones to ensure the right way is followed, and on the other hand he's stepping down as head of a LUG. In other words, "I believe it's groups like mine that should lead the way, therefore I'm quitting as leader of the group."
I'm resigning from Slashdot. I believe someone working for the military posted from here recently.
Hell, I'm resigning from /. because they let ME post here. :->
No problem with the logic... America knew sadam was an evil man before they put him in power. The Bush parents had no idea thier son was going to be an idiot.
Meh.
for the latest killer app on linux???
and nobody cared? Seriously, why would anyone outside of Slashdot give a rats ass that some LUG President resigned over...well, anything?
I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
I don't use hammers or screwdrivers...they use those in the military.
I am pretty sure that common citizens already do not use the same hammers and screwdrivers the military does. After all, the ones I buy only cost ~$5 not $500+ dollars.
You're all saying what a dork etc he is for getting so het up about this, or for quitting his job, but everyone seems to be overlooking the dorkiest fact of all: HE WAS PRESIDENT OF A LINUX USER GROUP.
He probably just got a girlfriend and has to drive her somewhere on Thursday nights.
Also applaud how this guy I never heard about one hour ago suddenly got slashdotted to oblivion along with his unknown lug's web site.
Andy Warhol once talked about 15 minutes of fame...
Next story, please.
Trolling using another account since 2005.
Nobody cares... but if you were an LUG pres, that would be something to write about.
I stole this
On the flip side, I've recently discovered that some porn sites are using the image publishing software I wrote. Needless to say, I couldn't be happier!
Seems to me he just doesn't want to be a part of something that is used to fascilitate needless deaths
Like the air? Air is used by all the internal combustion engines in tanks, and is breathed by soldiers. Fighter jets use it to create lift!
I have an idea, maybe he should stop breathing....
I think the subject says it all.
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When you have both a Dick and a Bush in the Whitehouse, you just know you're going to get screwed!!! -- Me
Ahem, you credited your source wrong. Credit should be given to "1,000,000 idiots who think this line is clever.
WWJD.... for a Klondike bar?
This just in: a prominent potato farmer in Idaho is retiring upon learning that, get this... soldiers eat potatoes!
The head of our local culinary school stepped down when he realized that the military consumes food in Iraq.
Rumor has it this has caused quite a shake-up in the pentagon, and the military is reconsidering their use of food.
OK, so I gotta rant a little on this one (skip this if you're not easily amused):
So, Mr. Claiborne needed to be the absolute leader and when the group didn't agree with his philosophies, he took his ball and went home? Practical applications of Linux even by the government should be considered a victory.
Maybe he'll come down out of the ideological fog and come to realize that a user group for an esoteric operating system that relatively few really understand has little or no effect regarding change to the socio-political structure of the known universe.
Reality check: It's an OS not a radical discovery in quantum physics that releases the power of the atom. Even if Linux is, in fact, some sort of life-altering milestone in the evolution of mankind, save the arrogant Captain Nemo vigilante mystique for something more important than an OS, dude. Remember: computers don't kill people--users do. (well, unless you count that unfortunate incident with HAL and that poor bastard who found the capacitor after opening his Mac Classic).
Hey, I hear that Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon are looking for a new fan club president...
I might know what I'm talkin' about, but then again, this is Slashdot...
In other news, the CEOs of Britta have resigned because they heard terrorists use their filters to drink water.
No, you just can't eat the same foods they eat.
If it means never having to eat the [Dreaded/Breaded] Veal Patty ever again, I'll do it.
If a job's not worth doing, it's not worth doing right.
I resigned the leadership of Rancho Santa Margarita LUG with the news that Linux was being used to power parking meters. Power to the people! Down with repression!
Yes, I am completely mocking his heartfelt position as being nearly equivelent to my pretended protest.
The LALUG is better off.
-- @rjamestaylor on Ello
join the Open Source Anti Military Association (OSAMA)
This is to notify you that your post, "In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny" has reached ./'s threshold of ignorant generalizations. Please user fewer junk characters and try again, or maybe your computer is behind a firewall at a NASCAR race.
... I mean, I'd rather have the $600 toilet seat money going to Linux integrators than M$.
Oh, and there's no clause in the GPL restricting use for only peaceful purposes. Why not stop whining and fork with your own license?
Call it the PPL?
OTOH, the Internet was developed for use of the military _by_ the military, so why not stop using the Internet? Or GPS?
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