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Offline Grey Ninja

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BURNED!!!
« on: October 27, 2003, 02:13:06 PM »
I'm sure that you are aware of the comments that MS made about Open Source projects earlier at the unveling of Windows Longhorn.  It seems that The Enquirer has made the retort that we were all thinking of when MS said that Open Source projects couldn't keep up with their dark legions of fallen programmers.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=12331

Check it out.  That's gotta be the most perfect work of art I have ever seen.
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« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2003, 02:23:58 PM »
Nice find, Grey.
I wouldn't hold my breath for MS to do it (release 9x/NT 3 & 4 as open source) though.
I am a fan of any anti-MS movements, and will watch developments with a keen interest.
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RE: BURNED!!!
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2003, 02:32:22 PM »
No, i haven't followed the link yet.  Just dropped by to say that your title's spelled wrong.  it's "BURNINATED"
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Offline Grey Ninja

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« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2003, 02:50:21 PM »
lol... ok...

Shifty, I know that it will never happen, but I thought that the response was great.  Open Source calls their bluff.    MS can't put their money where their mouth is.  
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Offline Bill Aurion

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RE:BURNED!!!
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2003, 03:02:52 PM »
And the plot thickens...

An interesting read, to say the least...You never know what might happen...
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RE: BURNED!!!
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2003, 03:06:32 PM »
Atleast I know who reads the inquirer now...
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Offline Grey Ninja

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« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2003, 04:42:12 PM »
Actually manunited, I don't read the Inquirer, as I find them to be a completely unreliable source of information.  But my constant MS bashing at work led one of my coworkers to send me that article, and I was amused enough to pass it on here.    About the only tech related site that I read regularly is Slashdot.

EDIT:  Just in case you are wondering, IE takes the brunt of my frusterations.  I was writing client side JavaScript today that would be working just fine in Firebird, but didn't do a bloody thing in IE.  Since the corporate network is entirely MS based, I would always have to write a special workaround for "less capable" browsers.  That was REALLY pissing me off after a while.  I had to write about 4 workarounds for IE today.  This is STANDARD JavaScript, which SHOULD be supported by all browsers.  It's truly pathetic how much of the standard MS truly supports.
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« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2003, 06:40:48 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2003, 08:21:30 PM »
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MS can't put their money where their mouth is.

Microsoft kinda has everything to lose, but that's beside the point because they don't have enough money to fill their mouth

manunited4eva: If you had read the article, you'd have noticed it was an open letter to MS - an editorial of sorts. How does that make it unreliable?
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RE:BURNED!!!
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2003, 01:07:26 AM »
Your talking to grey, not me right?
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« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2003, 01:12:32 AM »
Perhaps. *shrugs*
I just read Grey's post again, realised it wasn't you, and that it was totally pointless!
Hooray!
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« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2003, 01:29:41 AM »
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Originally posted by: Grey Ninja
OH YEAH!!!!
*looks suspiciously at Grey*
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RE:BURNED!!!
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2003, 01:56:52 AM »
LMFAO thats really funny, if thats true, o man thats great.
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Offline KnowsNothing

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RE: BURNED!!!
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2003, 09:36:50 AM »
Grey, the cool-aid thing reminds me of cows.  yeah.

see, as a high school prank somebody stole RI's PRIZED COW STATUE!  But then it was found.  And stuff.

STEAL'D
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RE: BURNED!!!
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2003, 02:38:34 PM »
The Kool-Aid dude?!  Sweet.  That's fricking hilarious!  Whoever did that is a genius and deserves an award!
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« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2003, 04:01:30 PM »
*gives all geniuses cookies*

*eats his cookie*

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