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Does Santa Hate Linux?

Posted by timothy on from the elf-beating-question dept.

beernutmark writes "Well, it looks like Santa or at least Norad/Google hates Linux. This year, for the first time since its inception, Norad is not making a simple .kml file available for download to track Santa. You must connect to their website with a Windows/Mac browser and use the browser plugin. No full-screen Google Earth to look at the beautiful areas around Santa's path. (Anyone have any open source source kml files for tracking Santa or any idea how we can go about making one for 2010?)"

7 of 271 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Yes. by amRadioHed · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Scientology != Free and Open

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    We hope your rules and wisdom choke you / Now we are one in everlasting peace
  2. Re:Yes. by azav · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm writing a new song called "Saved by Xenu."

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    - Zav - Imagine a Beowulf cluster of insensitive clods...
  3. Re:Yes. by jhoegl · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That in no way represents what religion is, maybe what it was... but not is.

  4. Re:Yes. by Zen+Hash · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think Stallman would be the deity who created the universe (GNU Project/GPL), while Linus is the one who joined the universe and quickly worked to fill the gaps for it run on it's own.

    There does seem to be a lot of diversity among the followers of this kind of pagan religion. They seem to like having the freedom to pick and choose to get exactly what they want. Some may choose not to worship the deity who refers to himself as St. IGNUcius of the Church of Emacs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S76pHIYx3ik

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    Here I sit, all broken hearted.
    Came to poop, but only farted.
  5. Re:Yes. by JWSmythe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

        And so the profit saith, "Learn and love the multiverse as we know it, for there is more to learn and love, in all it's wonder and splendor."

        I hear a storm coming. I think Thor may be aiming a lightning bolt at me for some reason. :)

       

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    Serious? Seriousness is well above my pay grade.
  6. Zetaclear Review by boramjaco · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm thinking about buying Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-TX1. What do you think about it? I read few reviews,and some of them say that picture quality isn't the best. Zetaclear review

  7. Re:Yes. by Requiem18th · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Scientology != Free and Open

    I just realized how close that looks to:
    "Scientology! = Free and Open"

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    But... the future refused to change.