Cracking a joke with a cyclotron (Was: [CrackMonkey] The right to bare legs)

[George J.P. Perry]

This is v.funny.  ?I'm not sure exactly why the GNOME/Gnome thing works;
but if one of you will pass that pipe over, I think that I... !dude,
pass the pipe, ?eh... thanks, hoser...

... o.k... I'll be right back.  

-g

On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Bernard wrote:
}Subject: Re: [CrackMonkey] The right to bare legs
}
}24Aug2000 04:06PM (-0700) From [mej at valinux.com] mej [Michael Jennings]
}> 
}> More importantly, why does Helix Code feel the need to fork off their
}> own version of GNOME?  Why not contribute their work into the main
}> GNOME tree in traditional Open Source fashion?
}
}Where's the profit in that?  These guys are the Underpants Gnomes
}and are bent on world domination;
}1) Subvert GNOME code
}2)
}3) Profit
}	Superior advertising plus bribing major distros to make
}it their default will soon lock everyone in to using their
}libraries.  Although it will be nominally Open Source the code will
}be so obfuscated that everyone will have to pay them to either
}explain it or write their apps for them.
}	I'm surprised I have to explain this to you.
}
}	I think I'll stick with Tk
}		Bernard
}
}-- 
}Bernard P. Murray, Ph.D.
}nutella at zork.net (Department of Desserts and Toppings, San Francisco, USA)