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Frank Zappa's Influence On Linux and FOSS Development

Posted by timothy on from the oh-yeah-try-to-disprove-it dept.

Roblimo writes "Zappa's 'Dinah-Moe Hummm' is totally about Linux, at least in spirit, while the song 'Montana,' with its talk of zirconium-encrusted tweezers and dental floss, 'is obviously about Mac users.' Not only that: In the early '70s Zappa wrote a song called 'Penguin in Bondage,' an obvious foretelling of the anti-Linux lawsuits and threats from SCO, Microsoft, and other evildoers. Zappa was also a heavy user of the Synclavier, an electronic music machine that was a precursor to today's 'studio on a computer' recording and sound editing software. According to an article on DevX, today Zappa would no doubt be using Linux and Ardour for most of his recording and composition."

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  1. Fanboy posting by Pharmboy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This whole article being posted smacks of fanboy trolling. Yes, we can guess what Zappa would have used and whether he was a "Linux Prophet" or not (...not...) but it is pretty much indicative of a slow news day. Lots of trash on /. today, which is weird considering lots of interesting things are going on in the real world that we could be discussing.

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  2. Special Slashdot Memo #233321 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Slashdot is reaching new lows with this "story".

    What's next? Zappa's influence on skull-base neurosurgery? Zappa's influence on number theory?

    The Gulf of Mexico is becoming the Gulf of Oil and you post this crap.

    Your appropriation of Zappa to Linux is ALMOST a
    violation of trademark. I've notified Moon Unit.

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