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Gallery and Coppermine Merger

Posted by Zonk on from the best-name-evar dept.

ckdake writes "In a move designed to stun the market, the Gallery team has publicly announced its plans to merge with the Coppermine project. 'After Yahoo bought Flickr we started feeling a little bit left out! Why do those corporate droids get to do all the acquisitions?' asked Bharat Mediratta, co-founder of the Gallery project, in a joint press conference. Joachim "GauGau" Müller, the lead developer for Coppermine, added 'It's time for us open source guys to get in on the fun of burning money by making senseless acquisitions!' Get the full story at coppergallery.org (Coral link)"

32 comments

  1. mod me up by takeya · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    pleeeeeeeeease. thanks.

  2. I can't wait for this day to be over.... by ip_freely_2000 · · Score: 1

    ...someone make it stop!

  3. Good morning jerks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I really hate April Fools, but not as much as i hate all of you.

  4. nooo by Xaggroth · · Score: 1

    if only.. sigh, you people need to stop the madness!

  5. satan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    moody blues rocks me

    1. Re:satan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      i wish you were dead

    2. Re:satan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I agree. Satan is awesome, and he clearly has control over slashdot.

      To skew this conversation in a slightly different direction...I talked to satan the other day. He said "Get to tha choppa!"

    3. Re:satan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Yeah. That's awesome.

    4. Re:satan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Long Dong Silver

  6. 1965 fooled since Apr 1 by Chiisai · · Score: 1

    http://coppergallery.org.nyud.net:8090/ Look at the bottom. :-(

  7. Once by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Just once I would like to see nobody post in protest. err nm..

  8. Too early to be drinking son. by neckdeepinspecialsau · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This is god awful. Make it stop.

  9. BOYCOTT THE NEXT STORY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Instead of crying "make it stop", show your displeasure by posting no comments to the dumb-joke stories.

  10. WTF by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    WTF?! This wouldn't even be newsworthy if it were true. And it's not funny... so what's the point?

  11. Not another one. 44th by Seft · · Score: 0, Redundant

    44 April fool's posts (I counted).

    Somebody shoot cmdrtaco.

    Now.

  12. YAH by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    1st Post!

  13. Okay so thats like story number 50 by Lullabye_Muse · · Score: 1

    and I'm on number 39 of this http://www.ghazporkindustrial.com/?P=maggottshowar chive which is much much funnier

  14. I'm Pathetic by cybercobra · · Score: 1

    Man, even w/ a new article every 5min I still can't get a 1st Post!

  15. Am I the only one who found it insightful? by Chris+Kamel · · Score: 1

    I actually like April's fool jokes that do make some sense in an ironic way...
    look at that:
    'It's time for us open source guys to get in on the fun of burning money by making senseless acquisitions!'
    Isn't that insightful? :)

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  16. Please stop by Christoff+Ka+Sin+Chu · · Score: 0
    You're hurting us.

    Honestly, we get it, it's April Fools' Day, but it has to stop sometime.

    Let's go back to MS bashing and Mac advertising.

    CC

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  17. Bill Linus & Steve by datafr0g · · Score: 1

    Please post a story about Bill getting steamy with Windows, Linus getting hot about optimising Linux and Steve making love to his Mac.
    Then we'll know we're back to normal

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  18. Whoa by m50d · · Score: 1

    That's an impressively optimised submission-approval script they've got there. Has slashdot realised it can save money by firing all the editors and just approving anything that gets submitted?

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    1. Re:Whoa by Billly+Gates · · Score: 1

      Here is a hint.

      Look at the date?

      Occasionally some of the past april fools spoofs have been funny. Creativity is lacking a little in some of the posts today though.

      One of the worst april fools story was someone asking slashdot what kind of programing language turns them on sexually and sets the mood with their spouses.

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    2. Re:Whoa by nwf · · Score: 1
      One of the worst april fools story was someone asking slashdot what kind of programing language turns them on sexually and sets the mood with their spouses.


      Many women like Pe[a]rl[s]... Nothing #, though.

      Insert Python joke here...
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    3. Re:Whoa by m50d · · Score: 1

      Yeah, I saw the date, but I didn't expect them to just accept every submission that came because it's April the first. That story would actually have been interesting.

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  19. holy sweet fuck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I'm sick of april fool's day.

  20. You know... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    This April Fool's Day "tradition" is no good. It's really pathetic; more than half of the comments in every story are commenting on the stupidity of it all.

    Please, Slashdot, don't continue this crap next year. Nobody likes it.

  21. Oh yes, a subject. fuckin sorrreeeyyy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    What a bunch of moaning minnies! I actually had a chuckle over this one, ... the fun of burning money by making senseless acquisitions! Hahaha!

  22. In other merger news.... by Waruwaru · · Score: 1

    "PearPC and CherryOS..."

  23. Not possible by fulldecent · · Score: 1

    This is not possible, because Camera Life (http://fdcl.sf.net/), the superior photo management software, already bought out both projects. They are doing this stunt merely as publicity for the Camera Life parent project.

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  24. huh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    What are coppermine and gallery?