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Linus Torvalds To Head Windows 9 Project

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the trying-something-new dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, and a champion of free and open source software has finally called it a day and has agreed to join Microsoft as the project head of the upcoming Windows 9 project. According to Bloomberg, Linus will be working on a new Kernel design for Microsoft that will make, usually vulnerable, Windows OS virtually impossible to be infected by viruses and malware."

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  1. Just the mobile version by halcyon1234 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Saw this on the announce newslist the other day. As always, editors get it wrong. Linus is only working on the Windows 9 Mobile division, not the head of the whole project.

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  2. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  3. April First Ass Holiness by Hubble-bubble · · Score: 2, Insightful
    I see, it's the first of April and an excuse for the editors to become assholes. YOU ARE A FRICKING NEWS ORGANIZATION. BEHAVE RESPONSIBLY. DON'T SCREW WITH THE CONTENT.

    written BC, Before Coffee

  4. Re:Stop with the lame April Fool's encryption. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Not using an Ad Blocker? Slashdotter, I expected better from you.

  5. So lame I'm not refreshing the home page anymore. by girlinatrainingbra · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is so fucking lame that I'm not even going to bother refreshing the home page or even posting anything more today. Seriously!
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    I just reloaded the home page and saw the fucking ROT-13 gibberish and I don't even feel like clicking on the link to see what the lame-o April Fool's joke is going to be. If I feel that way as an avid registered slashdotter (who even got mod points for the first time last week, yay?), then how does the average joe/jill feel when they open the home page? This is a moronic april fool's day gag that makes me less interested in reading /. today, and perhaps even tomorrow. Sheesh.
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    This is tiresome. This is not fun. This is not funny. This is lame. Do you understand this yet, editors? Anyone listening, or are you editors skipping the rest of the day too?

  6. Re:Stop with the lame April Fool's encryption. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A user getting self-righteous butthurt over stupid April Fool's joke... Slashdot, I expected exactly this.

  7. Re:The 90s called by Thud457 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    four April fools' stories in a row? come on editors, you got to be sneaky and mix them in with the real dups!

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  8. Re:Best April fools ever by Monkey-Man2000 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I have to give kudos to /. for the most original and hilarious April fools prank. Well done! The ROT13 is genious :)

    The OMG Ponies' fools day was by far the best 04/01 in /. history. This is not too horrible though.

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