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13 Reasons To Celebrate the New MS-Novell Pact

Posted by Hemos on from the well-maybe-good-reasons dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The recently announced agreement between Microsoft Corporation and Novell, Inc. has resulted in much concern that it could be harmful for Linux and other free software. However, the agreement itself, as well as its timing and comments made by Microsoft executives about it, may actually be a very good thing — and perhaps even worthy of celebration!"

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  1. In other news... by Chaffar · · Score: 5, Funny
    13 reasons to celebrate when people commit suicide:
    1. more food for us (unless the person was a fashion model).
    2. more jobs for us (unless the person was unemployed)
    3. more housing available to us (unless the person was a hobo)
    4. less mating opportunities available to the opposite sex (unless the person was just as much a loser as you)
    5. it gives cops and forensics experts a job
    6. it helps Hollywood plotlines
    7. helps the environment (less strain on resources, and the body will eventually be used as fertilizer)
    8. There's a 19.8% chance that he isn't white (unless you aren't white)
    9. Supermarket lines will potentially be shorter.
    10. There will probably be free food available at the funeral.
    11. Dressing up in black suits is always cool.
    12. You could take a hair comb, attach a LED to one end of it, and act as if you're from MIB.
    13. If there weren't any suicides, then this list wouldn't have existed.
  2. Re:First in a series... by mqduck · · Score: 3, Funny
    3. Reasons to celibrate anal rape


    Well, at least they didn't get pregnant! *celebrates*
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