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Patrick Volkerding Battles Mystery Illness
sethadam1 writes "Calling all Slashdoctors! Pat Volkerding, maintainer of Slackware Linux, needs your help. This morning, he posted his very detailed account (mirror) of his battle with Actinomyces here on the Slackware FTP server. Patrick has given his blood, sweat, and tears to the open source community for years in Slackware, one of the oldest surviving Linux distributions. If you can, please help!"
At least he has a sense of humor.
"Extended Exposure To Linux Proven to be Dangerous to Your Health!"
Not only is Linux less secure than Windows for computer bourne infectants, but recent studies have shown that users who have extended exposure to the operating system come down with other human based diseases at a rate greater than 100% greater than Windows users.
In related news, SCO guarantees safety from infection by end users who pay their modest licensing fee.
"Format hard drive
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
and call me in the morning"
That might work for one of the Debian developers, but not here. Pat's doctor has to configure him cell by cell.
> he is also likely not getting enough oxygen to the brain
/. for medical advice. Seriously, here even the HC professionals are fucking retarded.
Clearly. He's asking
Interesting how I tried to type "911" and it automatically came out "9-11", eh? Too much election makes Skyshadow something something.
Every year during my review, I just pray the words "slashdot.org" aren't mentioned.
I'd be willing to contribute money to a donation fund too - if it was run by someone reputable (I wouldn't trust some random person to get the money to where it needs to go).
/. could take up a collection?
Maybe
Your logic baffles me.
Being 6'2" and about 145 pounds I knew I didn't want to be losing any weight.
Is that even remotely healthy?
Breaking news: Half of Slashdot is ~ 6 foot and 150lbs.
Ah, so is that the secret to getting good health care in the US? ;)
Yaz.
That's what you get for being so gay
The other half is ~6 foot and 450lbs.
I've got plenty of penicilin shots you can have. Just ignore the equine lable.
Slackware, what else when it must be secure, stable, and easy?
Proper grammar is contraindicated.
Program Intellivision!
RTFA! He clearly states... just kidding.
I sincerely hope you get better, and I wish you have a speedy recovery.
All the best.
-Derek
Treat me like a marketing stat, and I'll treat your movie like a series of ones and zeros
Of course my post may now be lost do to the grammer Natzis
That would be "grammar" and "Nazis," you idiot.
-spelling Nazi
Except spineboy doesn't know the difference between they're, their and there while nurseman quotes an example from Scrubs.
Yeah. Good souces there.
And to a non-religious person, the knowledge that many people are "praying for them" can lead to a significant creep-out effect.
And if John Kerry were president right now, this man would be cured! Stand up and be cured! What a joke.
All these geeks trying their hand at medical diagnosis.
Here's why computer programmers shouldn't be physicians:
"OK, we're going to shut the patient down and bring up his systems one by one."
-S
Go to the HOSPITAL or you're going to DIE.
My prediction: regardless of whether he goes to a doctor, he will die.