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Gentoo Founder on his way to Redmond

Posted by timothy on from the ms-could-be-the-world's-largest-foss-company dept.

Rotworm writes "Recently former founder of Gentoo Linux, Daniel Robbins, has managed to procure employment with Microsoft. Robbins describes his position as "helping Microsoft to understand Open Source and community-based projects." Seemingly there's no scandals as Robbins managed to finalize the transfer of all Gentoo's IP to the Gentoo Foundation, Inc."

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  1. Woah by NilObject · · Score: 4, Funny

    "helping Microsoft to understand Open Source and community-based projects"

    Do they ship cluebats freight? I guess they do now.

  2. Re:hmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    He's probably going to kill younglings.

  3. Good luck! by stevens · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope he is successful! I'd sure like to see Windows users have to emerge msoffice2k3 and wait for six days.

    1. Re:Good luck! by joe_bruin · · Score: 4, Funny

      They'll have it, but instead of emerge, the command is going to be called "pirate", and it won't get the source, it will download a binary via eDonkey. The only hard part is bootstrapping it. You have to boot into a DOS disk, set up your network and type "pirate winxp-pro".

  4. YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    all your open source visionaries are belong to ms.

  5. Sweet Job! by TheSolomon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man I wish I had his job. "OpenSource projects: Opposite in every way from Microsoft. Now where's my paycheck?!" =)

  6. Dr Who by lkcl · · Score: 5, Funny

    is anyone here concerned about the parallels with the latest episode of Dr Who?

    the game-shows where losers are beamed up to the Dalek Mothership?

    EXTERMINATE!
    EXTERMINATE!

  7. Linuxsoft by Rotworm · · Score: 3, Funny

    And thusly we see the beginning of taking over Microsoft by getting on the inside, one at a time.

  8. Re:hmm... by XpirateX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft has just released a press release highlighting the new additions being implemented into Windows Longhorn (c). Most notable of these additions is an innovative "package management system" called l-merge. More information soon.

  9. Anakin by srobert · · Score: 5, Funny

    In a related story, Anakin Skywalker is serving as an aid to Senator Palpatine to help him understand the Jedi council.

  10. Re:hmm... by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    > > Any idea what his employment contract may hold?
    >
    > He's probably going to kill younglings.

    Hmm...

    Do I reply with "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" or "It's a TRAP!". Decisions, decisions...

    Decisions, decisions, decisions, decisions, decisions [ ... ] decisions! Decisions! I! LOVE! THIS! DISTRO!

  11. Microsoft uses PPC, Apple uses Intel, now this ? by javaxman · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's official, we've crossed over into the Bizarro World.

  12. Quick, we can still rescue him! by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 4, Funny

    We'll cut the armed convoy off at SR-520 when they cross the floating bridge across Lake Washington and free him! I'll go rent a canoe down next to Husky Stadium and we'll rendevous at the traffic jam near the wind sculptures and set him free, then we'll transport him to the Arboretum and escape via the Museum of History and Industry parking lot in a small biodiesel VW car a friend of mine has.

    Who's with me?

    A small daring group is all it will take to rescue the founder of Gentoo - with luck on our side, skill, daring, and the element of surprise, we should be able to pull this off before the Empire gets him into Darth Gates compound!

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  13. Re:hmm... by dedazo · · Score: 5, Funny
    Section 2A - Notwithstanding any other claimants and /or vicissitudes related to the Contractee's employment therein while at Microsoft Corporation (C)(TM), Contractee heretofore agrees in full to instruct Microsoft Corporation (C)(TM) on how to:
    • Develop an operating system that recompiles itself continuously, preventing the user from doing anything useful with their computers; and
    • Create, develop and nurture a community of obnoxious prepubescent teenagers that believe they are '1337' (see definition of '1337' in Appendix D) 'haxx0rz' (see definition of 'haxx0rz' in Appendix E) because they're 'squeezing' (see definition of 'squeezing' in Appendix M) every ounce of 'computing power' from their WalMart (TM) eMachines (TM) Celeron (TM) 'boxen' (see definition of 'boxen' in Appendix R)

    Section 2B - Contractee will also instruct Microsoft Corporation (C)(TM) on the use and operation of the computer program known as 'cvs'.

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  14. can't wait! by namekuseijin · · Score: 3, Funny

    to wait 12 months while Longhorn stage1 compile and boot!

    --
    I don't feel like it...
  15. Re:hmm... by respyre · · Score: 4, Funny

    .. developers, developers, developers, developers, developers! Developers! Developers! Developers! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! *wheeze*

  16. Re:hmm... by forceflow2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This press release was soon followed by another press release stating I-merge had been pulled from Longhorn but could be expected to be released later.

  17. Ooooook, *scary* by Lisandro · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, lemme see...

    - Apple goes x86,
    - Debian releases new stable,
    - Deep Throat reveals himself,
    - Robbins works for Microsoft.

    Seriously, what's next? Stallman stating "Meh, GCC takes forever; i'll just buy some software at Walmart"? Duke Nukem Forever going gold? The Bitboys compiting with nVidia? Microsoft releasing the source for Internet Explorer?

    Cut this shit already. Please. It's not funny anymore!

  18. Re:It is very sad that he could not make money by bad_outlook · · Score: 4, Funny

    Namesys is also having payroll problems, though our problem is more due to my divorce than anything else.

    Perhaps if you would have paid more attention to her than that damn code!

    me: one ticket to hell please...

    bo (+2 Funny?)

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    Is this vague enough for you?
  19. Re:Microsoft uses PPC, Apple uses Intel, now this by Ingolfke · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's not Bizarro World at all... somehow Dvorak has managed to project his imagination onto our reality. Damn him and his alien technology!

  20. Re:It is very sad that he could not make money by hansreiser · · Score: 5, Funny
    Perhaps if you would have paid more attention to her than that damn code!


    I like the code more. It is certainly more beautiful, and perhaps more useful too....

  21. Re:hmm... by KaptNKrunchy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Additionally, Windows will now take 11 days to install.

  22. Re:It is very sad that he could not make money by oudzeeman · · Score: 3, Funny

    your code can do the dishes?

  23. Re:hmm... by dakara · · Score: 3, Funny
    > I! LOVE! THIS! DISTRO!

    you work for yahoo? :-)