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[humorix] BSD And Microsoft On The Same Side?
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BSD And Microsoft On The Same Side?
February 22, 2001
Several members of the Open Source community nearly fainted
yesterday upon hearing the news that Microsoft's Jim
Allchin had implicitly supported the BSD license while
trashing the GPL as un-American.[1]
Soon after the shocking news broke, leaders of the FreeBSD
project denied allegations that they had allied themselves
with the Evil Empire. "That's bullshit," one hacker said
on IRC. "Besides, everyone knows that it's the GNU Project
that has allied with the Evil Empire -- Communism, that
is."
A representative from the GNU Project fired back, "ALL YOUR
BASE ARE BELONG TO US." He added after a brief hesitation,
"I have no idea what that means."
This latest battle in the GPL vs. BSD (and Linux vs.
FreeBSD) flamewar ends the cease-fire that was created by
the 1999 Treaty of Helsinki[2]. Industry observers expect
hostilities to flare up again, with the possibility of
casualties.
Indeed, the Internet Weather Bureau has already issued a
"High Flame Warning" for Slashdot and portions of Usenet.
"Users should expect high bandwidth use, extreme CPU usage,
and a slight chance of server explosions during the warning
period," the advisory states. "If your Web, news, or mail
server begins to overheat under the load, please seek
shelter immediately to reduce the risk of injury."
Many agree that the prospects for peace appear dubious.
"This will go on until either Microsoft or the GNU Project
is destroyed. We'll see lasting peace in the Middle East
before this one is settled," explained one neutral
observer. "Besides, now that Microsoft is involved, any
hopes of a peace summit are gone. Do you know what will
happen if Richard M. Stallman and Bill Gates were to meet
in the same room?"[3]
[1] http://slashdot.org/articles/01/02/21/0318213.shtml
[2] http://i-want-a-website.com/about-linux/sep99.shtml#Helsinki-Treaty
[3] http://i-want-a-website.com/about-linux/sep98.shtml#RMS-BG
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