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FSFE Becomes WIPO Observer
wikinerd writes "FSFE, the European branch of Richard Stallman's Free Software Foundation announced that it was granted observer status in WIPO, the international organisation which influences nationwide copyright laws."
But it's still the best fuck you've ever had.
Bedevere: HELLO!
*waits*
An armour-clad face appears at the top of the rampart. It speaks in an outrageous French accent.
Soldier: 'Allo! 'Oo is it?
Arthur: It is I, King Arthur, and these are my knights of WIPO. Whose castle is this?
Soldier: This is the castle of my master, Richarde de Stallman.
Arthur: Go and tell your master that we have been charged by WIPO with a sacred quest. If he will give us food and shelter for the night, he can join us in our quest for the Holy Copyright.
Soldier: Well, I'll ask 'im, but I don't think 'e'll be very keen-- 'e's already got one, you see?
Arthur: What?
Lancelot: He says they've already *got* one!
Arthur: (confused) Are you *sure* he's got one?
Soldier: Oh yes, it's ver' naahs. ets called de GEE PEE HELL.(to the other soldiers:) I told 'em we've already *got* one! (they snicker)
Arthur: (taken a bit off balance) Well... ah, um... Can we come up and have a look?
Soldier: Of course not! You are Capitaliste types.
Arthur: Well, what are you then?
Soldier: (Indignant) Ah'm French! Why do you think I have this out-rrrageous accent, you silly king?!
Arthur: What are you doing in *WIPO*?
Soldier: Mind your own business!
Arthur: If you will not show us the Copyright, we shall take your castle by force!
Soldier: You don't frighten us, WIPO pig-dogs! Go and boil your bottoms, son of a silly person! Ah blow my nose at you, so-called "Arthur Keeeng"! You and all your silly English Knnnnnnnn-ighuts!!!
(the soldier proceeds to bang on his helmet with his hands and stick out his tongue at the knights, making strange noises.)
Lancelot: What a strange person.
Arthur: (getting mad) Now look here, my good ma--
Soldier: Ah don' wanna talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food-trough wiper! Ah fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!
Galahad: Is there someone else up there we can talk to?
Soldier: No!! Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!
(Yeah, the Monty Python schtick is a little old, but boy did it fit under the parent nicely!)
Soko
"Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm." - Anonymous
Perhaps it's in order to assure that people don't start posting before they RTFA.
English is easier said than done.
Are you sure FSF is an organism? Maybe it's an orgasm? Then again, maybe it's an organization?
I had so many unwanted daemons on my machine, I had to hire a priest to cast them all out.
You deserve death you filthy pirate. John Cleese hates you
Well Stallman could turn up and demand it's called gnuWIPO
I cut my hair and put on a suit to go feed my family
The Devil is often seen about town in a sharp looking suit.
So what exactly do you do for a living?
Fnord.
The movements are somewhat different, but Free Software and open Source Software is the same thing (all FS is OSS and all OSS is FS).