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Forbes' Dan Lyons Hates Groklaw, Wants to Be BFF with Linux

Posted by Zonk on from the hard-to-tell-the-winner-without-a-score-card dept.

Anastasia Beaverhousen writes "In what many will consider either a total change of heart (or complete BS), Forbes columnist Dan Lyons was caught on video by Linux.com (also owned by Sourceforge) at a recent conference professing his undying love for Linux. The words, "pry it out of my hands at gunpoint" were even used at one point. 'After wading though some of the Lyons vs. PJ mire while writing this brief piece, I found myself wondering, "Aren't we all supposed to be grown-up journalists, or bloggers, or whatever? Aren't Linux and Free Software supposed to be about love and harmony and making the world a better place? Can't we, please, smile on our brother, everybody love one another, right now?" In any case, old-hippie sentiments aside, Dan Lyons says that despite the many attacks on him as a supposedly anti-Linux attack dog, he loves Linux. And uses it. And that he has trouble understanding why anyone would think he doesn't love Linux. '"

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  1. Re:He's nicknamed Lyin' Lyons for a reason ... by moderatorrater · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know it's hard to believe, but when Linus Torvalds appears in front of you and tells you to stop fighting Open Source and siding with SCO, you do it.

  2. Re:He's nicknamed Lyin' Lyons for a reason ... by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 3, Funny

    "His sudden "road to Damascus" moment is about as "convenient" as someone becoming a "born-again Christian" after being arrested."

    Leave Paris Hilton and/or Michael Vick out of this.

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  3. Re:Who is this guy, and why should i care? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    For those of us who aren't omnipotent, who is this guy? I think he's the guy who stars in that thing with the other guy. And apparently he loves Linux. So there you guy.
  4. Gotta check my eyes by Add_Water · · Score: 2, Funny

    "pry it out of my hands at gnupoint"

  5. Re:Professional troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I'm English, so forgive me, but I'm not familiar with the term BFF

    butt fuck friend?

  6. Re:Who is this guy, and why should i care? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Correction:

    If you're omnipresent you are the guy who asked the question and the guy who answered the question. Excluding these two people and the space they occupy would mean you're near really everywhere and therefore not omnipresent.

    I'm sure someone else will have a car analogy that better makes this point.

  7. Re:Who is this guy, and why should i care? by Kidbro · · Score: 5, Funny

    For those of us who aren't omnipotent, who is this guy?

    Heck, even those of us who are omnipotent haven't heard of this guy. That's how important he is!

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  8. Re:Who is this guy, and why should i care? by nschubach · · Score: 4, Funny

    If your impotent: you only want to know if he can write prescriptions?

    Sorry, I had to...

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  9. Re:What About the Opposite? by Duhavid · · Score: 2, Funny

    No. The first rule of Windows and Internet Explorer is that you don't
    talk about Windows and Internet Explorer.

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  10. Middle Name? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Surely I can't be the first person to notice this, but would someone please tell me that this guy's middle name starts with a D?