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Open Sauce Foundation Created

Posted by samzenpus on from the free-as-in-ketchup dept.

First time accepted submitter TekTek writes "In response to the growing proliferation of the use of "secret sauce" as a vehicle for entrepreneurs', venture capitalists', and investment bankers' thinly veiled proprietary machinations, a global consortium of premium condiment manufacturers has launched the Open Sauce Foundation (OSF). Founding members include McIlhenny Company (producer of Tabasco brand pepper sauce), Huy Fong Foods (producer of "Rooster Brand" Sriracha sauce), and Kikkoman (producer of Kikkoman brand Soy Sauce). The new foundation's stated aim is not only to uphold the virtues of buying worthy sauce manufacturers' products, but to demonstrate to the tech, financial, and media communities that "Open" companies, and condiments, can, and do, assume leadership roles in their respective markets."

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  1. Another day spent in boredom by Attila+Dimedici · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I am so tired of every news site thinking they have to come up with clever April Fool's Day articles. Today is going to be a long day.

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    The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted. James Madison
  2. Re:Why the crypto? by girlinatrainingbra · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Where's the pink pages? Where's the OMG ponies? Where's the cuteness of fvcking with the CSS and some actual intelligence behind an April Fool's day joke?
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    It's kind of like letting the pointy-haired bosses write a comedy script by committee, zat's what you get with the new /., eh?

  3. Re:Why the crypto? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    To be fair, this could easily be just another summary approved by Timothy.

    With the quality of /. lately I'm surprised we don't get more that read like this one (in fact, sometimes we do).

  4. Re:Why the crypto? by richpoore · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Thanks for posting on ignore Slashdot day