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Live Blogs From the Hans Reiser Trial

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can't-help-but-pay-attention dept.

whoever57 writes "The Hans Reiser trial has been underway for some time now, the prosecution is moving towards the end of its case. For those interested, not only in the outcome of the trial, but a detailed description of the trial, including some insights into police methods, two reporters are live-blogging. One report is by Henry K. Lee for the San Francisco Chronicle and the other is by David Kravets and published by Wired"

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  1. Linux defence by DrXym · · Score: 5, Funny

    If the tree doesn't balance then you must acquit!

    1. Re:Linux defence by Constantine+XVI · · Score: 2, Funny

      More appropriate (he was a FS developer after all):
      "If the disk doesn't fsck, then you must acquit!"

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      "I think an etch-a-sketch with an ethernet port would beat IE7 in web standards compliance."
    2. Re:Linux defence by Atlantis-Rising · · Score: 2, Funny

      You're both absolutely right. Why the fuck should we let incompetent people decide either the result of our criminal trials or the course of our society?

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      "It is possible to commit no errors and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." -Peak Performance
  2. Significance by millwall · · Score: 5, Funny
    What on earth is the significance of this?:

    The officer also testified the defendant flatulated in his face when the authorities were snapping nude photos of him Sept. 28, 2006. The officer said Reiser told him: "'You're about to experience chaos' and, for lack of a better term, he farted in my face."

    Jurors snickered and the defendant grinned.

    "Did you make a report of that?" DuBois asked the officer.

    "No. But it stays vividly in my head."
  3. Re:For those who don't know who by TheLostSamurai · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thank you, I didn't know and was somewhat confused. I still however, do not care.

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    I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.
  4. There is indirect link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Here is a link in one sentence:
    Hans was regularly going to Russia to hire Russian hackers to work on reiserfs (now included into Linux tree), and this is the location where he ordered Nina (from Russian Bride catalogue), who became his wife...

    see?

  5. How to get rid of lawyers. by Lilith's+Heart-shape · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do away with the lawyers"? wuh? how's that supposed to work? Use a few in your movie, and make it snuff film. As for the rest of the lawyers, there are plenty of options. I favor the sledgehammer, myself, but a one-at-a-time approach to the eradication of lawyers is rather inefficient.
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    I write sci-fi for metalheads

  6. While You Were Out by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm often curious as to what those faceless FOSS contributors are doing instead of programming while I'm waiting for them to deliver their next milestone, as they blow their next deadline.

    "Murder trial" usually doesn't occur to me. Usually something more like "new videogame release" seems more likely.

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    make install -not war