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Fathers of Linux Revealed: Tooth Fairy & Santa Claus
An anonymous reader writes "The Alexis de Tocqueville Institute, which published the results of their very thorough investigation today, turned out to be right. Linus really isn't the father of the Linux operating system. After having been found out, Linus had no choice but to admit -- this is what he has to say: 'Ok, I admit it. I was just a front-man for the real fathers of Linux, the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus.'"
I gnu it!
Heh heh heh
This just in:
SCO Claims they created Linux and sues itself. Happy day.
who else would give away free software?
not too sure about the tooth fairy...his prices are kinda steep...
# ftp ftp.sco.com
20 ProFTPD 0.0.1 Server
Name (sco:admin): anonymous
331 Anonymous login ok, send your complete email address as your password.
Password:
ftp> prompt
Interactive mode off.
ftp> mget *
I thought the real father was Darth McBride.
:-)
"Linux, I am your father!"
It was a really good paper.
At the Tocqueville Institution site here, try clicking accomplishments. ;)
I can deal with Linus not being the father of Linux, but what I can't deal with is the tooth fairy being a guy! Now I'm picturing a hairy-legged fairy dressed like a ballerina reaching under my pillow. The horrors!
While a formal statement is being prepared, please allow me to express my outrage and personal dismay at the coninuing lies about the origins of the "Linux" operating system. It took many arduous years of skillful coding and deliberate system design for my employer to create what has been stolen from him. In the interest of the public good, he has continued, against my best advice, to allow the bastardization of his avocation to be coninually distributed without compensation or even recognition.
But now, as Linus Torvalds insists on further disregard of the truth, my employer has become enraged and will soon begin legal action to claim his rightful place as the creater of "Linux", originally and forever known to his friends, employees, and supporters as Bunix.
Sincerely,
Bun E. Sue
Chief Counsel
Easter Bunny Inc.
Linus not only believes in the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus. He has a better sense of humor than 90% of the people in the entire computer industry.
Professional Politicians are not the solution, they ARE the problem.
Santa told me he loved only me. That cheating bastard!
It's long been known that the Tooth Farie is a drag queen. Santa and Toothy got married today in Boston.
Boobies never hurt anyone. - Sherry Glaser.
see http://www.santaclaus.com/faq.html#Linux
"Destroy science and religion. Science would re-emerge exactly the same; but not religion." - Penn Jillette, paraphrased
just cos he's got a beard doesn't give Linus any reason to call RMS "Santa".
FreeBSD for the impatient.
It depends on what conclusion you draw.
"I think there probably is a unicorn, though we can't see it." - unicornist
"I'm not sure if there is a unicorn, since it might be hidden." - unicorn-agnostic
"I think there aren't any unicorns, otherwise we would have seen one." weak-unicorn-atheist
"It's impossible for something to exist and be absolutely undetectable, so unicorns are a logical impossibility."[*] strong-unicorn-atheist
([*] i'm not necessarily making this argument; it's just an example)
A careful analysis of the study reveals that it was not authored by the The Alexis de Tocqueville Institute, but actually cobbled together using words stolen from the English language.
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You're starting out by assuming the thing you mean to prove or support.
The reason it doesn't work is that you are mistaking burden of proof.
Tell you what. How about you go look up "axiom".
Did someone say "intellectually lazy"?
Toronto-area transit rider? Rate your ride.
We're forgetting that Al Gore took the initiative in creating Linux.
Take off every Sig. For great justice.