Richard's first goal, seperate GNU from everything else related to Linux.
Richard's second goal, remind you that free is more important than open source.
Richard's fourth goal, force everyone to use Red Flag Linux.
Need that joke explained?
The correct phrase, in case you're at one of our li'l parties, and you don't know who is around you, is to refer to Linux as, "free and open source developed software that is GNU/Linux developed from Linux the kernel." Don't worry, you can simply refer to "free and open source devloped software that is GNU/Linux developed from Linux the kernel," as "it" after that for ten or twenty minutes before people forget what it "it" is, and, if you really want the gold star, everytime someone calls "free and open source developed software that is GNU/Linux developed from Linux the kernel," just "linux," jump right in there and correct them.
And, if you're really bored....oO(How daring am I?)
You can point out why GNU's Network Object Manipulation Environment is far better than Kool Desktop Environment.
Well, back to the transmeta work station. FEH! Anyone else want to develope The Kernel That Is Linux for awhile?.oO(How am I suppose to test for 2ghz processors when no one made one yet?)
*snippitty snip*
"anyone who adds or innovates under the GPL agrees to make the resulting code, in its entirety, available for all to use... [which] might constrain innovating stemming from TAXPAYER-FUNDED software development."
We know Cox pays his taxes, and Stallman, but does Linus? NO! He's Swedish! That's who these bastards are after! Let's eat them alive! SPAM MY MINIONS! SPAM THOSE SERVERS! BUAH! BUAH! BUAH!
What? I was out for smoke okay; what'd you want? FP? Feh.
That after all these years, an AnonCow can still take first post to make itsself look import. I think this is an idea that should be changed, but I'm a democrate, and don't really care. I've also never had an exclusive rights to intellectual property agreement that didn't refer to work within my company. I'm funny; I don't believe in theft.
When I think about the world, I ask myself, how is this going to affect me, Al...er just me. Then, I realize, my future is directly related to slashdot (karma-whore karma-whore karma-whore)...
A breif timeline depicting and predicting:
2001:Apr1:
Rob decides to remove the option of Anonymous Coward, reducing the number of pro-windows comments to three a year by "Booger on the Run".
2002:Apr1:
Slashdot announces Dotix, their own distro. Attempts to download Dotix result in nothing more than a complete wiping of the drive.
2003:Apr1:
A shocking announcement. Someone involved in the GNU conspiracy blows out the Redmond Headquarters known as the "Billpoint."*
2004:Apr1:
An official OS Holy War breaks out. The GNU-ist republic declares that territory in, what was, the state of Washington thier own. FUD* bomb bombard the eastern seaboard.
2005:Apr1:
After an actual Holy War erupts, Rob confesses that there was no war in the first place, and that Redmond didn't get blow up.
Additionally, Dotix 0.2.1 is released. It doesn't do much else, but the voice of Linus Torvalds comes from the speaker, saying, "The force isn't with you...ever."
2006:Apr1:
Rob is arrested for inciting a riot...and driving while intoxicated...and possessing marijuana...and for using Linux.
2007:Apr1:
Windows is denounce by the Helsinki Convention. In time, Microsoft will collapse.
2008:Apr1:
After being layed off, Clippit and friends attempt a shot at television. Their show is cancelled due to copyright and patenting laws. Clippit goes on a rampage, and wipes out a small town in Nebraska.*
2009:Apr1:
Since the fallout of Microsoft, post-GNU Linux users, having nothing better to do, declare war on Unix users. As Macs are 82% Unix, they are also a target. A massive Holy War breaks out.
2010:Apr1:
Rob buys Microsoft. Eric shoots Richard. Elvis is spotted on the Mount of Olives. All in all, a slow news day.
2011:Apr1:
Rob secretly gets a law degree, out of fear of backlash of buying Microsoft, which was renamed MacroSux, MSUX.
Lawyerclysm begins.*
2012:Apr1:
Satanix is released by a fat Italian name Guido. Guido attempts to conquer the world.
2013:Apr1:
Due to legal setbacks and tax evasion, Guido spends a year dead.*
2014:Apr1:
Eunichs and PGNUL Holy Wars come to a head as Rob releases the service pack for Windows 2012.
2015:Apr1:
Windows 2012 is released to Eunichs users. Eunichs and Gimps* around the world now surf the web freely.
2016:Apr1:
Rob eats an apple..computer. In an effort to attract the asian market, Steve attempts at making iMacs edible.
2017:Apr1:
Steve abandons hope and decides to move Mars with all the other people that refused to learn to use control v to page down in Emacs rather than the more convienent PGDN.
2018:Apr1:
Eunichs attempt vaporware demonstrations on Mars.
PGNUL users begin to worship the corpse of Richard Stallman.
2019:Apr1:
Rob ports winschmuck to flying cars. Eunichs users everywhere are killed as the cars "accidently" crashes into them after purple screening.
2020:Apr1:
PGNUL users adopt the charter of the Sierra Club just to have a cause.
2021:Apr1:
Linux Kernel 2.5.6 is finally released. Upgrade includes a small autobiography in code comments and cold fusion.
2022:Apr1:
Eric discovers a cure for hiccups. Bottled on open market as "Soylent Green." Population of Earth decreases rapidly.
2023:Apr1:
Rob mysteriously disappears.
2024:Apr1:
Jesus, Elvis and Rob are spotted on the mount of Olives. Eric wears boxers.
2025:Apr1:
Mars, having run on Windows NT since "the fall," crashes into Earth, causing people to fly awkwardly into space while hoping they would be re-incarnated as 2048 node Beowolf cluster.
My New Millenium's Resolution: Eat more cake.
If you saw a *, it means either to goto http://i-want-a-website.com/about-linux
or read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for more details.
The Minoans, as named after the para-mythical king, were, indeed, a highly advanced race, existing before the Hellenistic age, most important reminant being the Palace at Knossos.
Their contact, however, would not have gone beyond Asia Minor (Cymarius) to the east and Alexandria to the south, with little contact to the Greeks of the north. The Minoan culture ended abruptly, possibly due to a major disaster, occuring around the time of the Thera event*, thus, more too likely, the cause. However, they must have went somewhere, and, it is believed by some, that they, along with the survivors of the Thera event, would setup the Phillistinian culture, as it has similar marks of advanced civilization, despite how the bible regards them as barbarous gentiles.
*Thera event: The large, fertile island of Thera erupted in a tumultuous explosion, which destroyed the island, leaving behind a small cluster of key-like remenants. Thera was, without knowledge to anyone at the time, a rare type of volcano--a particular type of sheild volcano. Though I doubt any here are old enough to remember, refer to the more recent Krakatowa eruption.
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Richard's first goal, seperate GNU from everything else related to Linux. Richard's second goal, remind you that free is more important than open source. Richard's fourth goal, force everyone to use Red Flag Linux. Need that joke explained? The correct phrase, in case you're at one of our li'l parties, and you don't know who is around you, is to refer to Linux as, "free and open source developed software that is GNU/Linux developed from Linux the kernel." Don't worry, you can simply refer to "free and open source devloped software that is GNU/Linux developed from Linux the kernel," as "it" after that for ten or twenty minutes before people forget what it "it" is, and, if you really want the gold star, everytime someone calls "free and open source developed software that is GNU/Linux developed from Linux the kernel," just "linux," jump right in there and correct them. And, if you're really bored... .oO(How daring am I?)
You can point out why GNU's Network Object Manipulation Environment is far better than Kool Desktop Environment.
Well, back to the transmeta work station. FEH! Anyone else want to develope The Kernel That Is Linux for awhile? .oO(How am I suppose to test for 2ghz processors when no one made one yet?)
*snippitty snip* "anyone who adds or innovates under the GPL agrees to make the resulting code, in its entirety, available for all to use ... [which] might constrain innovating stemming from TAXPAYER-FUNDED software development."
We know Cox pays his taxes, and Stallman, but does Linus? NO! He's Swedish! That's who these bastards are after! Let's eat them alive! SPAM MY MINIONS! SPAM THOSE SERVERS! BUAH! BUAH! BUAH!
What? I was out for smoke okay; what'd you want? FP? Feh.
That after all these years, an AnonCow can still take first post to make itsself look import. I think this is an idea that should be changed, but I'm a democrate, and don't really care. I've also never had an exclusive rights to intellectual property agreement that didn't refer to work within my company. I'm funny; I don't believe in theft.
That the release date shall occur upon the arrival of the next service pack for a Windows operating system
When I think about the world, I ask myself, how is this going to affect me, Al...er just me. Then, I realize, my future is directly related to slashdot (karma-whore karma-whore karma-whore)... A breif timeline depicting and predicting: 2001:Apr1: Rob decides to remove the option of Anonymous Coward, reducing the number of pro-windows comments to three a year by "Booger on the Run". 2002:Apr1: Slashdot announces Dotix, their own distro. Attempts to download Dotix result in nothing more than a complete wiping of the drive. 2003:Apr1: A shocking announcement. Someone involved in the GNU conspiracy blows out the Redmond Headquarters known as the "Billpoint."* 2004:Apr1: An official OS Holy War breaks out. The GNU-ist republic declares that territory in, what was, the state of Washington thier own. FUD* bomb bombard the eastern seaboard. 2005:Apr1: After an actual Holy War erupts, Rob confesses that there was no war in the first place, and that Redmond didn't get blow up. Additionally, Dotix 0.2.1 is released. It doesn't do much else, but the voice of Linus Torvalds comes from the speaker, saying, "The force isn't with you...ever." 2006:Apr1: Rob is arrested for inciting a riot...and driving while intoxicated...and possessing marijuana...and for using Linux. 2007:Apr1: Windows is denounce by the Helsinki Convention. In time, Microsoft will collapse. 2008:Apr1: After being layed off, Clippit and friends attempt a shot at television. Their show is cancelled due to copyright and patenting laws. Clippit goes on a rampage, and wipes out a small town in Nebraska.* 2009:Apr1: Since the fallout of Microsoft, post-GNU Linux users, having nothing better to do, declare war on Unix users. As Macs are 82% Unix, they are also a target. A massive Holy War breaks out. 2010:Apr1: Rob buys Microsoft. Eric shoots Richard. Elvis is spotted on the Mount of Olives. All in all, a slow news day. 2011:Apr1: Rob secretly gets a law degree, out of fear of backlash of buying Microsoft, which was renamed MacroSux, MSUX. Lawyerclysm begins.* 2012:Apr1: Satanix is released by a fat Italian name Guido. Guido attempts to conquer the world. 2013:Apr1: Due to legal setbacks and tax evasion, Guido spends a year dead.* 2014:Apr1: Eunichs and PGNUL Holy Wars come to a head as Rob releases the service pack for Windows 2012. 2015:Apr1: Windows 2012 is released to Eunichs users. Eunichs and Gimps* around the world now surf the web freely. 2016:Apr1: Rob eats an apple..computer. In an effort to attract the asian market, Steve attempts at making iMacs edible. 2017:Apr1: Steve abandons hope and decides to move Mars with all the other people that refused to learn to use control v to page down in Emacs rather than the more convienent PGDN. 2018:Apr1: Eunichs attempt vaporware demonstrations on Mars. PGNUL users begin to worship the corpse of Richard Stallman. 2019:Apr1: Rob ports winschmuck to flying cars. Eunichs users everywhere are killed as the cars "accidently" crashes into them after purple screening. 2020:Apr1: PGNUL users adopt the charter of the Sierra Club just to have a cause. 2021:Apr1: Linux Kernel 2.5.6 is finally released. Upgrade includes a small autobiography in code comments and cold fusion. 2022:Apr1: Eric discovers a cure for hiccups. Bottled on open market as "Soylent Green." Population of Earth decreases rapidly. 2023:Apr1: Rob mysteriously disappears. 2024:Apr1: Jesus, Elvis and Rob are spotted on the mount of Olives. Eric wears boxers. 2025:Apr1: Mars, having run on Windows NT since "the fall," crashes into Earth, causing people to fly awkwardly into space while hoping they would be re-incarnated as 2048 node Beowolf cluster. My New Millenium's Resolution: Eat more cake. If you saw a *, it means either to goto http://i-want-a-website.com/about-linux or read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for more details.
The Minoans, as named after the para-mythical king, were, indeed, a highly advanced race, existing before the Hellenistic age, most important reminant being the Palace at Knossos. Their contact, however, would not have gone beyond Asia Minor (Cymarius) to the east and Alexandria to the south, with little contact to the Greeks of the north. The Minoan culture ended abruptly, possibly due to a major disaster, occuring around the time of the Thera event*, thus, more too likely, the cause. However, they must have went somewhere, and, it is believed by some, that they, along with the survivors of the Thera event, would setup the Phillistinian culture, as it has similar marks of advanced civilization, despite how the bible regards them as barbarous gentiles. *Thera event: The large, fertile island of Thera erupted in a tumultuous explosion, which destroyed the island, leaving behind a small cluster of key-like remenants. Thera was, without knowledge to anyone at the time, a rare type of volcano--a particular type of sheild volcano. Though I doubt any here are old enough to remember, refer to the more recent Krakatowa eruption.
They use Macs. Egypt was, afterall, a society of art and culture. And, if you ask me, the names Job and Jobs look suspiciously similar.