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Open Source in California Government

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the economy-larger-than-most-nations dept.

catfoo writes "California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has recently posted the California Performance Review Report, a 2,500 page plan to overhaul state government and save $32 billion over the next five years. Part of the proposal: Open Source alternatives. Imagine that..."

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  1. Obvious Reason by ALeavitt · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is obviously because Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are girly-men.

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    1. Re:Obvious Reason by Shlomi+Fish · · Score: 2, Funny
      > This is obviously because Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are girly-men.

      Yeah and what are the offerings of the open-source world? Let's see:

      1. Linus Torvalds - Looks like a dweeb, ergo is a dweeb. How girly is that? (plus his wife can kick ass better than him)
      2. Richard M. Stallman - a hippy. How girly is that?
      3. Eric S. Raymond - a nice looking man with a mustache. Baby faced, so he looks a bit girly to me.
      4. Larry Wall - a cross between Linus and RMS (i.e: a hippy dweeb) that is even more girly.

      So who do we have left? Alan Cox? OK, he's manly. (huge man, huge facial hair, etc.) And all the others are so neglible people don't even know how they look like.

      Note: this comment may have been a bit cruel, so sorry. Don't take it too seriously, especially if you're one of the guys I laughed about. I hold you all with the greatest respect. Seriously.

      Sincerily yours, Shlomi Fish (who is a quite girly male himself).

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  2. This evens the board! by FortKnox · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow... I haven't been an Arnie fan since his desecration of a movie, T3... but this evens the boards back out. Hell, this even puts him back over to the good side.

    Now if he gets a cameo (along with Jessie Ventura) in AvP... that'll put'm both in highest regards in my book ;-)

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  3. Imagine that... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Translation: I must suppress my kneejerk reaction to reject out of hand any suggestion made by a politician because said politician is not a member of a political party approved by me.

  4. Open source... by Ogrez · · Score: 2, Funny

    /arnold accent

    ITS NOT A TUMOR!!

    /end arnold accent

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  5. Time for the next Terminator movie... by GillBates0 · · Score: 4, Funny
    The Terminator
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day
    Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
    and now coming soon to a theater near you...

    Terminator 4: Rise of the Penguins

    Featuring the lovable Tux as the TERMINATORR

    "HE IS BACK"

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  6. SkyNet source.... by theJerk242 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Part of the proposal: Open Source alternatives. Imagine that...

    So.....I take it that the source code to SkyNet and the T-800 series Terminators will be open sourced? Or will it just be limited to T1000 source code?

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  7. Re:Use what California created... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Next stop -- LSD!

    Oh, wait, that would kind of explain Davis' goverenment, wouldn't it...

  8. I know his reasons why by AviLazar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Open source is the way to bring SkyNet online.
    And here I always thought SkyNet was Windows revenge for BSOD'

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  9. Re:I Wouldn't Have Thought ... by SQL_SAM · · Score: 2, Funny

    You being serious? the Smurfs? Hell no!! One chick smurf to 100 guy Smurfs - I'll take a mail ordered Russian bride anyday (at least they'd appreciate it more)

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  10. Ah-oo-Gah! Ah-oo-Gah! by speedbump · · Score: 2, Funny

    "This is your Controller speaking! All Microsoft Reality-Realignment Commandos to their disembarkation tubes!"

    "This is not a drill. I repeat - this is not a drill. We have identified a Clear and Present danger to our Cash-Cow-Money-Factory (TM) scam of charging for operating systems and commodity applications!"

    "The Governor of California is a threat to Capitalism! Parachute in there and give away a bunch of our crap, while pretending it has more value than free alternatives. Those techno-schmucks will never know the difference. We know what is good for everyone, everywhere."

    "That is all. For now."