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<div style="clear:both;"></div><a href="http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/uploaded_images/linux_cuba_tux-703344.png"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/uploaded_images/linux_cuba_tux-701955.png" border="0" /></a> Like most things that are worth owning, Computers are an American invention. Look at any modern computer and you will see that the whole thing is the product of American brilliance.<br /><br />For example, this rugged IBM laptop I am using was designed and built by an American company. It runs software built by Microsoft, one of America's most productive organizations. My computer does everything I could possibly want: I can do my work, submit my taxes and even search the Bible.<br /><br />Like all the greatest American engineering, it's an example of innovation that makes a growing group of European and Chinese hackers jealous. They hate our lead in computing technology and will stop at nothing until they have control of all of our computers.<br /><br />I'm talking about a project called 'Linux', something you may not have encountered, but might do some day.<br />It's a computer program that was initially developed in Finland as a means of circumventing valuable copyrights and patents owned by an American company called SCO Group.<br /><br />Unlike Windows, which is a mature commercial product which is normally included with every new computer, Linux is given away. Now it may not sound like much of a problem, after all there is very little profit in merely giving a product away.<br /><br />This would be certainly true were in not for the Linux project's seductive Marxist ideology and the effect that it has on 'Blue-State' liberals. Indeed, Linux is so pervasive amongst the blue states and many liberal universities that a leading computer expert Steve Balmer (from Microsoft) described Linux as cancer.<br /><br />The American software industry is worth more than $7 Billion; Introducing a foreign product like Linux which is often copied for free could threaten that entire industry. A generation of computer users might get use to accepting foreign software hand-outs rather than paying for a superior American products. If only the danger were just to our economy:<br /><br />These days computers control everything from TV stations to battleships; Our crucial information and defense infrastructure is built on computer technology. If we allow this cancer into our networks, there is no knowing what the effect might be on our infrastructure, but that is just what liberals are trying to do.<br /><br />Imagine if the State of the Union address were hacked because the TV station decided to save money by using Linux? Imagine if a stealth-bomber crashed because it's software was written by anonymous Chinese or European hackers. It would make as much sense as inviting the French to come over and take over the White-House.<br /><br />And guess what software Osama Bin Laden uses on his laptop?<br /><br />If you guessed it was Linux you would be 100% right. Osama uses Linux because he knows designed to counterfit DVDs, curcumventing the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and defraud companies like Disney.<br /><br />Next time somebody asks you how Al Queda agents pay for their rifles and rocket launchers, you can tell them that foreign hackers make software called Linux which helps them steal from Americans.<br /><br />This Linux problem is a growing issue, and one that conservative Americans cannot afford to ignore. Fortunately Microsoft have prepared a great deal of information to help computer users get away from this menace. But there is something you can do to help keep American #1 in the computer business:<br /><br />If one of your friends is using Linux or may be tempted to try it show them this article. Explain that Linux is a genuine threat and that by using it they may be opening their computer to Chinese hackers.<br /><br />If you see a company using Linux, it may be that they have not paid for this software. Report them to the Business Software Alliance who have the legal authority to inspect any company's computers for illegal programs like Linux.<br /><br />Finally, remember to include Linux users in your prayers tonight. As individuals we may not be able to change people's minds, but the Bible teaches that God can make any sinner repent.<br /><br />Tristan<div style="clear:both; padding-bottom: 0.25em;"></div>
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At <a href="#c114551420592548633" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 20, 2006 1:23:25 AM</a>,
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<p>Hi Tristan. <BR/>Thanks for your article.<BR/>I agree once again.<BR/>The name alone (LINUX) sounds kind of queer to me!<BR/>It's just some primitive European substitute for a real operation system like the mighty Windows XP.<BR/>Also I would like to mention that Apple's 'Mac Os X' is a real threat, too. This damn extrem leftwing company is giving millions to the democ-rats!!!<BR/>Also I suspect that this Mac OS is sending personal information to Apple and other communist companies and organizations!<BR/>Kindest of regards,<BR/>Shelley</p>
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At <a href="#c114552297840974761" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 20, 2006 3:49:38 AM</a>,
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<p>Thanks for posting my article Shelley; I submitted this to the mainstream IT press, but none of them wanted to know. It's shocking to learn that the same liberal bias that infects mainstream news-sources also affects the technical press.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Linux is a primative European clone; It is much less capable than Windows. In fact it omits features that were standard in Windows back in 1998; For example Linux has no built-in anti-virus or anti-spyware software. <BR/><BR/>You cannot even buy popular utilities like Norton Security to compensate for this fact. There are no tools for common tasks like defragging a hard disk. God knows what you would use to send a fax or make a website. You cannot even get Front Page for Linux.<BR/><BR/>Linux is that bad; The only explaination I can think for people using it is that it by-passes the protection given by American companies and the Dept of Homeland Security. It should be considered a terrorist program.<BR/><BR/>Tristan</p>
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<p>You guys are just too much! You can't possibly be this ignorant.<BR/><BR/>1. Windows did not have 'built-in' anti-virus or anti-spyware software in 1998. It still doesn't have 'built-in' anti-virus, and the anti-spyware is in beta. It didn't even have a 'built-in' firewall in 1998, and the present firewall is not one of the best out there (which is why Symantec and McAfee and Zone are doing such good business).<BR/><BR/>2. Most of the internet runs on Linux. It's generally more stable than Windows, and problems are fixed more quickly.<BR/><BR/>What a great troll, though.</p>
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<p>Tristan, I believe you!<BR/>This rj guy is probably a typical liberal liar.<BR/>Most of the internet is running on linux? Don't make me laugh!!!<BR/>I used linux once. It's terrible.</p>
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<p>No way. Blogger.com is hosting on Windows!!!<BR/>I would not host my website on Linux either. It's disgusting.</p>
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At <a href="#c114599705172793247" title="comment permalink">Tuesday, April 25, 2006 3:30:51 PM</a>,
<span class="anon-comment-author">rj</span> said...
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<p>Blogger.com is run by Google.<BR/><BR/>"What operating system (OS) does the Google Search Appliance run on?<BR/><BR/>The Google Search Appliance is based on the same software that is used in Google's datacenters. The operating system is a hardened version of Linux that is optimized for search, sometimes referred to as Google Linux."<BR/><A HREF="http://www.google.com/support/gsa/bin/answer.py?answer=15898" REL="nofollow"><BR/>Google Enterprise Solutions</A><BR/><BR/>"Google quickly outgrew the confines of its Menlo Park home, and by February 1999 had moved to an office on University Avenue in Palo Alto. At eight employees, Google's staff had nearly tripled, and the service was answering more than 500,000 queries per day. Interest in the company had grown as well. Red Hat signed on as its first commercial search customer, drawn in part by Google's commitment to running its servers on the open source operating system Linux."<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.google.com/corporate/history.html" REL="nofollow">Google Corporate Information</A></p>
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At <a href="#c114603815267220918" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 2:55:52 AM</a>,
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<p>Well, this is widely know that google is trying to compete with Microsoft, so since they cannot develop their system by themself, they had to use this kind of anti american alliance ( and use a lot of computer to achieve the same quality of search given by msn with a inferior os ). <BR/><BR/>Remember that google is also helping china and their anti democratic governement.<BR/><BR/>And I must also add that the link of terrorism and linux is not even hidden, if you take a look at website like this one : http://plf.zarb.org/about.php <BR/><BR/>Linux is just a anarchist invention aiming at bringing chaos and death everywhere in the world. I am still amazed to see that no one is able to see the truth in their games.</p>
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At <a href="#c114604318763796243" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:19:47 AM</a>,
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/10459980" rel="nofollow">mandie</a> said...
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<p>http://toolbar.netcraft.com/netblock?q=GOOGLE-2,66.102.0.0,66.102.15.255<BR/><BR/>again to show don't know without knowing <BR/><BR/>google is on linux server<BR/>and it's work fine , and google is a big company who makes lot of great thinks, again all linux os aren't free, i know poeple who work in one os company and they are paid and they proud to work<BR/><BR/>they just have a community mind<BR/><BR/>they want all people in the world can make software being better<BR/><BR/>it permit to have software in some regional language (a part of history for people who use it) it produce lot of software forpeople with handicap , they can easilly use computer with it<BR/><BR/>it's just an alternative, it will permit concurence<BR/><BR/>microsoft isn't very innovating now because there's a monnopolistic market in OS<BR/><BR/>i can think people who are proud of american way of life can be against such of innovation.</p>
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<p>i hope you won't forsake blogger for it</p>
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<p>too bad ShelleyTheRepublican.com <BR/>blogs is hosted on linux as shown by the nmap port scanner.<BR/><BR/># nmap -O shelleytherepublican.com<BR/>...<BR/>Running: Linux 2.4.X|2.5.X, D-Link embedded<BR/>OS details: Linux 2.4.0 - 2.5.20, Linux 2.4.18 - 2.4.20, Linux 2.4.26, Linux 2.4.27 or D-Link DSL-500T (running linux 2.4)<BR/><BR/>Time to put your acts where your words are and find a linux-free hosting solution.</p>
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At <a href="#c114605013976866151" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 6:15:39 AM</a>,
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15400082" rel="nofollow">Shelley</a> said...
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<p>Sorry, I think you are a liar.<BR/>Me and linux hosting? Never!</p>
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At <a href="#c114605591549269312" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 7:51:55 AM</a>,
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<p>Using russian hacker tools is not really a proof, more ever if this is a Linux tool made by anarchists.<BR/><BR/>And even if there is no bias, it would still not be a proof, since it could be a trap, isn't deceipt the main technic of hacking , as the book of the great hacker Kevin Mitnick is called "the art of deception" ?<BR/><BR/>You will also note that Mitnick, being a real hacker, never worked to improve such anti american system as Linux, and he helped usa to be more protected against foreign threat such as chinese and russian hackers by testing the various security system. <BR/><BR/>The main problem were du to people not enough wary, such useless people should be fired for their incompetence at least in the governement.</p>
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<span class="anon-comment-author">cedric</span> said...
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<p>>Most of the internet is running on linux?<BR/>>Don't make me laugh!!!<BR/><BR/>You make me laugh...<BR/><BR/>GNU/Linux and *BSD are the most used OS for servers... It's a reallity...<BR/><BR/>And try to understand what is free (freedom) software before posting on you blog...</p>
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At <a href="#c114605790533892230" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 8:25:05 AM</a>,
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<p>Linux is nothing special in my opinion, just one more branch of the Unix family which is quite vast... saying that all those operating systems are useless and threats just because of Microsoft is a foolish statement that no one should even be allowed. IT press didn't want to show such article ? There has to be a good a reason! Linux has earned respect of the industry. It might be buggy (the question of stability can be discussed a lot, depending of how the benchmarks are being done), but so is Windows. And in term of productivity, it has good tools, which have been tested. I've learned, thanks to some people here, that Google search runs on Linux (I thought they were using FreeBSDs).<BR/><BR/>So just as someone said, GNU/Linux and BSD are the most powerful operating systems for all servers, and even your Internet Services Provider use them, and I'm sure to not be wrong on this point!<BR/><BR/>And Mac OS X being a threat, Apple being communist... Jesus Christ, this can't be even possible! I mean, let's not destroy the image of the country by saying such silliness. Apple, Microsoft are american companies, full stop. They are contributing to improve the image of the US. <BR/><BR/>Linux and all the other unixes are offering competition to microsoft, in a very good way, and they have a different approach of the problem. Which is good. I mean, very seriously... the day someone at Microsoft created what they called the "Registery", he must have smoked something... ;-)<BR/><BR/>Hope you will accept those comments and reconsider your opinion. Being a patriotist is really great. After all, it's better than never being able to look further than your own belly. However, being narrow minded can be fatal.</p>
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<p>I think you make a enormous mistake.<BR/>Why the Linux is more on 75% server?<BR/><BR/>NB : did you work for M. Bush?<BR/>NB : sorry for my English.</p>
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At <a href="#c114605816351463979" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 8:29:23 AM</a>,
<span class="anon-comment-author">Coke</span> said...
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<p>Please tell me that's a Fake !<BR/><BR/>I didn't think that such blindness still existed...<BR/><BR/>Do you have any idea of how Open Source compagnies work ? How they manage to make profit ? AND pay taxes ? Because the biggest companies based on GNU/Linux are American, RedHat, Google for example, and they earn a lot of money.<BR/><BR/>When you see some communism, I see a new model of economy where the benefits are made out of services (with a higher quality) rather than out of a product full of bugs that will never be corrected.<BR/><BR/>I will avoid to talk about liberalism, competition, protectionnism, monopole... because you will say that I am an anti-american, maybe a terrorist ? <BR/><BR/>No, I've been using a Linux at home for 2 years, and I find it much better than a Windows.</p>
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At <a href="#c114606151545915182" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:25:15 AM</a>,
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<p>Wow this is either a really great troll, or you must really be pretty dumb.</p>
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At <a href="#c114606326015855835" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:54:20 AM</a>,
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<p>Funny I though Babbage invented the computer, dont think he even went to America, let alone was American. I read that far then realised that it must all be a joke :)</p>
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At <a href="#c114606457932362492" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:16:19 AM</a>,
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15893576" rel="nofollow">Tristan Shuddery</a> said...
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<p>Isnt that typical of Linux users? In your mind you have already taken over the world! <BR/><BR/>If you had bothered to check Google's downloads pages you would see that they do not offer a single Linux download. <BR/><BR/>Indeed, if Blogger.com were using Linux I have no idea how they might have done it? I understand that you cannot get most popular web-site building tools (e.g Frontpage, Dreamweaver) for Linux.<BR/><BR/>Wouldnt it be a far more credible if they (like everybody else) just used Windows. I know the red-army to help design nuclear missiles for Iran; but would you really want to use Linix if you could get an affordable professional product like Microsoft Windows?</p>
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At <a href="#c114606474778925075" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:19:07 AM</a>,
<a href="http://www.killallstupidamericans.com" rel="nofollow">Muhamad Da Nuke</a> said...
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<p>You moron. Linux is based on Unix which is the best American invention ever. Please educate yourself on this before you talk such nonsense.<BR/><BR/>Below is a tip for you to start your research:<BR/><BR/>http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/ken/</p>
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At <a href="#c114606570378979993" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:35:03 AM</a>,
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<p>Tristan's article is a joke, right?</p>
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<p>Incredible - you can't be serious. Your all American IBM computer you're so proud of was assembled in Malaysia using out-sourced parts made in China and Taiwan by foreign companies. Linux was not a deliberate attempt to... oh forget it. You should stick to denying global warming, trampling everyone's civil rights, stealing everyone else's oil and bombing the crap out of countries that haven't sent the White House a Christmas card in 10 years.</p>
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At <a href="#c114606764335636416" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:07:23 AM</a>,
<span class="anon-comment-author">Kjetil T.</span> said...
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<p>The truth is out there! <A HREF="http://geraldholmes.freeyellow.com/" REL="nofollow">Gerald Holmes</A> has tried to tell the world how the longhairs are a threat to the American way of life for years, only gaining ridicule for his efforts.</p>
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At <a href="#c114606816329787162" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:16:03 AM</a>,
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/21317883" rel="nofollow">Geek Mom</a> said...
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<p>ROFL! Great spoof, guys! Hilarious. Right up there with the <A HREF="http://www.landoverbaptist.org/" REL="nofollow">Landover Baptist</A> group. Congratulations!</p>
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At <a href="#c114606866819470208" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:24:28 AM</a>,
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<p>Haha, tristan, you are sooo funny.<BR/>You got so many people fooled into thinking that you actually believe the crazy stuff that you're posting here.<BR/>Keep up the funny jokes.</p>
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At <a href="#c114606976935764622" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:42:49 AM</a>,
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<p>Hmmm...you are clearly insane. And have next-to-no knowledge of the history of computing. Still, I expect writing and publishing this sort of rubbish keeps you busy.</p>
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At <a href="#c114607005733708237" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:47:37 AM</a>,
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<p>I totally agree with this article! Osama uses LINUX to spread mayhem in United States?! Excellent, one more reason to use and develope LINUX! Now everyone get your daily dose of LINUX and make this world a better place! Down Bush, long live Marx!</p>
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At <a href="#c114607018671112837" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:49:46 AM</a>,
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<p>LOL>>>Someone tell me this is a wind up...<BR/><BR/>This man need to go out during the day, meet women and maybe participate in swapping body fluids!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>What a tosser!</p>
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<p>I take it that this is a satire and as such it is very funny, nevertheless I would like to point out that computers are a British invention. Charles Babbage designed the first modern computer in the 1840s (yes, that's eighteen fourties, about 160 years ago) and Collossus was the first electronic computer built by Britain in 1942, well before ENIAC.<BR/><BR/>Even the Germans could lay claim to having invented the computer before the Americans as their electro-mechanical computers called Zuse Z1, Z2 and Z3 date back to the 1930s.</p>
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At <a href="#c114607102800756586" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 12:03:48 PM</a>,
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/4607470" rel="nofollow">President Leechman</a> said...
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<p>Shhh... don't let on that Microsoft is using free UNIX components in Windows and even distributing this open source free operating stuff too! They've got a version that runs under the NET kernel, and you can get your own Microsoft-brand communism from http://microsoft.com/sfu ...</p>
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At <a href="#c114607228504178311" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 12:24:45 PM</a>,
<a href="http://ubuntu.com" rel="nofollow">A Druid </a> said...
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<p>Liberal Liars. Hmmmm, this is very interesting to me. <BR/><BR/>Anarchist, and Destruction, and Fomentation of world wide Chaos are hardly things I think of when I look at Linux. <BR/><BR/>netcraft's population data is verifiable. Apache rules the market in Webserver share. It has for a number of years. <BR/><BR/>Actually...Vista sounds kinda queer to me. And really, when a free product out performs a proprietary product, I have to wonder just how go the proprietary product is. <BR/><BR/>Vista: An American Threat to national Security. <BR/><BR/>How many times has a windows machine died because of viral infection? 1000s of times. <BR/><BR/>yeah, thats really secure and really Enterprise level proven. <BR/><BR/>Ubuntu is for Humans....and its for Human being, not just White Anglo Saxon Protestants Racially unequal people that dont like anyone but themselves.</p>
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<p>My god this column is so funny you guys must be a really ironic commedy act. We europeans thought you did not know the meaning of ironic; but, you are proof that is just a tired old streotype. Do not forget that Windows nowincorportates some code taken from projects like Linux and BSD that are free.</p>
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<p>an european...</p>
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<p>some are saying that this blog is a fake , but if it's not like i'm thinking<BR/><BR/>you shoukld see that linux haven't any problems with hackers like windows always have<BR/><BR/>no linux user have antivirus , there's no linux antivirus , because there's no virus<BR/><BR/>microsoft is buying his product full of bugs and try to repair before , and it's never enough<BR/><BR/>the linux os are update everyday freely on the internet , so it's always sure....</p>
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<p>Oh my dear Shelley, what have you done?! A very good article, ruined by one <B>Marxist</B> flaw!<BR/><BR/>You have exercised your <B>communist</B> rights by using the Tux-logo (doesn't he look like a Demon from Satan?) <B>for free!</B>. <BR/><BR/>I wonder who originally drew it, and with what software...<BR/><BR/>By the way - if you promise to pass a law that outlaws Linux from the Great US of A, I promise to vote for you for ever!</p>
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<p>This is to funny, being serious or not its just madness, BSOD rules so much because its american ;).</p>
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<p>LINUX is an invention of a guy from Finland. It is based on UNIX. Linux name comes from developers name (Linus Torvalds) and UNIX backwards. (Linus is not usual name in Finland) Finland is also homeland of Sauna and Nokia cellphones. This article really has reinforced my opinion of stupidity of people. <BR/><BR/>You just have wanted to bring out your opinion and haven't done any background research over this, and mostly based it on some propaganda from other software manufacturers. <BR/><BR/>This is either really bad joke or you really should check few things before publicly humiliaiting yourself.</p>
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<p>Thanks for the entertainment value Shelley. I had to check the rest of your blog to see if this was for real or a satire (and to be quite honest I'm still not sure).<BR/>And yes, you are being hosted on a Linux server.</p>
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<p>netcraft is obviously lying. I wanted to check what was running for some european institution such as the council of europe. Let's take a look at the website : http://www.coe.int/.<BR/><BR/>The url show us they run asp code, the page enconding say "windows-1252", and if we take a look at the source code of some page, we can see stuff like this "MS sans serif" and href="file:///P|/portailstyle%5B2%5D.css", like you can find on this page :<BR/><BR/>http://www.coe.int/T/E/Com/Files/Events/2006-cia/<BR/><BR/>So obviously, they run Windows. <BR/><BR/>However, if we take a look at netcraft ( http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://www.coe.int ) we can see they somehow changed by miracle for linux. Searching a little bit further, we can also see this :<BR/>https://mail.coe.int/, they run OWA, outlook web access, ie, microsoft exchange, on the finest groupware in the world. Again, something that do not run on linux. And again, netcraft is saying the contrary :<BR/>http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://mail.coe.int<BR/><BR/>So now we agree that netcraft is lying, why would they do ?<BR/><BR/>To support the blatant lies of european of course ?<BR/><BR/>Or maybe, they do not, and this is some kind of lies from the adminstrator of the website ? And again, why ?<BR/><BR/>I called a friend of mine who is a security expert, and he explained it was quite easy and common to use security measure to masquarade as linux in order to protect from hacker. As foreign hackers are usually far from being expert, they will try to use basic linux and of course, this will not work. He also added that linux anarchists hackers prefer to hack windows servers as this provides them with more interesting software and more complexity and value, so masquarading as running linux also protect from this kind of hacker.</p>
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<p>$ host shelleytherepublican.com<BR/>shelleytherepublican.com has address 70.84.62.226<BR/><BR/>$ telnet 70.84.62.226 80<BR/>Trying 70.84.62.226...<BR/>Connected to 70.84.62.226.<BR/>Escape character is '^]'.<BR/>HEAD / HTTP/1.0<BR/><BR/>HTTP/1.1 200 OK<BR/>Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:17:27 GMT<BR/>Server: Apache/1.3.34 (Unix) mod_auth_passthrough/1.8 mod_log_bytes/1.2 mod_bwlimited/1.4 PHP/4.4.2 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 mod_ssl/2.8.25 OpenSSL/0.9.7a<BR/><BR/>So um, yeah, that's apache right there. On unix or linux. Apache's open source. OMFWTFLOL JOOR WEBSERVER WAS DEVELOPED IN CHINA OMG<BR/><BR/>Troll.</p>
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At <a href="#c114607647818812590" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 1:34:38 PM</a>,
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15400082" rel="nofollow">Shelley</a> said...
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<p>Oh my God, stop whining and complaining. I am telling you. I would never use Linux. It's disgusting. I am using real AMERICAN software only. Everything else is for the Godless.<BR/>You need to turn to God and face the real you. You might be shocked.<BR/>Kindest of regards,<BR/>Shelley</p>
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<p>you are an idiot.</p>
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<p>Oh this is such a great site for republicans, i mean all those good values to follow and get inspired by, this site only need to get known and, George W. Bush could get a sex change operation and noone would notice, because of this excellent site and its insightfull articles.</p>
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<p>wow linux sounds cool, and free. i heard it was secure. can someone recommend the best distrobution (there seem to be a few). maybe ubuntu?</p>
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<p>Hilarious. Simply hilarious. Oh and greetings from the communist state of Finland, comrades.</p>
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<p>shelley... do you know that before america there was something? so why god would rather see you use american product( ,<BR/><BR/>by the way like said before , piece of your computer , certainly your tv and lot of thinks like this are from some asian countries<BR/><BR/>by the way your clothes too<BR/><BR/>i believe in god , i pray , i go to church , and i use a linux based os , i just don't see the relationship...<BR/><BR/>your dear microsoft have some illegal technics of sell like forcing people who buying computer to have windows inside , and pay for it , even if they don't want<BR/><BR/>they also make product that always have problem to wwork<BR/><BR/>do you know this dear blue screen of death , i don't , linux is always working good<BR/><BR/>i take the product who is running the best , it's my right of buyer, i don't pay for things that are everytime broken<BR/>in a so opening market country you lleave , the choice is an evident thing isn't it?</p>
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<p>Like it or not, Shelley, the site hosting your blog uses a <I>real</I> operating system: Unix. Unix, by the way, was developed by AT&T, another real American corporation.<BR/><BR/>But, if you want to call me Godless, feel free. I am Godless, after all; I turned to God, judged him, and found him wanting. So I killed him.</p>
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<p>I actually felt sick after reading that blog. The idea that someone could be that painfully stupid was almost as shocking to me as reading that people actually agreed with her. It seems to me as a fantastic peice of satire, maybe an excerpt from a South Park script.<BR/> Shelley, I would be delighted if you could send me an email at bungshal@hotmail.com just to put my mind at rest and assure me this is actually a spoof. The idea that such a distgustingly racist and moronic individual would actually publish such a thing is far beyond me.</p>
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<p>http://www.google.com/linux</p>
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<p>We, of the Organization of Republican Grandfathers of America and Southern Mississippi, hereby state our approval of such articles. <BR/><BR/>It furthers to inform the misinformed on the dangers of the evil Satanic approach that They, the Linux community and Linus Torvalds [in particular] have partaken.<BR/><BR/>Only with Baby Jesus and God watching over us can WE, the informed few, assist the mASSES in finding the light of Windows. <BR/><BR/>Long live the Blue Screen and O.R.G.A.S.M!!!</p>
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<p>So what if Google were using Linux? This is America, and if the CEO of Google wants to use Linux to play Solitaire... then he is free to do so. <BR/><BR/>I shall investigate your claims and perhaps write about it in a future blog article. Were Google considering using Linux in their computers it would hardly invalidate my original points, sspeifically that our national information and defense infrastructure may succumb to this "cancer". <BR/><BR/>It would only mean that the threat to our national software industry is even more dire than I had opriginally suggested. <BR/><BR/>Regardless of what Google may think of Linux; it is still the choice of terrorists, paedophiles and democrats. I think we can judge this product by the company it keeps.<BR/><BR/>I had a suspicion that when I wrote the original post that it would attract an undesirable pot-smoking rabble of Linux zealots. Shelley, I must apologise for attracting this crowd who will not listen to reason.</p>
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<p><I>Gasolinux said...<BR/><BR/>And Mac OS X being a threat, Apple being communist... Jesus Christ, this can't be even possible! I mean, let's not destroy the image of the country by saying such silliness. Apple, Microsoft are american companies, full stop. They are contributing to improve the image of the US.</I><BR/><BR/>Apple is a wannabe American company. The CEO, Steve Jobs, is makes big contributions to the DNC and the Communist Party USA.<BR/>You should inform yourself about this evil company.<BR/>And better don't buy from them, because they are using your address for sending leftwing propaganda to you!<BR/><BR/>Shelley</p>
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At <a href="#c114608080303795402" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 2:46:43 PM</a>,
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<p>For all those lib's that can't read:<BR/>The linux article is from Tristan: http://shuddery.blogspot.com/<BR/>FYI.</p>
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At <a href="#c114608096497136236" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 2:49:24 PM</a>,
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<p><I>Your Superior said...<BR/>I actually felt sick after reading that blog. The idea that someone could be that painfully stupid was almost as shocking to me as reading that people actually agreed with her. It seems to me as a fantastic peice of satire, maybe an excerpt from a South Park script.<BR/>Shelley, I would be delighted if you could send me an email at bungshal@hotmail.com just to put my mind at rest and assure me this is actually a spoof. The idea that such a distgustingly racist and moronic individual would actually publish such a thing is far beyond me.</I><BR/><BR/>If you can't handle the truth, better leave.<BR/>This website is for decent Americans ONLY.<BR/>And no. Sorry, I will not write to you. You are probably just using my email address to send me hate mail.<BR/>I will pray for you though.<BR/>Shelley</p>
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<p>Tristan, You should apologize for not getting the facts straight before making accusations. You should also understand that the US, is one of the nations on the face of this planet, not necessarily the one and only. Kindly get a bit of perspective.<BR/><BR/>I do indeed respect Your opinion and I would like some historic character said: I don't agree with You, but I will die for Your right to express it.<BR/><BR/>I do not respect Your blatant misinformation.<BR/><BR/>I have spent some time in the states, and while I have seen many wonderful things, I quite simply have to admit, it was rather good to come home to Sweden. I am of course not free here either, but at least I know about it.<BR/><BR/>On top of it all, I have shopped around for a OS's to suit my needs and have chosen one that is not encumbered or will snare me for all eternity. Specifically Debian Linux. Mind You, it is quite ok to and use Windows. I do it every time a friend needs help ...<BR/><BR/>Freedom? Why did OpenBSD decide to locate the project in Canada? Because of the lack of freedom in the US of course.<BR/><BR/>By the way, take Your time asking the political party of Your choice if they would want to use any information from this site, just for kicks.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I will use this thread for humour, it's much too fun to take seriously!</p>
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<p>No reason to answer these cretins, they are clearly all europeans, you should for a second flood to wash away these depravations, might need a third and fourth to really clean it up.</p>
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<p>I am astounded...not so much by the blinkered pig ignorance demonstrated by the host of this blog, but the continual lack of any effort to actually LEARN what's going on in the world.<BR/><BR/>Microsoft. Convicted of Monopolistic dealings by our own government, and soon the EU as well. Doesn't sound too wholesome or great of a thing to be proud of. Most folks don't celebrate Criminals. But then...look at the intro to the site. <BR/><BR/>Since being anti-Communist was mentioned(and I doubt the blogger is even aware that Communism isn't the opposite of Democracy...Communism is an economic system, not a system of government. The system of government she has an issue with is Marxism-Leninism. Communism would be diametric to Capitalism), the presence of a competing product, from whatever source would inspire competition to establish themselves as a superior product. Were Microsoft no longer to require companies (under rather large financial penaties for non compliance with them) to include their product, would they still have the marketshare they do? This is the essence of Free Market Capitalism...that competition will improve the product and benefit the consumer. Sorry, didn't mean to hurt your mind...you're still working on how I could possibly say that communism is not the opposite of democracy. (and we're not a Democracy either...we're a Constitutional Republic...you should have paid more attention in high school. Your vote doesn't elect the president...the Electoral college does, and they have no obligation to follow your vote...why just this 2000 election, one of the electors from DC didn't cast their vote as an act of protest, and there was nothing could prevent it.)<BR/><BR/>Before you decide you can tell other people what is wrong or right in the world...please learn about what you are talking about, and not just the random knee jerk that has nothing to do with things. <BR/><BR/>Also remember, that for all your chest thumping pride in "W"...he's gone in just a couple more years. And you can't change that. (The bulk of the world doesn't think it will get here quickly enough, as do the bulk of Americans)<BR/><BR/>And the rest of us (you know, the 6.3 billion other people on the planet, yeah, us) will breathe easier.<BR/><BR/>I will now go forth, and ponder reality. Enjoy your delusion. Don't cry to me when it crashes around you.<BR/><BR/>And remember, everyone else...what we've learned here...if it doesn't fit with their view, it's a "liberal bias"...no matter what the reality is. I bet she'd be shocked to learn that part of America was founded as a penal colony (Georgia) or that the word Indian used for "Native Americans" doesn't come from "India" but from the statement made by Columbus in his logs...'Una Gente In Dios'...a One people with God. But as these facts don't fit with their view...it's a liberal bias.</p>
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At <a href="#c114608210418087530" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 3:08:24 PM</a>,
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<p><B>Site Statistics<BR/>Operating Systems <BR/>Versions Hits Percent <BR/>WIN 45181 73.2 % <BR/> Windows XP 39313 63.7 % <BR/> Windows NT 104 0.1 % <BR/> Windows Me 98 0.1 % <BR/> Windows CE 2 0 % <BR/> Windows 98 820 1.3 % <BR/> Windows 95 23 0 % <BR/> Windows 2003 267 0.4 % <BR/> Windows 2000 455 47.3 % <BR/>MAC 7489 12.1 % <BR/> Mac OS X 7195 11.6 % <BR/> Mac OS 294 0.4 % <BR/>Others 9019 14.6 % <BR/> Linux 7255 11.7 % <BR/> Unknown 140 82.2 % <BR/> FreeBSD 266 0.4 % <BR/> Sun Solaris 77 0.1 % <BR/> GNU 7 0 % <BR/> NetBSD 4 0 % <BR/> AmigaOS 2 0 % <BR/></B><BR/><BR/>There are way to much Linux and Mac users here.<BR/>Please leave now. We don't want you here. You damn commies!</p>
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<p>haha, this is amazing, I didn't know people could be this stupid :)<BR/><BR/>Shelley: as you may have noticed, there are quite a few people who've done their homework far better then you have. Linux is not a bad thing, nor is it destroying the american market for computers.<BR/><BR/>OF COURSE Microsoft people would call Linux a cancer, and Linux people would call Windows a cancer. It's called marketing. Did you know Linux is a UNIX clone? Did you know UNIX was designed and created by american companies and universities? Did you know companies like microsoft have actually WORSENED the market by selling closed source software? There was much more innovation back when source was still open then there has been in Windows since it was released. Does that make Windows bad? No, Windows is a desktop operating system. Linux is not. Linux, like UNIX, is a server operating system.<BR/><BR/>You're telling people not to use Linux, that means none of you can use the internet. Anyone using the internet is using Linux in the way it was designed. If Linux did not exist, there would still be UNIX. If UNIX did not exist, there would be different things, but never Windows. Not even because Windows would not be able to handle it, but because Windows simply didn't exist when the internet was invented. Without internet, I doubt if Microsoft would've been this big at all by now. Without Linux, Microsoft would not be what it is today. Be glad it exists and some people know how to use it. Don't use it yourself, as you've obviously got no clue how servers or the internet works... that's not an insult.</p>
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<p>Oh my god, Shelley.<BR/><BR/>How can you possibly expect people to take you seriously when you post such incredible nonsense?<BR/><BR/>It's like you're claiming the earth to be flat and cover your ears with your hands an going *lalalalalala*.<BR/><BR/>Grow up. It's sounds like you're 12 with a mission to deny obvious facts.<BR/><BR/>Your site is on blogger.com, run by google who are using linux. What's so hard to understand about that?<BR/><BR/>Do a little homework and then come back like an adult and appologise for being so incedible stupid.<BR/><BR/>If not, I hope no republican ever see your site. They would turn their head in shame.</p>
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<p>Thanks for the laugh, this was the best thing I've read on the net today. I was having a bad day then read this and my stomach started hurting from all the laughing I did while reading the article, and then to comments... priceless <BR/><BR/>I dont doubt that you believe everything you wrote because there is just a huge ammount of really stupid people out there; but if it wasnt for you stupid people who would I have to laugh at??<BR/><BR/>Again thanks for the laugh :D</p>
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<p>Shelley, have you forgotten to take your tablets today? Or has your carer left you alone in front of the magical interwebulator machine? I fear for your sanity. Ask yourself this -would a sane person really set up a site like this?<BR/><BR/>Dr Who (Phd)Clever University, London.</p>
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<p>Ok, as a level-headed republican, and Bush supporter, I should inform you that this linux article is without a doubt the greatest display of blatant human stupidity. Ever. Linux is more like a Mac/Windows hybrid than a threat to America. Many Americans use it. Many REPUBLICANS use it. <BR/><BR/>I dislike all the left-wing conspiracy rubbish that is crammed down our throats so often, but I also dislike extremist ideals on the right, as well as left.<BR/><BR/>Please, stop posting political ideals - they are fundamentaly wrong.</p>
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At <a href="#c114608697431712706" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:29:34 PM</a>,
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<p>First most servers are not using linux but UNIX which has been around before Bill Gates bought the original Windows for something like $50K. UNIX was developed by Bell Labs. Most servers run Apache software which has also been around a long time. The original computing machine goes back to an English man named Babbage whom was English. America's first computers as primative as they were sure had a lot of foreign help. I thnk some people need to do a little research before they state something. :-)</p>
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<p>As the Devil representative for this part of the net, I am disguted with you. The intrinsic evilness of Linux should have remained hidden until it was ready to be unleashed on the Christian folks. Who are you to undo years of patient satanic development ?</p>
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<p>Shelley,<BR/><BR/>You do realise Jesus wasn't American don't you?</p>
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<p>Tristan, you are a sick motherfucker without any idea of what you're talking about. Have you ever tried Linux? I haven't had a single virus on my computer since I installed my first Linux distrubution! (Do you know what a distrobution is, Tristan? Google it!)<BR/><BR/>If you had any idea, you would at least know that Linux is a kernel (google that too!), not an OS.<BR/><BR/>And Shelly... You are also obviously pretty confused too. You should both seek professional help -- seriously.</p>
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<p>I find it rather interesting, Shelley, that the wishlist on your blog profile points to froogle, which, as we all know, is a product of the linux-using company google...</p>
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<p>interesting, shelley, that a wishlist link in your blog profile points to froogle, a product of "linux-loving" google...<BR/>even more interesting, that shelleytherepublican.com is hosted on a SuSE/Linux machine... but then again, that can't be true, can it? ;)</p>
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<p>Omigawd! Osama fucks Disney?</p>
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<p>pssst ... this famous "Mac OS X" is based on a operating system called FreeBSD, which is free licensed as well. <BR/><BR/>So this american Company "Apple" has to pay very much less to developd their on main parts of their operating system.<BR/><BR/>Ugh. Scary. The Communists are taking ownership of our computers!<BR/><BR/>But then, why does BSD stand for "Berkeley Software Development"?</p>
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At <a href="#c114609998778434792" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 8:06:27 PM</a>,
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<p>THE USA IS NOT THE WORLD! Get over yourselves (those behind the blog that is). There are many nations out there on very good terms with the states that you are belittling with your poor acceptance of their nation. America is a fine nation, just not with these biggoted beliefs that discriminate to fellow human beings and their heritage! <BR/><BR/>So somebody has created their idea of what Windows should be like AND is offering it for free. Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Arrest them now! The USA ain't makin' a profit from this!!! <BR/><BR/>If I create an operating system being a christian relationship with my wife and my 2 sons; decides to post this software FREE OF CHARGE on the net with all the guarantees of MSN (yet chances are it wouldn't encounter the same problems). This makes me a... Get ready folks...<BR/><BR/>Nazi<BR/>Commie<BR/>Fag<BR/>Terrorist<BR/>and many others i can't be bothered getting RSI for<BR/><BR/>You are MAD IN THE HEAD. I am an upstanding Christian (yes I even spell it with a capital C due to my faith) but I believe that we are only here once and must give our fellow man the chance as God has given him by bringing him to this Earth. So who am I to JUDGE!?!?, what somebody else has to offer to aid my life? <BR/><BR/>Stop preaching your ill mannered concepts and look and the fundemental ideas of CHRISTIANITY. <BR/><BR/>You really, really make me question your ideas of religion? Are you the daughter of Ian Paisley or Gerry Adams? With such extremist ideas you must have some heritage.<BR/><BR/>DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON YOUR WAR AGAINST TERRORISM WHEN YOU WELCOMED GERRY ADAMS OVER TO THE WHITEHOUSE FOR ST PATRICKS DAY!<BR/><BR/>Love and peace,<BR/>A humanitarian, open minded Christian.</p>
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At <a href="#c114610091057013916" title="comment permalink">Wednesday, April 26, 2006 8:21:50 PM</a>,
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<p>Disgusting.<BR/><BR/>This just fuels the idea of an Ignorant Republican. And rightfully so!<BR/><BR/>Linux has been around since the mid-late 90s, back when Windows 98 was at the top of its game. Windows has since developed to become a more stable, flexible operating system only after following in a Linux style of operation.<BR/><BR/>Since when is free bad? do you enjoy paying $200 for a large program to change 0s and 1s every two to four years? I don't.<BR/><BR/>As for Linux's use to counterfeit DVDs, that's plain bullshit. The first three DVD-copying programs were written in windows for windows.<BR/><BR/>Google uses Linux to support its massive amount of storage. Windows can't handle that. If you don't believe me, <A HREF="http://searchdns.netcraft.com/?host=google.com&position=limited&lookup=Wait.." REL="nofollow"> look it up</A>.<BR/><BR/>So, in conclusion to such an outrageous thought, I've decided that you're just one in a trillion stupid enough to think that.<BR/><BR/>This post powered by Firefox (a linux-based browser) on Mandrake Linux<BR/><BR/>~spike~</p>
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<p>After reading this, i dont think i will never be able to recover.... <BR/><BR/><BR/>how about "stop polluting the internet in your cry for attention" , and "you nublet"</p>
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<p>Linux Liberals!</p>
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<p>According to netcraft.com, blogger runs on linux:<BR/><BR/>http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://www.blogger.com<BR/><BR/>You should be ashamed of yourself. This article is nothing but FUD and rubbish.</p>
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<p>This leads me to conclude that:<BR/><BR/>A) This is the most incredibly clever and creative joke I have read in a decade.<BR/><BR/>or<BR/><BR/>B) Shelley and Tristan: you are hands down the epitome of dumb. I hope upon hope that this is a joke. If not, you will be able to hear the explosion of my brain across the country. Shelley: I am especially ashamed that someone as stupid as you is within 100 miles of me. I am a linux certified, and joke or not - this was hilarious.<BR/><BR/>Here's some gasoline to add to your retarded fire:<BR/><BR/>google "munich linux"<BR/><BR/>All in all, thanks for the laugh, idiot. Or genious?</p>
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<p>Shelley, I am a conservative Christian who lives in Missouri, and has spent quite a bit of time in Iowa as well. Please listen to me:<BR/><BR/>You are the one who is being misled here.<BR/><BR/>I know you must not a technical kind of person, but please do some research before posting this sort of material. So much of what you said is a flat-out lie. Not an opinion, a LIE.<BR/><BR/><I>It's a computer program that was initially developed in Finland</I><BR/><BR/>You might find it interesting to know that a very significant portion of it was developed not only here in the US, but by people all over the world. In fact, the GNU project was started in the US, by an American (who does happen to be very liberal :) ).<BR/><BR/><I>as a means of circumventing valuable copyrights and patents owned by an American company called SCO Group.</I><BR/><BR/>This is a blatant lie. Linux was not created to circumvent copyrights and patents. Nor is it illegal in any way, shape, or form here in the United States.<BR/><BR/><I>The American software industry is worth more than $7 Billion; Introducing a foreign product like Linux which is often copied for free could threaten that entire industry.</I><BR/><BR/>This makes about as much sense as saying that we shouldn't buy Japanese cars because they are cheaper and more fuel efficient. You should be thankful for Linux, because of it, Microsoft is being forced to create better software. It's called 'competition' and 'choice'. And I'll give you a hint: it's good for consumers!<BR/><BR/><I>Imagine if the State of the Union address were hacked because the TV station decided to save money by using Linux? Imagine if a stealth-bomber crashed because it's software was written by anonymous Chinese or European hackers.</I><BR/><BR/>If you're arguing that using Windows makes your system less vulnerable to attack, you are living in a fantasy world. Please do some research before saying things like this. Or just open your eyes: how many people you know have had trouble with viruses, spyware, adware, and other attacks? Windows is not immune to these problems by any stretch of the imagination.<BR/><BR/>Arguably, our TV stations and stealth-bombers SHOULD use open-source software because it is more open to peer review. If there is a (non-security related) bug in Microsoft's software, no one but them will know it because only they have access to the source code.<BR/><BR/>If you don't know what source code is, you should look it before writing this. It is fundamental to the arguments you are trying to make.<BR/><BR/><I>And guess what software Osama Bin Laden uses on his laptop?</I><BR/><BR/>Irrelevant. Did you know Timothy McVeigh ran Windows?<BR/><BR/><I><BR/>If you guessed it was Linux you would be 100% right. Osama uses Linux because he knows designed to counterfit DVDs, curcumventing the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and defraud companies like Disney.</I><BR/><BR/>1) Linux was designed to counterfeit DVDs as much as your car was designed for drive-by shootings.<BR/><BR/>2) I know many Windows users who have no problem ripping off music CDs and DVD movies. So stop implying it is somehow better in this regard.<BR/><BR/><I>If you see a company using Linux, it may be that they have not paid for this software. Report them to the Business Software Alliance who have the legal authority to inspect any company's computers for illegal programs like Linux.</I><BR/><BR/>Are you kidding? In case you weren't aware, linux is licensed under the GPL, which means that anyone can modify or copy it, legally. It is impossible to "steal" it from from anyone else. I'd be more worried about Windows being pirated.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Ignorance is not a crime, but don't post if you don't know what you're talking about. I'll keep <I> you </I> in my prayers tonight, because I know you have good intentions. But you've wrongly identified linux and its users as being sinful.</p>
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<p>"If you guessed it was Linux you would be 100% right. Osama uses Linux because he knows designed to counterfit DVDs, curcumventing the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and defraud companies like <B>Disney</B>."<BR/><BR/>"Apple is a wannabe American company. The CEO, <B>Steve Jobs</B>, is makes big contributions to the DNC and the Communist Party USA.<BR/>You should inform yourself about this evil company.<BR/>And better don't buy from them, because they are using your address for sending leftwing propaganda to you!"<BR/><BR/>Steve Jobs will soon own a lot of disney...he is the CEO of Pixar<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar</p>
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<p>I can't stand when people(Shelley,Tristan) pretend to be clueless. Extremely not funny.</p>
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<p>Are you actually that stupid or is this a joke? oh my goodness, i have never heard that much bullsh*t before. Go do your homework and stop screwing up the conservatives image.</p>
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<p>Shelley,<BR/>Interesting that this one post got over a third of all the comments on all the posts on this page.</p>
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<p>Hi Shelley. I thought earlier that only your president has something wrong on his upstairs. No it seems that it has something to do with your political opinion. You Texas hillbillies still wont realize that the USA aint the entire world.<BR/><BR/>P.S<BR/><BR/>http://www.crn.com/sections/breakingnews/breakingnews.jhtml;jsessionid=QTRKQ3XAETK54QSNDBECKH0CJUMEKJVN?articleId=18839747&_requestid=121695<BR/><BR/>Have a nice psychoses,<BR/><BR/>Lahja Kuukka</p>
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<p>haha this is so idiotic that there are some people who really buy this crap. conspiracies or not doesnt matter here. linux is a good os. people like shelly really want some attention to their blogs or they have been deprived of a social life in reality. that is all. goodnight.</p>
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<p>Blindness covers thy land, that is obvious. You Americans are playing in your own little dreamhouse where you think you control the world. You do not. The rest of the world thinks you're stupid, not to mention fat, and the only reason we let you keep up with this bullcrap is because you are sitting on a nuclear arsenal that can destroy the world, blowing earth wide open. And thank you for proving to us that you are in fact stupid, as we presumed.</p>
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<p>This article is so biased, it has to be a joke.<BR/><BR/>One thing I don't think anyone's mentioned: the Americans did not invent the computer.<BR/><BR/>The British invented the computer whilst trying to break enigma in the second world war.<BR/><BR/>So to sum up, the British (and europe) are far superior to you dumb ass Americans</p>
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<p>This is too funny.<BR/><BR/>I'm as conservative as you can get but this has to be the craziest blog posting I have ever seen. As others have mentioned Linux was created by a student in Finland as a pet project and spread in popularity because it was simpler than UNIX and more importantly free.<BR/><BR/>The idea that there is something Marxist about Linux is downright bonkers. And trust me, I have no love for the commies, and I bash them any time I can. But the idea that the Chi-comms will be "hacking" into the B2 if it uses Linux is just crazy.<BR/>For starters the military uses its own computer software and even has its own coding language (unlike C/C++ which is used in Windows, Machintosh, Linux, etc.). Not to mention the military isn't stupid enough to allow such security breeches to be easy to accomplish.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, despite the downright lunacy of this blog posting there is some common ground we can stand on - two 2 1/2 more years of tax cuts and dead terrorists. F'k yeah!</p>
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<p>You have to remember that the main idea and theory behind computing altogether was invented and published by a British man called Alan Turing who later on was arrested for being GAY. Not even slightly but BLATANTLY GAY! <BR/>So you should not just stop using Linux but stop using any kind of computers or automation to stop it from tainting you to accept being GAY and all the leftist propaganda to be true!</p>
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<p>are you serious? :D</p>
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<p>I cant be sure, but i believe that computers are german invention.<BR/>Later on, almost at the same time the british constructed their first computer.<BR/>Americans DID have something to do however being the first country to bomb down the building where the first computer was being kept in 1943.<BR/><BR/>Keeping the faith!</p>
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<p>Strange. Why it is then that there are much, much more programs for stealing copyrighted materials for pc/Windows users than for Linux?<BR/><BR/>I can easily buy software that can be used for stealing music, rip DVDs, hack other people's computers and so on. And I happily use my Windows XP equipped computer for such actions. Yes. I happily steal DVDs, rip them with my Windows machine, add American movies and music to my collection of the Windows machine's hard disc. <BR/><BR/>It is rather much easier to use all that on Windows than on Linux. Maybe you Tristan/Shelley should start promoting a ban on Windowds, because it makes breaking laws so much easier?</p>
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<p>Omg, have you ever heard by a scientist called Konrad Zuse? The inventor of the first binary computer of the world, the "Z3" ? Hum?</p>
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<p>As a European (British), Christian Linux user I have never laughed so much when I read Shelley's post. The irony in it was just breathtaking. Of course I do have a problem reading the page - should I be reading it at all? My Sun Ultra 30 (American company) was built in the UK (Oh no!) and runs Debian Linux (Oh no no!)...and has no virus checker - what for Linux on Ultrasparc???</p>
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<p>You know that the computer as it was build is an all german invention. I'm sure you know that. The first computer was build bei Zuse.<BR/>So all of your super invetions in america are based on all the superknowledge of german engineers. Dont feel so superior. <BR/>Who flies high, will fall deep!</p>
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<p>and <A HREF="http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://www.blogger.com" REL="nofollow">here</A>is what blogger uses for providing you with this page.. nothing russian or european.. a true honest to god american website.<BR/>make you own conclusions.</p>
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<p>Your article was a pleasure to read, if just everyone could write such funny stuff!<BR/><BR/>thank you!</p>
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<p>Goes to show how stupid corporate whore republicans really are.</p>
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<p>This was a good joke, thanks for the laughs :-]</p>
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<p>This was a good joke, thanks for the laughs :-]</p>
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<p>Man, you're way too stupid. Would you please read a bit about the story of the internet? You will see that microsoft was nowhere, when this whole world has born. This entire thing we call internet is born from university students' work, from hacking, and has very little to do with that company that tries to sell you the internet. This is about freedom. Freedom of choice. Linux is a choice. In many ways it's better, but certainly not for you, but for people who are able to use it. And yes, it powers a great part of the 'net.<BR/><BR/>I cannot imagine you wrote this all thing for real. This must be a joke. There cannot be fools like this :)</p>
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<p>Evil Finland!!!!</p>
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<p>you are a typical american asshole nothing more<BR/>you dont know where is europe, even you dont know what is linux<BR/>one of the bigest american companies, IBM is using linux<BR/>http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/openpower/<BR/>what a pity?<BR/>you think IBM is stupid? they dont wanna make money? or waht?<BR/>why they using linux? beacuse MS is a kind of shit, and linux is better for servers, and there is no software patent like "double click" which is really a great amercian idea, was developed by 1000 american engineer</p>
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<p>Thanks for the laugh. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.<BR/><BR/>If you truly believe it, I feel sorry for you. But if this is a joke, absolutely brilliant.<BR/><BR/>Again, thanks for the laugh. Now I'm going to go walk some, my sides hurt so much. :-)</p>
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<p>Funny.</p>
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<p>Just to say, I'm glad other people are picking up on the insidious threat of Linux - would you believe that most of the people involved in the project are actually fairly naive and believe that actually they're being altruistic in creating a free, stable, effective operating system?<BR/><BR/>A friend of mine installed Linux on his laptop recently, buying into the hype, and it actually caused his screen to slowly melt! The manufacturer have refused a refund, explaining that the video drivers in Linux are so poorly written that they cause the screen's backlight to run at the power of an industrial laser - they said he was lucky not to have been burned!<BR/><BR/>Don't listen to all the Linux-supporters above, they're probably just pinko commies who eat babies for breakfast.<BR/><BR/>God bless America!</p>
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<p>Please, just try linux before writing this bunch of inepsies.</p>
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<p>LOL. Man, now you might see why nearly all nations on the world think that americans are completely idiots. You are a great example. Just keep on please :)))) You are greatly enhancing USA's image now ;)</p>
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<p>All you people not realizing that this is a joke are f*cking idiots ;D Have a nice day now.</p>
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At <a href="#c114613124449050117" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 4:47:24 AM</a>,
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<p>Hi, <BR/><BR/>as you know well be aware of, you are very, very wrong.<BR/><BR/>I'd Just lika to point out some things that people seems to have missed;<BR/><BR/>First of IBM, who sells linux-based servers (<A HREF="http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/linux/home.html" REL="nofollow">http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/linux/home.html</A>) and works together with mostly redhat to do this. You can by the way check the box that your laptop came in. It's probably assembled in malaysia.<BR/><BR/>Continuing on SCO, a company that makes a living in suing most other companies, amongst others, IBM. You can find more info about this on <A HREF="http://www.groklaw.net/" REL="nofollow">http://www.groklaw.net/</A>.<BR/><BR/>In the comments, you blame google for beeing Bad People(tm), since they work with the communist goverment of China. Yet your blog resides on the google-owned blogger.com.<BR/><BR/>Steve Ballmer, or, as we folks at the communist-portal slashdot(irony) like to call him, Mr Throwsomechairs, is as an CEO a spokesman for a company that produces a product that competes with Linux, as you compete with these "Democ-rats", as you call them. Now is'nt that a bit false? No democrats are short with tails and some fur as far as i know.<BR/><BR/>Battleships don't run windows for a simple reason; windows is not designed for those tasks. You will need some kind of real time platform, for example QNX (also in the UNIX-family). If you look in the EULA, you can see that windows is not intended for tasks such as battleships or nucelar powerplants.<BR/><BR/>I know this is said before, but it is so stupid that i have to say it again; linux is not illegal software! The reason why some companies make money of it, is to sell it with support. In windows case, you don't just have to buy the support. You have to pay for the software as well.<BR/><BR/>Greetings from sweden.</p>
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<p>Thanks for the wonderful article! I'm still trying to contain my laughter. Wonderful. You can see it's good because it fooled so many. :) Keep it up!</p>
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<p>If this article of yours will still be available 10 years later, it is probably that this web site is hosted on a <B>LINUX OS</B> machine. If not, probably it will be broken soon.</p>
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<p>I AM AN ANARCHIST ! I USE LINUX AND I WILL DESTROY THE UNITED STATES WITH LINUX POWERED ATOMIC BOMBS.</p>
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<p>This whole blog smells like troll. Don't take it seriously.</p>
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At <a href="#c114613226133723932" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 5:04:21 AM</a>,
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<p>Sorry, after reading <A HREF="http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/europe-liberal-hell.html" REL="nofollow">http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/europe-liberal-hell.html</A> I realize this is all a joke. GJ :)</p>
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<p>Great article! However, it should also be noted that <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWW" REL="nofollow">WWW</A>, most likely the most common way of using the Internet, was created by a group of liberalist hippies from Switzerland, a country that has never been involved in warfare. Remember: when you surf the Internet, you are supporting <B>communism</B>!</p>
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<p>Do not confuse the server and the client side. Eg any content (like HTML) can be produced by any software (like FrontPage or such) which than be served by non Microsoft system, hey they're only files! If you see "windows-1250" as character encodign it does not mean _anything_ about the server ... Also, if the web server stats of your web server shows that majority of visitors are Windows users it can be true however it does not mean anything about the operating systems used on servers. On the server world (which builts the Internet on top of lower ISO/ISO layers) <BR/>built from UNIX Linux systems all over the world, YES EVEN IN THE USA. People using there desktop/laptop/etc PCs uses more Windows systems than eg Linux that's true, but it does not mean more. It only means that Microsoft created an OS which capable of being used by non-technical people as well. This also means that Microsft should create 'easy to use' software often lacks of enough security and stability which may requite more knowledge from the users which most people using computers nowday hasn't got. This also means that the 'cancer' of the Internet are WINDOWS systems, the major source of spam and virii are produced badly administrated windows systems (just read about bot/zombie networks). So the bad is Microsoft here for real, if you want to see the interest of the Internet (or only a part of it, even USA!).<BR/><BR/>Also please note that computer science you're writing about started with someone called Naumann who is Hungarian like me :) Nevermind. Most of USA "invents" are strangers migrated to the USA for personal reasons though.</p>
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<p>Haha. This article kept me laughing for hours.<BR/><BR/>It's a shame so many people can't recognise parody when they read it. I would have published this, it's brilliant.</p>
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<p>Nice troll. It is interesting to see that Linux is so evil. Evil enough to be running on the servers of both blogger.com and shelleytherepublican.com. Just look at the site netcraft.net to determine the OS used on a site.<BR/><BR/>Oh by the way, SCO never owned any of the copyrights and they are still in court trying to prove they did, though they have never produced a single shred of evidence.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully this blog, and the rest of them are a joke. No one can be this ignorant.</p>
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<p>Experts say that 9 out of 10 Linux users have homosexual fantasies.</p>
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<p>Offcource it is good to live in the world where everithing is patented. Web links are patented , double click with mouse is patented , how much further???<BR/><BR/>I am using linux allready for several years and it works for me. It is a little more complicated to use than MS but if you know what you are doing then there is no match to linux. Windows is like way behind, development is slow, lots of bugs and lots of restrictions and probably windows is informing third parties about the habits of the user and personal details etc.<BR/>Linux is pure, source code is open to everyone. And everyone can look it up. With windows you do not have a clue what is your computer really doing. For example i will never visit my online bank account with windows client.</p>
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<p>This is the funniest rant I have every seen, if you are a comedy, then you are fantastic, if not, you have serious superiority issues you really need to get over.<BR/><BR/>Indeed, Dreamweaver and the like don't work on Linux (well, unless you use Crossover Office), but then, who says you need them, any notepad application with make HTML/PHP/ASP/Whatever pagers.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the greatest laugh I ever had.</p>
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<p>I don't care if it's troll or not, but this is f****ing brillant... I laughed hard for some minutes.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.</p>
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<p>well i would like to point out that computer was originated from a hungarian mind: Neumann. <BR/><BR/>But this is irrelevant. You will be assimilated to the Linux collective. Resistance is futile.<BR/><BR/>Seriously this article is one of the funniest things i ever read, im a bit sorry for your fellow american people, who might take this seriously and thus feel ashamed :)</p>
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<p>Shelley, you should really add your age to your profile. If the people knew that your are 12 than they would stop complaining about your nonsense. they would laugh and just go away.<BR/>BTW: Osama Bin Laden cannot use Windows. It is forbidden where he currently lives.<BR/>And I hope that noone takes your stuff seriously. It's the greatest crap I've ever heard. Sounds like you are writing G.W.Bush's speaches. Would match to the age thing!</p>
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<p>Parody can be a powerful thing.<BR/>But in order for it to be effective the reader has to use at least some brain capacity to recognise it. If not recognised it will only propel the idiotic to even greater idiocy (On either side of the issue).<BR/>I'm sorry to see that so many do not use their brains.</p>
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<p>Your web sight is running on Linux. It of course takes and educated person to figure this out.</p>
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<p>Shelley, my dear, I hope your postings are a product of your sense of humour. Otherwise, I could recommend you a very good shrink. <BR/>By the way, I hope you read books and buy some of 'em on the web. Maybe you would be harshly surprised to find that Amazon is running its services on Linux. How dare they? Or why don't they give away books instead of selling them, being communists?!<BR/>You really need to get a grip...</p>
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<p>balazs, not to shatter your dream but the father of the computer is said to to be John Atanasoff - Bulgarian.<BR/><BR/>http://www.johnatanasoff.com/</p>
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<p>xb00t: i guess every nation has its historical evidence for inventing the computer (which itself is quite an indefinite thing) :) <BR/><BR/>to be honest i dont think that any nation can get the credit for it, it is simply not one object that could be pointed out.<BR/><BR/>ps.: based on this: http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm, Atanasoff wasnt the first ;)</p>
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<p><I>Like most things that are worth owning, Computers are an American invention. Look at any modern computer and you will see that the whole thing is the product of American brilliance.</I><BR/>The first computer was invented by a man called Babbage, he was from England.<BR/><BR/><I>For example, this rugged IBM laptop I am using was designed and built by an American company. It runs software built by Microsoft, one of America's most productive organizations.</I><BR/>IBM gets most of the computer parts from Asian companies.<BR/><BR/><I>Like all the greatest American engineering, it's an example of innovation that makes a growing group of European and Chinese hackers jealous. They hate our lead in computing technology and will stop at nothing until they have control of all of our computers.</I><BR/>May I remind you of who attacked Iraqi to make it democratic, a system that doesn't work like how it is promised to work, just as Windows does.<BR/><BR/><I>I'm talking about a project called 'Linux', something you may not have encountered, but might do some day.<BR/>It's a computer program that was initially developed in Finland as a means of circumventing valuable copyrights and patents owned by an American company called SCO Group.</I><BR/>Patenting of algoritms is bullshit, I could make a patent request for "1+1=", it won't be accepted because of first art but lets pretend it does, I could sew everyone that says it. This is the same as people that patent algoritms.<BR/>Windows brakes patents too, the latest one was about how ActiveX components are being loaded into a web page.<BR/><BR/><I>Unlike Windows, which is a mature commercial product which is normally included with every new computer, Linux is given away. Now it may not sound like much of a problem, after all there is very little profit in merely giving a product away.<BR/><BR/>This would be certainly true were in not for the Linux project's seductive Marxist ideology and the effect that it has on 'Blue-State' liberals. Indeed, Linux is so pervasive amongst the blue states and many liberal universities that a leading computer expert Steve Balmer (from Microsoft) described Linux as cancer.</I><BR/>1) Google is free too, and they make profit.<BR/>2) Not all Linux distributions are meant to make profit.<BR/>3) Steve Balmer is CEO of Microsoft, enough said.<BR/><BR/><I>The American software industry is worth more than $7 Billion; Introducing a foreign product like Linux which is often copied for free could threaten that entire industry. A generation of computer users might get use to accepting foreign software hand-outs rather than paying for a superior American products. If only the danger were just to our economy:<BR/><BR/>These days computers control everything from TV stations to battleships; Our crucial information and defense infrastructure is built on computer technology. If we allow this cancer into our networks, there is no knowing what the effect might be on our infrastructure, but that is just what liberals are trying to do.</I><BR/>Windows isn't superior to Linux, it has more bugs, more security holes and mostly relies on third party software to solve the problems that Microsoft couldn't solve.<BR/>If every *nix based server would shutdown right now your blog (and this stupid article) couldn't be read by no-one.<BR/><BR/><I>Imagine if the State of the Union address were hacked because the TV station decided to save money by using Linux? Imagine if a stealth-bomber crashed because it's software was written by anonymous Chinese or European hackers. It would make as much sense as inviting the French to come over and take over the White-House.</I><BR/>The code that goes into the kernel is completely checked by Linus himself. The same goes for most distributions, the submitted source is checked.<BR/><BR/><I>If you guessed it was Linux you would be 100% right. Osama uses Linux because he knows designed to counterfit DVDs, curcumventing the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and defraud companies like Disney.</I><BR/>This is also possible when you use Windows, it is even more simple to do it.<BR/><BR/><I>Next time somebody asks you how Al Queda agents pay for their rifles and rocket launchers, you can tell them that foreign hackers make software called Linux which helps them steal from Americans.</I><BR/>Americans steal from themselves too, I'll get back to this later.<BR/><BR/><I>This Linux problem is a growing issue, and one that conservative Americans cannot afford to ignore. Fortunately Microsoft have prepared a great deal of information to help computer users get away from this menace. But there is something you can do to help keep American #1 in the computer business:<BR/><BR/>If one of your friends is using Linux or may be tempted to try it show them this article. Explain that Linux is a genuine threat and that by using it they may be opening their computer to Chinese hackers.</I><BR/>Linux is more secure then Windows, there are ALOT of security holes in Windows.<BR/><BR/><I>If you see a company using Linux, it may be that they have not paid for this software. Report them to the Business Software Alliance who have the legal authority to inspect any company's computers for illegal programs like Linux.</I><BR/>Red Hat, a company that makes the best Linux distribution for servers, sells their product too. They have a free alternative though, it's called Fedora Core.<BR/><BR/><I>Finally, remember to include Linux users in your prayers tonight. As individuals we may not be able to change people's minds, but the Bible teaches that God can make any sinner repent.</I><BR/>I will pray that there will become more Linux users.<BR/><BR/><I>Also I would like to mention that Apple's 'Mac Os X' is a real threat, too. This damn extrem leftwing company is giving millions to the democ-rats!!!<BR/>Also I suspect that this Mac OS is sending personal information to Apple and other communist companies and organizations!</I><BR/>Mac OS isn't a real thread, without it you probably wouldn't have any commercials (which support your "superior" capitalistic system), Mac OS is mostly used as a workspace for (semi)profesional graphics.<BR/>Microsoft STOLE software from Apple back in the 80's. <BR/><BR/><I>Yes, Linux is a primative European clone; It is much less capable than Windows. In fact it omits features that were standard in Windows back in 1998; For example Linux has no built-in anti-virus or anti-spyware software. <BR/><BR/>You cannot even buy popular utilities like Norton Security to compensate for this fact. There are no tools for common tasks like defragging a hard disk. God knows what you would use to send a fax or make a website. You cannot even get Front Page for Linux.</I><BR/>Why isn't there any anti-virus or anti-spyware program, because it isn't needed! Once again linux is more secure then Windows.<BR/>You also don't need a defragging program because Linux has algoritms that don't fragmentate files.<BR/><BR/>Last off all:<BR/>You shouldn't confuse a hacker with a cracker, a hacker is someone that hacks because he wants to show that there is a security leak. A cracker hacks for personal benefit, crackers mostly use security holes that are found by hackers too.</p>
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<p>This post is awesome, even if I try to take it seriously :) Keep up the good work!</p>
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<p>The most tragic thing with this post is that this article (even if its a joke) fits the picture most of common people in europe have of the people of the USA.<BR/>America is supposed to be land of the free but every picture you se of USA is a white christian that says the rest of the world is against freedom and therefore US should invade them. <BR/>(Content: The world is free if you are an american, white and christian) <BR/>Sure there alot of badguys out there... but like for example the invasion of iraq could be nothing more than militaryindustri and oil. <BR/>(but thank god we got ridd of saddam)</p>
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<p>This is the most hilarious post I've seen in a while. Laughing my guts out.<BR/><BR/>Agree with electr0<BR/><BR/>You weren't quite serious though, were you?<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>M. Serlachius<BR/>MD, PhD,<BR/>Turku, Finland</p>
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<p>"Computers are an American invention"<BR/>I just can't stand mentioning: even the idea to search for the continent of America is a European invention :).<BR/>Not that I think you've read anything about history, but perhaps you've seen the movie about it :)...</p>
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<p>LOOOL =) i feel sad for u americans ;)<BR/>linux VS. windows, linux 10 - windows 0</p>
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<p>Ah bless, I love it when Americans proof they are Fat and retarded, you really are the laughing stock of the rest of the world, no one gives a shit about country.</p>
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<p>Actually, one more thing:<BR/><BR/>Computers are NOT an American invention, which must be very disappointing for those, who really agree with the poster (whom I still can't with certainty identify as a troll, though that would be tempting).<BR/><BR/>The Z3-computer, constructed by the German engineer Konrad Zuse in 1941 was proven to be Turing-complete in 1998. So much about computers being an American invention.<BR/><BR/>Though I still suspect this blog is a joke, I'll mention this, becaus I know, it will make some american boneheads really, really angry.<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>M. Serlachius,<BR/>MD, PhD,<BR/>Turku, Finland<BR/>EUROPE :)</p>
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<p><STRONG>TROLL.</STRONG> You're such a troll your mother has a beard and your native tounge is Zug. Clearly you know your site is hosted on a Linux server. But really... it does destroy the credibility of your site because people take you seriously... think about it :)</p>
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<p>You see people like Shelley and Tristan are perfect examples of the ideal citizen. Not only do we have to fight propaganda from above, we have to deal with it being spread by brainless puppets who do nothing but scare themselves with fears and lies of the rest of the world. I personally can't wait for the fall and see the cold water hit the sleeping.</p>
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<p>i saw linux beat up an old lady once, pure evil.</p>
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<p>Heavenly greetings!<BR/><BR/>As a satanic citizen from Finland, I'm worried about all Christian Republican True Americans. Really and honestly worried! <BR/><BR/>Why? Because many of you are using the Internet on daily basis! It is a network that has been, from its very beginning, infiltrated by communist lies, endorsed by Satan himself.<BR/><BR/>Therefore, I'd suggest for all Americans not yet beyond salvation: start building your own network, for mercy's sake!<BR/><BR/>As I am a prisoner of God-forsaken communist country of Finland, I am beyond all help. But there's still time to build your own utopia and pray for those who have been left behind!<BR/><BR/>Satanically yours,<BR/> - J. Hepoluoto</p>
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<p>Greetings !<BR/>Shelley, Tristan : could you please give me your address ? I would really enjoy stabbing you in the face.</p>
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<p>The FIRST computer is invented by a BULGARIAN scientist - John Atanasov.</p>
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<p>Mr. Serlachius,<BR/><BR/>If you want to make American boneheads angry, just quote them something like this:<BR/>http://www.stephaniemiller.com/declarationofrevocation.htm<BR/><BR/>Quite a funny writing, at least for those who have some sense of humour :)...</p>
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<p>Well, my name is Pedro i'm from Portugal (yes Europe) and i'am a linux user for about 6 years, i have to say i had a lot of fun reading your article, that's pure comedy, a litle bit of patriotic and xenophobe.<BR/><BR/>By the way, you should include something like linux is the SO of the poor people, because not all people can give the ultrajeous amount of money that MS asks for there SO.<BR/><BR/>Best regards.<BR/><BR/>Pedro.</p>
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<p>Ha ha ha, i can't stop it.<BR/><BR/>Good jokes. And not only the "linux one", there are a couple of others around.<BR/><BR/>Ok, let's go back to work now.</p>
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<p>Just to say that Linux does have antivirus software, very sophisticated as well. Its use main use is to get rid of email and other viruses for the bug ridden failing useless windows machines that may be attached.<BR/><BR/>Just to say excellent article, love your humour.</p>
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<p>You fucking communists!! Shut the hell up!! Windows rules 4ever!!!!</p>
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<p>The 'All American IBM' has sold its PC business to Chinese. Now its sold under the name of Lenovo.<BR/>Don't say you did'nt know that...................too. <BR/>You are typing on a Chinese laptop and posting on Blogs hosted on Linux servers. LOL! You can't be for real, are you?</p>
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<p>its hard to keep myself from laughing at you. There is no LAW that says<BR/> <BR/>"USE MS OR WE WILL TAKE AWAY YOUR RIGHTS TO USE A COMPUTER"<BR/><BR/>i use whatever OS i want , and i do hope some hackers make a porn site of your blog.</p>
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<p>This article is great!!!!<BR/>Especially as this whole site runs on linux.<BR/>Cheers!</p>
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<p>>liberal bias in the IT press<BR/><BR/>As a member of the IT press and a Christian conservative I can tell you that there's little bias here. I read your posting and while the style is interesting it is riddled with inaccuracies - I'm afraid your IBM laptop (good choice, I love mine) was made in China by Lenovo, which bought out IBM's laptop division some time ago.</p>
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<p>Well this page made me remember again why many (maybe most) people in the whole world think Americans are hypocritical and narrowminded fanatics on their crusade to hate people (what else is that "I'm right, your wrong attitude?) in the name of Jesus.</p>
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<p>MOuuuuaaahahahhahahahhahaha !!!<BR/>OMG !!! What a laugth !!! thank you very mutch for the entertainment. Now; time to work again.<BR/><BR/>Did you noticed that your blog is hosted on a computer that abuse of free softwares ?<BR/>( Server: <B>Apache</B>/1.3.34 (Unix) mod_auth_passthrough/1.8 mod_log_bytes/1.2 mod_bwlimited/1.4 <B>PHP</B>/4.4.2 mod_ssl/2.8.25 <B>OpenSSL</B>/0.9.7a )<BR/><BR/>please shutdown ... Quick (think of <B>cancer</B>)!!!</p>
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<p>OMFG!!!!!....cant belive that brainwashin' works that fine in the US....this article just proved that american peps r the dumbest in the world....no wonder u guys need 2 import 'da brainz'</p>
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<p>you guys are crazy <BR/><BR/>Europes worst invention -> America</p>
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<p>I'm speechless. After laughing for first 10 mins I could read further...<BR/><BR/>This gotta be the best joke I have ever read.<BR/><BR/>If the writer really is serious, I can see why your country is being laughed upon.</p>
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<p>"Thanks for posting my article Shelley; I submitted this to the mainstream IT press, but none of them wanted to know. It's shocking to learn that the same liberal bias that infects mainstream news-sources also affects the technical press."<BR/><BR/>Oh my god... I really hope they could stand on their feet after reading that . Even the fact that this blogging service is run on linux... You really should even try to use your brains before writing something like this.(Doing some background study wouldn't hurt)</p>
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<p>Windoze for the ones who cant support them selves Linux for the ones who are set free....Im so glad i dont live in a country where your cousin can be your wife and you think its ok for a company to your country....Command Line for Life</p>
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<p>Ignore the critics. they're all pinko commie fags.</p>
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<p>Warning! Your hosting provider uses free software to present your content! So please stop using it, otherwise you actually SUPPORT free software, since you write "nice" articles which draw visitors who will use a server powered by free softwares! So you MUST stop your site now! I hope I could help here :)<BR/><BR/>Anyway be careful, even Roman Kingdom/Empire/Republic failed once ... Quarter of inhabitants of the whole Earth belonged to that realm at once which exists hundreds years ... And failed once. History is important to check sometimes ... Anyway I love history of Roman realm and I'm always fan of Romans in history films :) However it can't change the facts that this is the past and there is no happy end :( Presumption was a problem. For Romans. And it is, for USA? At least according to some citizens of USA thinking all of the world is made by them ...</p>
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<p>As a red-haired woman, I don't understand computers. But I'll tell you what I do understand, Righteous Indignation and Homosexuals.<BR/><BR/>Thankfully there are no red-haired homosexuals, which I believe is a blessing we should all be thankful for. Running around exposing their sinful genitals to our children, looking like a sleeping dormouse in a nest of straw.<BR/><BR/>Praise to The Truth!</p>
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<p>I spurted coffee all over my keyboard when i read this article... thank you very much, Shelley, I haven't laughed this hard for ages. Wonderful, wonderful... some of you Americans truly are hilarious at times. Yes... Linux was actually never meant to be any kind of communist plot to overthrow the United States (or some weird shit like that), it was a project of one man; Linux Torvalds, who did it jut for fun (which, by the way, is the name of his book, which you and your fanatical fellows would never read but which I can recommend to everyone else).<BR/>He shared the code to his project to everyone else interested, and stated that it was free (as in free beer) to copy and modify as anyone saw fit (I can't remember how the licencing went... if anyone wants to fill in the gaps; be my guest). So, lots of people took the code and modified it to their own needs, and so we have all the different distributions of Linux that are available today. And this is good. We seriously *need* an alternative to a over-commercialized, unsafe, bloated, buggy and monopolizing OS like Windows.<BR/>As a side note, you could check your background facts... starting with the etymology of the word 'hacker' and it's difference to the definition 'cracker'.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>*A</p>
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<p>People, this site has to be a joke right?</p>
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<p>I use Linux, and I like eat Christian girls after I've deflowered them. They taste just like chicken!</p>
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<p>Oh, speaking of the last post I made...<BR/>That was for the ones who took this article seriously.<BR/>In case it's joke; good one. :-)<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>*A<BR/><BR/>___________________<BR/>This post was written on a Linux machine.</p>
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<p>Actually using free software (like Linux) is the TRUE democracy! If you're using Microsoft Windows for some reason where is the freedom? Using free software whose license allows to SEE and MODIFY the source code is actually the "freedom of speech" in the world of computers however MANY people does not know this because lack of enough knowledge on computer science. Actually the urge of using windows (there are workplaces for example where you MUST use it) _is_ the lack of freedom for you there! Freedom means the ability to choose! Like, if you're programmer you will see the importance of these: you can see, USE, and modify the source code . You're totally limited with closed source policy here. Also please note that very large firms in USA supports Linux for example :) Microsoft of course does not. But not because Linux is evil but because they're competitors, it's that simple. Nothing less or more.</p>
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<p>But what if it is not a joke...</p>
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<p>I agree with everything. Mr Linux sucks cocks in hell and Richard Blackwood invented the computer.</p>
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<p>Republicans are a joke. Democrats are a joke. Christianity is a joke. And socialism is a joke too.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, they're all very <I>bad</I> jokes that end up killing people.<BR/><BR/>Christian chicks are lousy in bed, and socialist chicks think that all straight sex is rape. Objectivist chicks like it rough. :)</p>
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<p>Arf! You know when you've been popbitched.</p>
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<p>Another troll of Tristan Nitot, this dirty bolchevik !</p>
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<p>You people really are nuts. Americans who have discussions refer to each other eather as liberal or republican. Where's your unity? This article made me laugh. Like we're the ones who are dangerouse in this world (Im Dutch, yes thats in Europe). I'm not dangerouse, jalouse or whatever Tristan calls us. Really, you pissed me off real bad. What do you know about Europe these days? You're getting the wrong image, I'm not hostile, nor are other Europeans.<BR/>To get back on your infiltration thingy Tristan. If your army ran on Windows, it wouldn't be as gloriouse as it is today. Believe me, battleships and stuff run on Unix. Linux runs on Unix. If you call Linux dangerouse, I'd better get the hell out of there because your nukes and all of that will not run on Windows either, but on the very basis of the OS you call dangerouse and vulnerable. Linux is safe; safer than Microsoft. It's for free, yet it requires more knowledge. It's very basic and unfinished yet. How the hell can you match it to terrorists? The biggest terrorist is sitting in the White House and is using Windows (now enough of this personal attacking). Get your facts staright, don't think in the ways of being in favor or being against something. That's naïve. Solve this as the United States of America you are, not as a matter of politics.<BR/>Shelley, you may not like Linux, that would be your choise. However, I suggest you take a look at more references than this guy gives you. There are always more sides of a story, and I try to stay in between. Yes, Windows is easier for most people. However, if we all grew up with Linux, that would be a different story. Windows supports games, that's why I'm still using Windows. Yet, if Linux starts supporting games aswell, I say bye-bye to Windows. Just remember, websites run best on Linux, for your personal stuff I suggest people to use the OS they can cope with. In your case that's Windows. It doesn't matter, this article seems way too excegurated to be for real.<BR/><BR/>@Alex, wasn't the name Linus?<BR/><BR/>ps<BR/>Isn't the PS3 going to run on Linux?<BR/><BR/>No grudges against Europeans from now on, that's immature behaviour.<BR/><BR/>- Squig2510 (Daniel)</p>
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<p>I am disgusted with such ignorance. Please say it is a joke!</p>
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<p>Dear Shelley,<BR/>I used Linux and now I have AIDS.<BR/>My dog has AIDS and so does my goldfish.<BR/>LINUX RUINED OUR LIVES!!11!<BR/>Pray for me.<BR/>A_A</p>
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<p>... Then we laugh so much. Thanks for the post full of nonsence, I think from now on many people believe your thoughts! <BR/><BR/>And greets from Finland, people spreading this post all around here, very amusing one.</p>
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<p>Ahh, kind of deja-vu...<BR/>Someone wiped the dust off of the old story:<BR/>http://www.adequacy.org/public/stories/2001.12.2.42056.2147.html<BR/><BR/>Btw, Shelley, what's your opinion on *BSD? That's a unix-variant like Linux, also open-source, and was developed at Univ. of California, Berkeley...</p>
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<p>To the guy who asked of Americans, "Where's your unity", I want to say that there has never been any unity in the United States. We couldn't even agree on our Constitution until we finally bothered to put in a Bill of Rights -- as if explicitly defining the federal government's few legitimate powers weren't enough.</p>
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<p>SHELLY WILL YOU SUCK MY COCK?</p>
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<p>American troops use Linux, in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. So you're either a) Really ignorant or b) Writing satire about a subject you have little knowledge of. Satire has to be as believeable as possible innit.</p>
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<p>IMHO Microsoft is bigger threat than Linux.</p>
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<p>Shelly and whoever agreed with her. On the count of computer, you and your fellows are just ignorant. Read, listen, think before you speak. And unfortunately for you shelly, on the count of God, you are ignorant too. I am not a religious man, but I have believes. Why don't you instead of believing in God, try to believe in what God believes (since God has will and consciouseness). And that, from my interpretation is loving for other. In other words, what makes a man/woman god-like is not one's love for one's own kind, but one's love for others.<BR/><BR/>We have an old poem, and the rough translation is "Not knowing what the mountain is truly like is because one is in the mountain". So one friendly advise, as many has suggested, get a perspective. Maybe go to Asia, Europe, or even Russia. Not just sightseeing, talk to the people, get to know the culture, try to blend in and really listen. That might as well just be the best lesson you have ever learnt.</p>
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<p>You doubters need to listen up. These people speak the truth. I've met Linux users and underneath that thin veneer of beauty and elegance beats the heart of SATAN!. Oh I have been to Europe where they tempted me with the sins of the flesh and hard liquor. I saw how they gathered in rooms before stripping naked and exposing their firm, young bodies. I have seen them urinate on pictures of our beloved President! I saw them perform lewd acts with figurines of our beautiful Disney characters. How I wept when I saw what they did to Pluto. My friends it made me sick but I stayed to witness it so you could understand this evil, evil cult. I prayed as hard as I could when one of them – she could be no more than 16 – came to me and tempted me with more liquor and narcotics and offers of gratification outwith holy matrimony but I was weak and SATAN was strong and I was tempted. The Good Lord was not watching me that night so I fell into SATAN’S pit of depravity filled only with lithe young Linux users with no morals and none of the love of JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR. <BR/><BR/>God forgive me for I have sinned. I pray every day that God wipes this vile plague from our planet and we are left only with racially pure Microsoft software.</p>
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<p>artificially_awake,<BR/><BR/>Q1: What's the second meanest thing in the world?<BR/>A1: A pitbull having AIDS<BR/><BR/>Q2: And what's the definitely meanest thing?<BR/>A2: The person it got it from...<BR/><BR/>So, it's an honour for me to happen on the same blog with you, but praise relieve me from this stinging curiousity: how could you manage to do it with your goldfish :) ?</p>
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<p>In case you did not know, also America was invented by europeans.</p>
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<p>Thank you for this article! This is the smartest article I ever read. One thing you did not mention: Linux must be made responsible for the 3 world war! I am sure you will find a way to found this. Please help! And what about Tsunami's? And hunger and pain in the world?<BR/><BR/>As long as there are people thinking as complicated as you, america is 100% save of any intelligent influence :-)</p>
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<p>Absolutely brilliant. You've got it one Shelly! Thanks for the best bit of objective computer-related reporting I've seen in many a long year. <BR/><BR/>Oh, by the way, remember IBM, they actively support linux; remember Novell? they own SUSE, a linux distribution. Ever heard of Red Hat, the leading Linux Distribution? <BR/><BR/>All these are AMERICAN companies. Oh, yeah, I suppose the Red Hat is a bit of a giveaway. Damn commies.</p>
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<p>Tristan,<BR/><BR/>I love your posting, it's hilarious! I mailed it to all my friends. Some of them even think you are real!!!<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>/Capt. Kirk</p>
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<p>i dont know if i should laugh or cry...</p>
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<p>Hi dickweed,<BR/><BR/>Just a hint but computers are not actually an american invention... sorry to get all jihad-ist on your beliefs but I just couldn't go on thinking you had got this one teensy tiny little fact wrong in an otherwise perfectly factual posting...<BR/><BR/>Oh, and btw - I'm an "evil" atheist, but despite this I take comfort in the knowledge that if God really does exist (pfffft!) then he will forgive me and let me have a sweet afterlife with as much hedonism as you can shake a stick at.<BR/><BR/>Yours jovially,</p>
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<p>oh Shelley,<BR/>i strongly want to believe this post is just a joke and laugh at it but i have to be honest to myself <BR/>and stop laughing.<BR/>There is nothing funny in seeing how radical christian idiocy is ruling america.<BR/>It's also very sad to realize that this is not a marginal phenomenon since you maneged to elect the most stupid of you all to the White House.<BR/>I'm just feeling sorry for the "good americans" that have to share the country with such stupidity, arrogance and ignorance.</p>
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<p>I am a Great British subject of Her Majesty the Queen and I can state categorically and exclusively that it was Linux carried by an immigrant from Arabia that gave Bird Flu to the swan in Scotland. Swan's are owned by her Majesty and it was that evil coalition of Arabs and Linux trying to bring down our noble monarch on her birthday which caused this.<BR/><BR/>I need to sit down now.</p>
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<p>Almost forgot to mention you might want to read this article<BR/><BR/>http://ccur.com/isd_news_pressrelease.asp?pressreleaseid=423<BR/><BR/>If you don't, apparently you are not a reader as we see, I will put the title of the article here:<BR/><BR/>"Lockheed Martin selects Concurrentís RedHawk Linux for THAAD Missile Defense Program"<BR/><BR/>You might start telling those people your "Professional" opinion, or just leave your country (since it is not safe anymore).</p>
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<p>yeah. Actually, UNIX created the network and most of the standards, protocols we're using on it nowdays! Even Microsoft uses almost everything created by UNIX (the notion of directory trees .. pardon folders .. is a UNIX stuff, I mean the filesystem hierarchy). Also Microsoft uses BSD (a free UNIX like Linux though with another license allows to "steal" its source) code.</p>
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<p>I am a liberal european crossdressing communist, and most of all, a total lunatic. I built a rocket launcher system on Linux that I am going to use to attack Iowa City at exactly 1700 CET today.</p>
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<p>PURE COMEDY!!!<BR/><BR/>you made my day guys :D<BR/><BR/>god bless america! hahahahahaah</p>
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<p>Very nice! You seem to be well educated and informed. Please spread your very meaningful opinion as far as possible!<BR/>You should also consider a trip to Europe to thell these bastards personally these very well investigated facts.</p>
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<p><I>Anonymous said... <BR/>artificially_awake,<BR/><BR/>Q1: What's the second meanest thing in the world?<BR/>A1: A pitbull having AIDS<BR/><BR/>Q2: And what's the definitely meanest thing?<BR/>A2: The person it got it from...<BR/><BR/>So, it's an honour for me to happen on the same blog with you, but praise relieve me from this stinging curiousity: how could you manage to do it with your goldfish :) ?<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>-- You'll have to ask my dog.</p>
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<p>Heh<BR/>This article is fake, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>if it isn't<BR/><BR/>then we are in big-big trouble, because of u mighty americans<BR/><BR/>Hey here in europe everyone is communist<BR/><BR/>put guns under your pillows<BR/><BR/>LOL</p>
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<p>All Christians must die in the name of liberty and justice.</p>
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<p>I see that you're paranoid about Linux, but are you blind too? At the moment Microsoft is developing the Windows Vista, and they're copying the good old features from Linux, and putting them to the new version of Windows, as commercial! Check it yourself.</p>
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At <a href="#c114614465987016713" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 8:30:59 AM</a>,
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<p>I'm a Republican and I'm ashamed of the way that the above article portrays Republicans. Open source give us freedoms not found in closed source.<BR/>http://tyson.homeunix.org</p>
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<p>that is the funniest computer article I have EVER read!!! you've got a bookmark in my browser and hell if i lived in your fear country Id be f**king voting republican too.</p>
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<p>I love this!! no idea what you are talking about but I do know that I'm pleased Linus put his blanket away and invented this thingy. <BR/><BR/>If this thingy is European then it can't work and is probably a gayer and or worshipper of the Allan - either way it should be stopped on site and prayed at then shot!!</p>
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<p>This how it all happened, God created the world.. with Microsoft Frontpage on Windows6000BC, but his earth server got hacked by Satan, running a live distro of Whoppix. You see... Earthserver is notorious for having two flaws, a buffer overflow vulnerability, and a URL Chunk encoding flaw. Satan (aka Adrian Lamo) tried to warn God about these vulnerabilities, but was cast out of Heaven, because those aren't vulnerabilities.. they are features.<BR/><BR/>btw: Apache/1.3.34 Server at shelleytherepublican.com Port 80</p>
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<p>I can see how LINUX would be bad news but American Patriots should be even more suspicious of the "Apple" systems as it isowned and run by Steve Jobs.<BR/><BR/>Jobs is a far left moonbat but that is general knowledge.<BR/><BR/>What he has hidden is much more dangerous;<BR/><BR/>he is actually a SYRIAN ARAB MUSLIM named "Abdul Fatah".<BR/><BR/>His sister, Muna, is a well known Arab activist.<BR/><BR/>They hide their true identities but a little research will prove my point; Steve Jobs is an enemy of America and all Christians!<BR/><BR/>When you buy Apple products, you may as well send your money straight to al-Quaida!</p>
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<p>Out of curiosity, how is it possible that someone who knows as little about computers as yourself feels it is his right to bash something as american as open source?<BR/>You list things like battleships and tv stations... surely you don't think these entities are maintained using <I>windows</I>, do you?? Hell, a quick peek at uptime.netcraft.com shows that your site (shellytherepublican.com) is run on LINUX using APACHE. Do you really think that your website would be anything close to stable if it was run on windows using iis? No.<BR/>The reason we DON'T have problems like television stations being compromised and battleships taken over is because any cruical or critical computing is DONE ON UNIX OR LINUX-- hands down.<BR/>Not to insult, but i have to tell you-- opinion articles like this one do nothing but show how little you and your readership really know about the things you enjoy talking about.<BR/>Inviting others to show articles like this to friends and co-workers do nothing more than illustrate this fact.</p>
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<p>Now that we are telling out secrets: in fact, VISTA stands for:<BR/>- Viruses<BR/>- Intruders<BR/>- Spyware<BR/>- Trojans<BR/>and<BR/>- Adware</p>
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<p>Hi, Tristan!<BR/><BR/>Your concern are absolutely correctly placed. As a Finnish i happen to know that Linus Torvald's original plan. He revealed this to a group of his friends decade ago when he was still enrolled at University of Helsinki. From reliable sources i've heard that he means to overthrow American way of life, freedom and democracy! He is the master mind behind all terrorists that threaten American people! <BR/><BR/>Linus has already the means to take over all your battleships and automated sanitation control systems. NOW that 75% of internet is under his control it won't take long until he makes his next move. <BR/><BR/>Be warned! God bless you!<BR/><BR/>Anonymous bystander.</p>
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<p>Err, Colosus built in England during the 2nd world war is considered the first modern computer, if your for real you need to learn some history. <BR/><BR/>As for Linux, it's just a different business model, software for free or cheap and you pay for support. The start up nature of the linux market is giving opportunity for competitors to break into the market. Are you against a free market where competition can thrive as opposed to a capitalist monopoly just giving customers a bare minimum of choice and quality?</p>
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<p>So who invented the computer?<BR/>There are many different views on which aspects of the modern computer are the most central or critical.<BR/><BR/> * Some people think that it's the idea of using electronics for calculating — in which case another American pioneer, Atanasoff, should be credited.<BR/><BR/> * Other people say it's getting a computer actually built and working. In that case it's either the tiny prototype at Manchester (1948), on the next Scrapbook Page, or the EDSAC at Cambridge, England (1949), that deserves greatest attention.</p>
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<p>Great Satire Guys ;)<BR/><BR/>Or did you REALLY mean This?<BR/><BR/>*LOL*<BR/><BR/>Great.<BR/><BR/>Greetings from "Good old Europe".<BR/><BR/>"Linux is like a Wigwam, no GATES, no Windows, but an APACHE inside".<BR/><BR/>You know? Apaches are one of the REAL native American people who you the "real Americans" mass-murdered in the greed for ressources ...<BR/><BR/>Just to remind you.</p>
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<p>This is either a really elaborate trick, which in that case it is really funny. Or a really lame excuse to hate something that you might not understand.<BR/><BR/>I think Tristan was playing a trick on Shelley though, if I had to guess.</p>
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<p>This "article" rates as some of the most misinformed, inaccurate shit I have ever read.</p>
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<p>As an American who has worked in the IT industry for the US Government for almost 20 years both military and civil service, I have worked with Windows, Linux and Apple's Mac OS X. I have the background to provide expert advice on all three. I use Windows at work on my desktop. I use an Apple PowerBook for my personal system. And I run Linux on my servers at home and at work. The poster and respondents who agree with the poster don't seem to have any background in computers, but plenty of angst over something they have no clue about. Linux is open source meaning I can go in and look at what's running on my machine at any time. Apple is partially open source. Microsoft is closed-source: I can't look at any of their code.<BR/><BR/>As one who leans more conservative than liberal, I have to say that I am incredibly thankful we have a form of government that is stable enough to withstand your kind of nonsense. Your arguments are completely devoid of any facts. You'd fit right into the McCarthy era or any lynching or inquisition-style activity. <BR/><BR/>Did you think about this little fact: many of Microsoft's employees, the ones writing the source code that you cannot see but that run on most military and federal government desktops, are foreign nationals who either gave green cards or are here on H-1B visas. Interesting that you don't take this into account.<BR/><BR/>Your kind of tripe has no basis in fact; its just something you use to rattle your sabers and get all frothy in the mouth about so you can push your real agenda: your xenophobia. God, what a waste of time you people are.</p>
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<p>New York City! Boston! Portland! San Fransisco! This is your wake up call! Leave the Union, declare your independence, you know must do it. You can't afford for the rest of the world to see you in the company of these idiots.</p>
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<p>I think this posting and this site is dangerously stupid. It reinforces the 'America against the world' feeling. It's insulting for americans and gives a really bad image. I don't know how can a person be that stupid! I've never seen that. Shelley and Tristan is living in the matrix or something... This can't be true!<BR/>Try to read something else than the bible or watch something else than tv reality!<BR/>I won't tell you to open your eyes because a blind person can not see. But I know you believe in miracles so one day you may notice your infinite stupidity.<BR/>I thought it was a joke before reading the comments and noticing this way of thinking may be very dangerous.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for my english.</p>
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<p>tristan you are a complete faggot i hope you die in a fire.</p>
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<p>omg the internet is a commie!</p>
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<p>You Really must be one of the biggest fuckwits on the internet or a really good black humourist.</p>
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<p>http://revart.blogs.com/photos/rev_arts_atheist_pinups/atheist_gates3.html<BR/><BR/>Bill's an atheist. Microsoft is an Godless corporate Soddom and Gommorrah.<BR/><BR/>Heh.</p>
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<p>American people. I only can wish u that once u will have enough power to climb over that wall what your goverment build around you, and you will see that the world is bigger than your neigberhood. <BR/>Oh by the way i think all of you can remember that not long the 'Mighty Microsoft' was using LINUX base server, so why do they did that ? :D<BR/>(Think about it)<BR/>LINUX is not the devil. Look a bit closer, who is the devil ?! <BR/>Who give out an OS whit bugs than fix it and give it out again whit new bugs and take the money again from you ?! <BR/>Or the other side of the wolrd who try to give the humanity a chance to choose.<BR/>Oh and about Bin Laden. He knows what to use, and how to use. <BR/>America forced them to become Terrorist.(becouse they always want everything no mater what and no mater how).<BR/>Oh and thx for this blog.<BR/>I laught all day. :)</p>
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<p>I love ignorant podunk backwoods backwards redneck bible-belt hillbillies. This blog is awesome and your point of view the same.<BR/><BR/>Why don't you talk about something you have experience with like tractors or line dancing and leave thoughts on computers to people that have all their teeth.</p>
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<p>Genius. Simply comic genius! :D<BR/>I got as far as 'Osama uses Linux' before I damn near expired with laughter! Hang on, let me just go remove my linux installations before the Chinese invade the gigaweb.<BR/> As long as you know it is stultifyingly stupid people such as you guys that keep me in the job fixing PCs of all types IN EUROPE!!! OMG SATAN-SPAWN IT SUPPORT BUSH SAVE US!!!1!1<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work!</p>
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<p>LOL :)<BR/><BR/>Dude, you are dumb. First of all: Computer is an american development??? hahaha... Do you know who invented the first real computer? A Hungarian man, named János Neumann. The first transistor (do you know what that is??? :)) was made in Germany, the first microprocessor also. Oh, and one more thing: your cool, american PC was made in China, except for the processor, that is Malay. <BR/>And now about Linux. <BR/>Sure, it is easier to use Windows, because it is designed for dummies (like you), while Linux is made by professionals for professionals. It is simply better: cheaper (free) safer, faster and more stable. You don't beleive that most of the internet is running on Linux? Well, use nmap to... oh, it only works on Linux, so you can't use it, how sad... so, nmap is a program that can remotely determine what operating system is running on a machine or a server.<BR/>Do you trully think that companies will pay thousands of dollars to buy a Windows Server OS, and another thousands to buy all the applications they need to run a web-server, when they can downlad a free, and a lot better Linux with all server applications built in?<BR/><BR/>you are pathetic...</p>
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<p>please, tell me that this article is a joke. If it is not, you are totally ignorant in computer, or you're stupid, as you want</p>
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<p>Is this for real?<BR/>Do you guys actually believe that Linux harms american people?<BR/>I havent read more ridiculous in my entire life? Osama using linux to harm americans, Mac OS-x used to transmit information to communists?<BR/>What next? Are you guys sure I-pods are'nt really mp3 players but walking talking cyborgs under the control of the red army that are going to kill us in our sleep? <BR/>FYI, your "american made" IBM laptop, was most probably produced and manufactured and finished by chinese linux hacking evil communists in some chinese warehouse. Or did you forget that most electronics these days are made in China? Who ever wrote this article is mad. <BR/><BR/>PS: "If you see a company using Linux, it may be that they have not paid for this software."<BR/>You dont pay for linux u n00b, and its perfectly legal. <BR/>Please grow up and come back and write something "mature and sensible".</p>
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<p>Wow. Just, wow.</p>
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<p>Every time you post a blog...<BR/> ...you are using linux.<BR/><BR/>If you really feel this way and don't want to use linux you will take down your blog that is running on linux now. You are truely retarded.</p>
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<p>Thank you all, for the most wonderful satire since 'Dr. Strangelove'</p>
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<p>Oh, I'm happy to know that you're not stupid, but ignorant :<BR/>TRISTAN said : <BR/>>For example Linux has no built-in anti-virus or anti-spyware software<BR/><BR/>yes, and do you know why ? because there is no virus or spyware working on linux. And you do you know why ? because linux is safe and doesn't need severall programs, patches, in order to work, as windows.<BR/><BR/>A virus or spyware can't do nothing under linux. You don't need programs to protect you.<BR/><BR/>But, as windows is not able to protect you, you need anti-virus and anti-spyware. That's the point</p>
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<p>You are so so so stupid, just because you don't understand something that makes it bad does it?<BR/>How small minded can you get.<BR/><BR/>And as for associations between terror and Linux, seems like they are clever enough to use the best tools they can get their hands on AK47's, Linux...<BR/><BR/>As for being secure - Linux is OPEN SOURCE which means you can see all the code and how the program works, and does Bill Gates let us look at his code? NO ! ! And is there any underlying code that could create portals to microsoft so uncle Bill can snoop what you're doing? who knows but i bet your bottom dollar he has and most likely is.<BR/><BR/>I really hope your registry falls over and your MBR vanishes into a cloud of blue smoke.</p>
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At <a href="#c114614817323595491" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 9:29:33 AM</a>,
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<p>I think this article is fake.</p>
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At <a href="#c114614822847889181" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 9:30:28 AM</a>,
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<p>"Next time somebody asks you how Al Queda agents pay for their rifles and rocket launchers, you can tell them that foreign hackers make software called Linux which helps them steal from Americans."<BR/><BR/>For that comment you are implying that all companies that use Linux have something todo with Terrorism. I look forward to you getting Sued for making claims like this.<BR/><BR/>Fact is around 80% of servers - Including no doubt, the Servers of the ISP you are using to connect to the internet - are Running Linux.<BR/><BR/>You need to open your eyes to the facts of the real world, not what you picture as the real world, and see that almost every single word that has come out of your mouth is both incorrect and in some cases could get you in trouble legally.<BR/><BR/>People like you need to be put down at birth for the sake of the rest of the world.<BR/><BR/>Ask your ISP what their servers run, Ask google what Blogger runs.<BR/><BR/>Heck when Microsoft was being hit by the DDoS from Sasser Worm (something Linux users aren't affected by) they used a Linux Firewall/Filtering setup to stop their sites going offline. (And that directly relates to what some people have been saying about netcrafts toolbar being incorrect, its something called reverse proxying).<BR/><BR/>It is people like you, that have no proper grasp on the real world that endanger the rest of the people on this planet by spouting **** like this.<BR/><BR/>My company uses Linux for its servers. If you even think about implying that we have something todo with Terrorism we will be in touch - so it might now be a good time to think before you type for a change and do some research.<BR/><BR/>Regards from the UK.</p>
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<p>according to uptime.netcraft.com...<BR/><BR/>"http://shelleytherepublican.com was running Apache on Linux when last queried at 27-Apr-2006 07:26:59 GMT"<BR/><BR/>- alexturgid</p>
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<p>This is truly sad! Im really shocked on how ignorant a human being like the writer of this article can be. <BR/><BR/>You wanna kill all red haired people also? you know they might be commies (red army) <BR/><BR/>This is from europe to all you religius fuck heads! Fuck you and seriusly get real. <BR/><BR/>You know the biggest treat to world piece atm is ur presius president, Mr. Bush. Not some free ware OS. <BR/><BR/>PS: The computer wich you wrote this paranoya article on is most likely produced by some chinise terrorist, but you don't wanna listen to that , huh? Religius fuck head</p>
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At <a href="#c114614830988770428" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 9:31:49 AM</a>,
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<p>SHELLEY! Please pray for me and my linux machine so I won't feel guilty while jacking off to internet porn tonight using Mozilla!</p>
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At <a href="#c114614836401209503" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 9:32:44 AM</a>,
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<p>Defense of America ? Well, if your article shows anything, it is that you got manipulated by the underground forces of terrorist propaganda. Let's see briefly how your ignorance is hurting the American citizens that give themselves every day to the Flag and the Bible to protect the values of their ancestors.<BR/><BR/><I>Like most things that are worth owning, Computers are an American invention. Look at any modern computer and you will see that the whole thing is the product of American brilliance.</I><BR/>No, it isn't. Communists would like Americans to believe that, so they can say: "see, those US guys ? keeping every bit of technology for themselves !". In fact, computers were invented by a worldwide "network" of scientists, initially united to fight the barbary of nazism during WWII. Americans didn't invent the computers, and they should be proud of it ! Proud ? Yes ! Because it shows that, unlike the USSR at the same period of time, they *did* push forward their democratic model of cooperation and sharing, which allowed computers to become a reality. USSR never made great computers because the commies were so self-proud of themselves that they couldn't understand that freedom and cooperation were decisive factors in the scientifical field.<BR/><BR/>By stating that "America invented computers", not only you're looking ridiculously ignorant of history, but also stomp on the very American idea that Freedom (in this case, of information exchange) leads to progress. <B>And that's exactly what the terrorists want you to do.</B><BR/><BR/><I>For example, this rugged IBM laptop I am using was designed and built by an American company. It runs software built by Microsoft, one of America's most productive organizations. My computer does everything I could possibly want: I can do my work, submit my taxes and even search the Bible.</I><BR/>Baaad example ! We know for long that IBM sold itself to external forces - it just only publicely admitted it by selling its laptop division to a Chinese(!) manufacturer ! You know what a <I>real</I> patriot would have done in that case ? Get rid of that IBM hardware that's the symbol of a treacherous act. And you'd want people here to believe that IBM is American in heart, when it is ready to sell itself to a country that is one of the hardest communist state today ?<BR/><BR/>And what about Microsoft ? Microsoft, who nowadays drapes itself in clothes of patriotism now that it needs the support of the US to fight back the legal threats, destroyed a lot of successful businesses, American businesses, driving a whole part of the market to extinction by its devious monopolistic manipulations of the law. And where, because of the impossibility for American competitors to survive to this, went innovation and competition outside MS ? You don't know ? Go asking the Chinese !<BR/><BR/>Your computer does everything you want ? Yeah, sure, and even more, like asking you to enter a key to install Windows on it, or leave gates open to malware - strangely enough, a problem that Microsoft was never able to solve in a satisfying way, despite their colossal industrial force. Or maybe they didn't <I>want</I> you to get a clean, secure computer ? Think about it - <B>who can benefit from poor OS security, if not terrorists and other child abusers ?</B><BR/><BR/><I>Like all the greatest American engineering, it's an example of innovation that makes a growing group of European and Chinese hackers jealous. They hate our lead in computing technology and will stop at nothing until they have control of all of our computers.</I><BR/><BR/>You must be joking, right ? I've been several times in Europe for various IT-related missions, and most of them actually <I>laugh</I> at the pathetic state of the US IT security. Chinese hackers are a big threat to security because they are much better than most of those found in America - if not, we wouldn't have to even give those commies a thought.<BR/><BR/>But, of course, what would the Chinese propaganda want US citizens to believe ? That the US technological knowledge is lagging behind theirs, and that a strong effort is needed to close the gap ? No ! That would be really a stupid thing to say ! They want you to believe that you *are* the leaders, and that nobody can get higher than your shoes in the IT field - so when they decide to hack your systems, they easily take you by surprize.<BR/><BR/>So stop the disinformation there - <B>you're playing the game the terrorists want you to play for them.</B><BR/><BR/><I>I'm talking about a project called 'Linux', something you may not have encountered, but might do some day.<BR/>It's a computer program that was initially developed in Finland as a means of circumventing valuable copyrights and patents owned by an American company called SCO Group.</I><BR/><BR/>God Saves Us all from uninformed people like you ! Back then, SCO didn't even exist in its current shape - actually, the company now called "SCO" once *sold* Linux distributions !<BR/><BR/>Now, the SCO case is interesting, for several aspects:<BR/><BR/>- SCO was doing quite well before starting to attack Linux;<BR/>- SCO attacked not only Linux, but mostly some big guys like Novell or IBM (that had, back then, solid ties in the US market);<BR/>- SCO got a lot of money from "elsewhere" to defend its cause - but from where exactly ? Who had an interest to see them glued in such a long trial ?<BR/>- Since then, SCO - which was mostly an American business, and an important one, dropped again and again, and will probably close its doors after the trial is finished.<BR/><BR/>Result: An important American company destroyed, several others possibly having their reputation damaged, and Linux still doing fine. Ask yourself: <B>wasn't SCO manipulated by an external power to hurt the IT part of the American industry ?</B> It seems pretty obvious to everybody sane enough to analyze facts without diving in the crappy propaganda found in too many newspapers.<BR/><BR/><I>This would be certainly true were in not for the Linux project's seductive Marxist ideology and the effect that it has on 'Blue-State' liberals. Indeed, Linux is so pervasive amongst the blue states and many liberal universities that a leading computer expert Steve Balmer (from Microsoft) described Linux as cancer.</I><BR/><BR/>Remember how communism worked in the USSR ? Somebody well-seen by the government wanted to sell a new car. He gives money to the proper officials and *bam*, one year later, you can only buy the cars he produces (or be tortured, jailed, or whatever else). That's how their planified economy worked - "everybody will get what WE (the government) say, and nothing else, whatever the quality of the product".<BR/><BR/>Now, analyze what MS tried to do with Windows ? <I>Exactly the same thing</I> ! So of course, Ballmer describes Linux as a cancer - <B>just like stuff made in the Free Western World was pointed as "dangerous propaganda products" by the government of the USSR and other communist countries</B>.<BR/><BR/><I>These days computers control everything from TV stations to battleships; Our crucial information and defense infrastructure is built on computer technology. If we allow this cancer into our networks, there is no knowing what the effect might be on our infrastructure, but that is just what liberals are trying to do.</I><BR/><BR/>I don't know what liberals are trying to do - but would you want to put the future of your country in the sole hands of a single player - and one that is only interested by increasing its profits ? What if Tomorrow, China makes an offer so good to MS that they switch side ? <B>Linux is an advantage because it cannot be controlled exclusively by a single person or group of persons - it is immune to dictatorship</B>. How could one of the fundamental principles of America - Democracy - be better embodied ?<BR/><BR/><I>Imagine if the State of the Union address were hacked because the TV station decided to save money by using Linux? Imagine if a stealth-bomber crashed because it's software was written by anonymous Chinese or European hackers. It would make as much sense as inviting the French to come over and take over the White-House.</I><BR/><BR/>But there is nothing that prevents American experts to analyze the hackers' code to check if there are anything dangerous in it. On the other hand, <B>no independent expert could easily analyze Windows's code, making impossible to know if it doesn't contain any threat</B>. On one side, you have a building that policemen can freely investigate to find bombs; on the other, you have one that they cannot enter in, with a single guy that tells them "everything is ok, I assure you". Where is the most dangerous threat ?<BR/><BR/><I>And guess what software Osama Bin Laden uses on his laptop?<BR/><BR/>If you guessed it was Linux you would be 100% right. Osama uses Linux because he knows designed to counterfit DVDs, curcumventing the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and defraud companies like Disney.</I><BR/><BR/>We don't know what Osama is using at all - or maybe you have contacts with the terrorist movements ? We readers are very happy to learn that for sure !<BR/><BR/>Maybe you don't know it, but <B>most of the illegal DVD copies are made using systems other than Linux</B>. And it is actually *easier* to do it with some Windows softwares !<BR/><BR/><I>If one of your friends is using Linux or may be tempted to try it show them this article. Explain that Linux is a genuine threat and that by using it they may be opening their computer to Chinese hackers.</I><BR/><BR/>I know what a real patriot should do: <B>Read your site to see how a true American-In-Heart can be fooled by communist propaganda</B>. Yes, I know you are sincerely convinced to do your best to defend America. But you are obviously manipulated, blinded by media long sold to the promotion of lobbies that see the freedom of American citizens as an obstacle to their goals. Or worse.</p>
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<p>Nice going Shelley!<BR/><BR/>How nice of you to blame the rest of the world for ruining the holy USA.<BR/>BTW: Linux isn't European, it is being developed all over the world, including, or like Shelley would say, "The satanic communist liberals" of America.</p>
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<p>Oh my dear God help America, they're so completely lost. Luckily I don't believe the shelleytristanguys are seriously writing that ridiculous crap.</p>
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<p>um...no, you can't be serious. What do you have against linux or any other software that is made by Microsoft? I would seriously like to talk to you in person about this. if you ever use aol instant messanger my screen name is jthamexican and my email address is jthamexican@hotmail.com<BR/><BR/>please, i have to know why you are so ignorant.</p>
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<p>This entire blog is obviously a gigantic troll you guys. Kudos to the author for fooling you saps.</p>
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<p>See that shiny internet thing you're using? Invented by a Brit. With a lot of help from Americans, scientist bods at CERN and the French who finalised a few protocols, but ultimately, a Brit invented it. <BR/><BR/>Oh and two words. Pearl Harbour.</p>
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<p>i doubt that osama, living as a nomad in the pakistani mountains, has even the electricity to run a computer! ;)<BR/>so what for would he need any operating system? ...</p>
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<p>I think this article is very ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe you should see what Microsoft windows could do for you.<BR/><BR/>Like a spyware includes in both of windows since windows 98 ?<BR/><BR/>Windows is too expensive, and linux take a very good part of OS market.<BR/><BR/>Don't forget that Bill has stolen all ideas from Jobs' OS.<BR/><BR/>Maybe see you ;)</p>
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<p>When will the American population realise that their ideology and basic existance is all about "<I>Us vs. Them</I>"<BR/><BR/>Not to mention that if it wasn't for the "Europeans" half of the "American" population wouldn't be there today. <BR/><BR/>Why not stand by the convictions you preach and allow alternatives and not bash them just because someone you find a threat uses it. <BR/><BR/>Oh wait, a serial killer used a knife to kill their victims. We must all cut our food with a fork because we're all serial killers.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Seriously, sit down and fucking think how stupid you are making yourself out to be.</p>
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<p>oh Shelley,<BR/>i strongly want to believe this post is just a joke and laugh at it but i have to be honest to myself <BR/>and stop laughing.<BR/>There is nothing funny in seeing how radical christian idiocy is ruling america.<BR/>It's also very sad to realize that this is not a marginal phenomenon since you maneged to elect the most stupid of you all to the White House.<BR/>I'm just feeling sorry for the "good americans" that have to share the country with such stupidity, arrogance and ignorance.</p>
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<p>Hi,<BR/><BR/>I hope you can cope with the fact that you are going to support communism when you buy your next "IBM" laptop.<BR/><BR/>And please be nice and give honour to those who deserve it: Although Americans were certainly among the computer poineers, the British did use computers to decipher the German ENIGMA code during the 2nd world war. And even (can such injustice exist?) in Nazi Germany, there were people that build computers.<BR/><BR/>I wonder what the world would look like if we had started off with Plankalkül as the first programming language...</p>
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<p>JHC on a stick; there sure are a lot of gullible people out there. Osama's laptop? ROFLMAO!</p>
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<p>I'm speachless!<BR/><BR/>I've never had such a tremendous laugh!!!!!</p>
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<p>Surely this is not the same Tristan Shuddery that can be found here giving advice on how to use a Linux based ISP?<BR/><BR/>http://essexmoonlight.blogspot.com/2005/12/advice-please.html<BR/><BR/>The man he is helping is a Liberal Democrat no less!<BR/><BR/>hats off to you. This has made my day.</p>
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<p>This is excellent - I haven't laughed so much in years. Can't wait for the next episode. Ever though of doing a sit-com? It would be even funnier if it wasn't for the fact that guys like you have a finger on the big red button. From - a sane Englishman (that's in Europe in case you didn't know).</p>
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<p>You are not thinking objectively. Where is your empirical evidence ?<BR/><BR/>Even when you are told by countless people that blogger.com and google are being run by Linux, you simply call them liars. Can you prove otherwise ?<BR/><BR/>You are behaving like a really stubborn child. Please try to do some research before you write dumb propaganda like this ever again.<BR/><BR/>PS : Why does the world have to revolve around America which represents less than 5% of the world population ?</p>
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<p>Are you americans f**** stupid or something? Why should users pay for expensive american products with all sorts of bugs in when it is an another alternative called linux? <BR/>It's free, makes the computer faster than running under xp and more stable.<BR/>If you think I'm a terrorist cause I use linux I feel very sorry for you.</p>
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<p>So computers were invented by Americans. Well no - actually Mr Babbage of the UK did that. And the earliest counting machines were in fact Chinese. Oh dear.</p>
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<p>How do you know what OS bin laden has on his laptop? Did he show it to you while you were giving him head maybe?</p>
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<p>I'm going to take this as a joke because there is no way in hell you're actually serious. Pretty hilarious read, I'm grabbing this and posting it on my blog, it's too funny not to pass on! Also, this article now has official publication in the IT industry, as featured on: http://theinquirer.net/<BR/><BR/>Also: In case there is anybody out there reading this and agreeing with it . . . well I suppose there's no hope for you. I'm a pretty hardline Republican but I'm not an idiot. I have SuSe and Redhat Linux running alongside Windows on my computers, and I can guarantee Bin Laden has bigger plans than circumventing DRM protection on DVDs. Hilarious! I haven't pirated any DVDs running Linux, although I do know of pretty much every piracy tool and the fact that they are almost ALL available (if not exclusively) for Windows.<BR/><BR/>I'm also not sure how Apple managed to get such a 'liberal' appeal, but I would suppose it's because they're different. No company could possibly get that big living by liberal financial principles. It just defies everything the world is based on.<BR/><BR/>Popular companies don't make software for Linux because it has no desktop marketshare. Frontpage is about the worst program ever invented, and if you use it, you should be shot, plain and simple. If you have the required skill to make a half-assed website, you could just hand-code it yourself in basic HTML. It's not tough. In fact there are tools for defragging a hard disk, and most versions will come with this built-in.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, it's true, most of the internet runs on Linux, since it's more stable than windows, doesn't have as bad memory leaks, and is also sexy.<BR/><BR/>I'd argue more, but I just don't care enough, and this has to be a joke. Nobody is this dumb.</p>
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<p>i am surprised no one has told you that most of SCO claims are due to small bits of code in a secion of unix that has to do with multi processor support. the linux OS was written well before SCO bought the rights to a variant of UNIX that linux is alegedly using code from. Linux while it was true that it was started in finland actually is written here in the US now. Linus works for a non-profit organization here in the US. Let me tell you that Windows was initially stolen by Gates from Steve Jobs. Windows hasnt ever had built in Anti Virus or Anti Spyware. Linux doesnt need those because it is more inherently secure but also that the hacker base has more practice on windows. I am a republican and i can see that most republicans would not have anything to do with you because of your flagrant ignorance. also when you stated that Apple contributes to the communist party you might want to substantiate that with proof. that is libel and can land you in court if you are not careful. there are mostly united states companies that develop and distribute linux, ie novell, IBM, Red Hat software, and guess what SCO offers a variant of linux or did at one time before they bought the unix rights. i suggest that you find the history of computers you would see that steve balmer is not a computer expert but a salesman. Gates is no more a visionary than a cheap profiteer. And most of windows software written by microsoft was taken from open source projects. its web browser for one thing was written on the core of an early browser. just because there are some distros that are given away for free doesnt mean all have been. in fact some distros make profit off supporting thier distro instead of profiting off the code itself. which is a perfectly good business model if you ask me. its one thing to bash linux's security, opensource ideology, or usability but to actually state it was written by communists is absurd at best. i hope one day the republican party is rid of fanatics like your self it makes us look bad. You want to state that democrats are freedom haters but Bush has done more to restrict our freedoms in the name of terrorism than anyone in history. also the DRM legislation robs americans of simple freedoms to take the music and make backup copies in case the original is damaged. And also i am more able on a windows machine able to copy dvd's than i have ever been able to on a linux machine. i run both and i still havent figured out how i am supposed to copy dvd's for my own backups.</p>
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<p>Yes! You are right! The Linux gurus are planning to defeat software giants like MS! And yes, you can not do anything to prevent this, muhahaha! The idea of open source communal development (not communist) will free the world from US tyranny!<BR/><BR/>Btw funny seeing all those silly ppl catching it hook line and sinker :-)</p>
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<p>I bet you anything Bill Gates is masturbating to this post, RIGHT NOW.</p>
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<p>HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH<BR/>thisa is the funniest parody site ever!</p>
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<p>This was a hilarious post, but turned into something horrible. HOW is it possible that so many people here don't see this is a joke? Are people of today TOTALLY BLIND to sarcasm? Ánnoying to see people come up to "set records straight" as the all-knowing-gits they think they are, and tell the other guy that he's stupid while at the same time showing complete ignorance and stupidity of their own!<BR/><BR/>Nice blog! Stupid commenters! :P</p>
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<p>What do you think about freebsd, netbsd or openbsd<BR/>I think they are free not develop by europeans</p>
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<p>I can't believe some of you are still taking this seriously..i refuse to believe you still think it's a sincere article. You all must realize that you are participating in the punchline of one very drawn out joke, audience participation style joke.</p>
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<p>I really do hope this is not real.<BR/><BR/>I personally know one (1) good American and none(0) of other kind. Still my mental picture of "stereotypical American" is ignorant zealot. I know that larger the group gets louder is the noise generated by idiots (in Finland we have this saying: "joukossa tyhmyys tiivistyy", basically it means that: "in group, idiotism grows" or similar.. ). <BR/><BR/>I still want to believe that there is some good in human race, even in America. Please prove me wrong, plese prove me that people who really think like this is minority (yes mr. bush was elected by minority, really democratic :). Please prove me this is a joke.</p>
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<p>I truly hope this is a parody site, because if it isn't, there are so many holes in your research that your roof could fall through it in one piece. Linux is far from primitive. It is fully functional. It does not need thousands of anti-virus suites because it is designed secure by nature with regular security updates, unlike microsoft, which sits on security fixes for months or even years.<BR/><BR/>I hope you enjoy reinstalling your Windows software every 6 months to a year due to some registry crash or another, or enjoy the fact that it is generally wide open for attack because of the shoddy operating system of a company who wants to keep extorting money out of their users.</p>
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<p>I guess people really CAN be this stupid.</p>
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<p>1) You are talking bollocks.<BR/>2) Computers / Steam / Electricity / Anything at all useful - was invented by the British<BR/>3) Linux don't fall over all the time like windows<BR/>4) I suggest you grow up</p>
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<p>You also think that copmuters are an american invention, May be you should look up your history, The first computer was designed and build in England just after the second world war in 1948.<BR/><BR/>This was designed by one Alan Turing, who developed most of the computer principles used today, and where was he from, ENGLAND<BR/><BR/>The US didn't build their first true computer until 1952.<BR/><BR/>http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/fcomp.shtml<BR/><BR/>And back in the 18th century the first machine was designed by a charles babbage ( again english )<BR/><BR/>So who invented the computer???</p>
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<p>Fantastic. And remember kids, every time you use Linux, a kitten dies.</p>
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<p>ah ahahaha hilarious! Look how many people you got.<BR/><BR/>Its funny when people say how rediculous your post was and then don't clue in.</p>
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<p>you republicans are a piece of reality-fearing morons.</p>
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<p>Shelly, <BR/>have you ever considered loosing your virginity by a berzerk communist penguin?? <BR/>you might discover you actually like the feeling and want to join our community of greedy, pervert, blasfems, sodonists Linux enthusiasts!<BR/><BR/>Come one Shelly, cum with us!!</p>
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<p>Are you a fucking idiot? Get your facts straight before posting your opinion. Second off, post the sources verifying your information. Do you have a computer science degree, computer engineering degree, or equivalent? Do you have a master’s degree in a computer science related field? Have you seen what most major Universities use for servers? It's Linux and UNIX (Berkley, MIT, Pitt, Penn State, Harvard, etc). Berkley has even been involved in building UNIX variants from scratch. In fact they are one of the innovators of UNIX. AT&T (A US Company) was highly involved in building UNIX operating systems for its telephone systems! Yes, every time you make a call Shelly, your using UNIX. IBM made an operating system named OS/2, which pieces of the code have been incorporated into many major UNIX/Linux variants. Did you know many of the parts and the computers themselves IBM makes are done over seas? In fact, the company that produces their machines re-brands and re-sells them under a generic name. Have you read security reports on the virus leaks and issues within Windows itself? Did you know many of the US Fortune 500 companies use Linux/UNIX? No wonder why the press did not want you article. You did no research, and have no sources to back your words.<BR/><BR/>BTW: I am a Windows Developer developing the next generation of software for Windows Vista and the .NET Platform.</p>
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<p>Thanks you!<BR/>You just proved how stupid and ignorants Americans can be. Sweet!<BR/>Just keep feeding the world with enough reasons to make them hate you...</p>
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<p>i suggest you look who is hosting your website.<BR/><BR/>look up your website address on whois.net<BR/><BR/>It is held by RegistrantFly.com and guess what they are running their servers on, yeap thats right Red Hat Linux</p>
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<p>I remember back in the 70s that my parents hired LINUX to be our babysitter and he abused us verbally and spanked us with dead fish for hours and hours and then he took his pants off and raped us, bad LINUX! BAD BAD BAD!!!</p>
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<p>Computers and modern Computer Science was invented by non-Americans, mostly British. One of the leading computing pioneers was gay aswell (google: Alan Turing. That is, if you can still use Google, with its awful Linux foundation)! Oh my God, shelley, you'll just have to throw your computer out the window right now!!</p>
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<p>you can't be serious</p>
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<p>Hi are you on crack?<BR/><BR/>You're honestly trying to argue that free, open source software is evil just because it's made by Europeans? <BR/><BR/>You don't back up your claim that Linux is inferior to Windows (which is untrue). And the fact that you base the rest of your rant on the idea that Europeans and Asians are all out to get us is even more disturbing.<BR/><BR/>I'll tell you what... get off your nationalist soap box, get some dick in you, smoke a joint, and shut the fuck up.<BR/><BR/>LOOK OUT BEHIND YOU THERES A COMMUNIST!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>fucking reject</p>
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<p>Tristan, you're a fucking idiot. Please go jump off a building along with all your idiot friends.. Oh, I forgot, you don't have any.<BR/><BR/>Asshole.</p>
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<p>What a bunch of square-minded guys!!! It´s not woth it to tell anything to so simple people.<BR/>you go on working with that Windows crap while the rest of the world evolves into developed and intelligent techno-users.<BR/>Americans are always like this: stupid-selfish-ignorants.</p>
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<p>If you or any of your loved ones had suffered from the horrible disease that is cancer i doubt you would use the word so lightly in your writings. Frankly I find your use of it disgusting, and its use alone proves you to be a mindless idiot. I hope you feel proud of yourself.</p>
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<p>Quote: "Next time somebody asks you how Al Queda agents pay for their rifles and rocket launchers, you can tell them that foreign hackers make software called Linux which helps them steal from Americans."<BR/><BR/>I thought bin Laden & co was funded by the Bush administration, but I guess I was wrong... It's Linux!</p>
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<p>I didn't know such nonsense could get written. Thanks for a good laugh !<BR/><BR/>Yes Linux IS communist. It just happens to be a form of communism that WORKS !.<BR/><BR/>Get yourself a working brain before we can carry on this discussion.</p>
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<p>Dear Shelley Goodman<BR/><BR/>Do you wonder why the entire planet takes the piss out of Americans? Because of ignorant, right-wing and *dangerous* idiots like you! <BR/><BR/>You give the US and Christians a bad name. Fool. <BR/><BR/>Everyone is laughing at you.<BR/><BR/>Please, for the sake of your country and your children, <B>educate yourself</B>. <BR/><BR/>Richard</p>
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<p>Shelley & Tristan.<BR/><BR/>I believe you. Your website is all American. I can smell it.<BR/><BR/>I checked and it is running via a Big Mac interface. Throw pickles at them all. Kentucky Fry them.<BR/><BR/>Shit yeah. Don't let reality get in the way of a good commie plot.</p>
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<p>Just awesome, made my day this, I look forward the to the next debate.<BR/><BR/>"How to get my head out of my arse!"<BR/><BR/>Come on Shelly and friends post some more, keeps us rolling in the isles... <BR/><BR/>Or if your too busy dunking witches in the local lake to see if they float, I am sure we will understand.<BR/><BR/>All my love you crazy goons!<BR/><BR/>X</p>
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<p>ahahahha what a crap article. get your facts right.<BR/>pwned.</p>
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<span class="anon-comment-author">daemons and perls</span> said...
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<p>hi shelly!<BR/><BR/>Well not only your blog is running on a Linux Server, but it is actually run by a daemon, called the «apache daemon»<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(computer_software)" REL="nofollow">Daemons owns your website</A><BR/><BR/>F34R !!!!</p>
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At <a href="#c114615312500755720" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 10:52:05 AM</a>,
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/17519825" rel="nofollow">I R A Darth Aggie</a> said...
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<p>I think thou art trolling for hits, but here's a little light reading:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/" REL="nofollow">SElinux</A> an NSA project<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2006/02/us-army-purchases-5-linux-supercomputers-for-ti06-upgrades/index.php" REL="nofollow">US Army</A> purchases 5 Linux super computers<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.hoise.com/primeur/05/articles/monthly/AE-PR-12-05-103.html" REL="nofollow">More </A> DoD Linux supercomputing efforts<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0,10801,95574,00.html" REL="nofollow">War game simulations</A> run on Linux<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.energy.gov/print/3103.htm" REL="nofollow">Department of Energy</A> is modelling Gulf coast storm surges on a Linux supercomputer<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.newsforge.com/business/03/01/27/2324236.shtml?tid=4" REL="nofollow">Even the</A> National Weather Service is getting in on the act!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7637" REL="nofollow">And the Federal Courts</A>, too!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Resources/Systems/columbia.html" REL="nofollow">NASA </A> is also putting Linux to good use.<BR/><BR/><I>The American software industry is worth more than $7 Billion; Introducing a foreign product like Linux which is often copied for free could threaten that entire industry.</I><BR/><BR/>That "industry" is naught but a big, fat, tax on the rest of America's businesses and governments. We aren't here to insure Microsoft (a convicted monopolist, BTW) a steady income.</p>
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<p>This is the greatest troll ever.<BR/><BR/>Tristan (or whoever runs the blog) should be kicking themselves for not running AdSense ads. They would be a millionaire by now.</p>
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At <a href="#c114615392176395239" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 11:05:21 AM</a>,
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<p>Shelley...you know nothing about computers. You think you do because you have created a blog. But if you look carefully, anyone can create a blog. Creating an online blog does not mean you know much about computers, in fact, you have prooven you know nothing about computers. When other poster leave a comment which refernce ACTUAL information and other webpages, you choose to reference your friends or other blogs. An in light of this blinding light that is knowledge to you, you become rude, unopen to inteligent debat choosing instead to preach the mindless babbling of a drunk, stinking hobo. I hope you don't produce children. They don't deserve this ignorance.</p>
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<p>Congratulations! If you wanted your 15 minutes of fame to consist of the whole of Europe (to start with) laughing at you, you've managed to do a really great job. Only this lasts longer. I expect a wikipedia submit of this "article" any day now.<BR/><BR/>Oh. And greetings from Finland. Us comerades love your humour.</p>
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<p>LOL!!!<BR/>Now i am really sure that half of america is infected of stupid people.<BR/><BR/>And by beeing so fanatic, u remind me of old Hitler Germany.<BR/><BR/>G.W.Bush = Hitler.<BR/><BR/>Heil Bush!!!!<BR/><BR/>OMFG, get a life over there!!!</p>
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<p>Man, this is a great troll! Great work! Hilarious!</p>
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At <a href="#c114615435304291723" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 11:12:33 AM</a>,
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<p><I> tristan shuddery wrote...<BR/>Were Google considering using Linux in their computers it would hardly invalidate my original points, sspeifically that our national information and defense infrastructure may succumb to this "cancer".<BR/>[snip]<BR/>Regardless of what Google may think of Linux; it is still the choice of terrorists, paedophiles and democrats. I think we can judge this product by the company it keeps.</I><BR/>It's the choice for <A HREF="http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/" REL="nofollow">the NSA</A>, and to be honest my guess would be that most pedophiles use windows.</p>
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<p>"in fact it omits features that were standard in Windows back in 1998; For example Linux has no built-in anti-virus or anti-spyware software."<BR/>Fact: Windows XP also has no built-in AV or AS..not even since 1998 :-p<BR/>There are so many bug-eyed inaccuracies in this article, it's hard to know where to begin, but for a start <BR/>defragging tools are not really necessary under linux, as linux uses superior filesystems that do not get fragmented as badly as windows.<BR/>I'm not suprised that the mainstream IT press has ignored this 'article', it contains far too many lies.</p>
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<p>tu te feras la traduction toi meme gros con.. j'espere que tous les américains ne sont pas aussi stupide que toi. Ta vision restreinte du monde à ta culotte me fait penser au petit facho à l'esprit étriqué. Sors de chez toi, va faire un tour dehors et peut etre tu verras la vérité en face...</p>
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<p>oh god, this is so true.<BR/>Linux is evil and funded by Alan queida (hes lives on 43rd and main in chicago)<BR/><BR/>watch this to keep yourself safe:<BR/>http://eclectech.co.uk/images/mindcontrol.swf<BR/><BR/>and this site may help some too, make sure you browse the menu system and learn all you can.. IT IS VITAL.<BR/>http://zapatopi.net/afdb/</p>
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<p>Forget about Linsux, install the american made, FreeBSD. check out.. <BR/><BR/>http://www.freebsd.org<BR/><BR/>It can run everything that linux can run and more.</p>
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<p>"<I>Introducing a foreign product like Linux which is often copied for free could threaten that entire industry.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah - competition is bad! <BR/><BR/>Go fuck yourself you stupid Christian commie. And stop calling European and American left-wing pinkos "liberals" since it has got nothing to do with liberalism.</p>
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<p>Ahh, you stupid Americans always manage to surprise us ("the rest of the world"). How insanely stupid and arrogant you can be? "Linux aids terrorists!" So-fucking-what...<BR/><BR/>BTW, I live in Finland, if you don't like Linux you (americans) are free to come and bomb our country. Just come and try... do you know what we did to the guys who previously tried to invade Finland? That's right, we kicked their ass!<BR/><BR/>Stupid Americans indeed... always thinking they are the "world police" when they are just sinking deeper into shit. Just look what Bush is doing: attacking other countries for oil and for their own selfish reasons. And don't get me started on your religious issues: Christian shitheads and maniacs running country...</p>
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<p>LOL! What a fag!<BR/><BR/>First of all, Linux is nothing more than a branch of UNIX, which is an all-american invention. Oh! BTW, OSX is nothing else than a better implementation of the same concept!<BR/><BR/>Second, Microsoft seems to be getting jealous of the _communist_ (LMAO!) Linux and OSX operating systems because it's trying to implement features (secure user accounts, OS level security, etc.) that OSX and Linux had for years.<BR/><BR/>Third, MSFT is going into harms way because of it's own inability to create a really good product that can compete head to head with (for example) the _communist_ OSX. So, let's face it: it's going to hell because of free competition, which is one of the strongest pillars upon which the American economy lives. Ah... nah! forget that, that was before Bush came, that is.<BR/><BR/>Last, but not least, nothing can be taken seriously from a person who is a declared Bush admirer! Man! I never saw such a demonstration of where America is heading.<BR/><BR/>YOU MAKE ME PROUD OF BEING AN AMERICAN BUT LIVING ABROAD!</p>
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<p>Bloody hilarious<BR/><BR/>American "Politicians" just make me laugh...<BR/><BR/>...if your gonna rant about something, rant about something you know about...<BR/><BR/>P.S. I'm a European that uses Linux and XP</p>
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At <a href="#c114615521169210984" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 11:26:51 AM</a>,
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<p>Ca serais possible d'avoir une traduction française du site ?</p>
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At <a href="#c114615529639074788" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 11:28:16 AM</a>,
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<p>> "Linux: A European threat to our computers"<BR/><BR/>Its official name is "GNU/Linux", instead of "Linux".<BR/><BR/>http://www.gnu.org<BR/>http://www.gnu.org/gnu/manifesto.html<BR/><BR/><BR/>GNU/Linux is not only Europian "threat", but International. Especially American. :-)<BR/><BR/>http://www.fsf.org/about/contact.html<BR/><BR/>::: Free Software Foundation<BR/>51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor<BR/>Boston, MA 02110-1301<BR/>!!! <B>USA</B> !!! :::<BR/><BR/><BR/>> "I'm talking about a project called 'Linux', something you may not have encountered, but might do some day."<BR/><BR/>Why not even a project called "glibc", or "gcc"? Those are also indispensable part of GNU/Linux operation system? Just a tip: because "American" or you never heard about them? Is Linus Torvalds American or Finn in the USA? :-)<BR/><BR/><BR/>> "... circumventing valuable copyrights and patents owned by an American company called SCO Group."<BR/><BR/>Which SCO is that? That has fallen on that litigation? :-)<BR/><BR/><BR/>> "This would be certainly true were in not for the Linux project's seductive Marxist ideology and the effect that it has on 'Blue-State' liberals."<BR/><BR/>Karl Marx's <B>only</B> mistake was with Communism, he thought one party government members will be elected from all academics <B>by average people</B> in every 6 month. But, as we know, average people most like to elect advertised idiots, and presently they eat any bullshit from television without a tiny doubt. (because The Big Television said that...) :-)<BR/><BR/><BR/>> "Linux is so pervasive amongst the blue states and many liberal universities that a leading computer expert Steve Balmer (from Microsoft) described Linux as cancer.<BR/><BR/>Is it the same Steve Ballmer was throwing chairs in he's office and roaring that: "... GOOGLE IS NOT A REAL COMPANY!!!" ? Well he probably knows that what GNU/Linux is. :-)<BR/><BR/><BR/>> "The American software industry is worth more than $7 Billion; Introducing a <B>foreign</B> product like Linux which is often copied for free could threaten that entire industry.<BR/><BR/>Just a question: is Novell an American company? :-)<BR/><BR/>And a note for the "only economy attitude" above:<BR/><BR/>Our civilisation is built on a planet. This planet is owned by the Nature, and not by people are living on it. Just try to leave your property untached for at least 20 years. It's real owner will move in. Then what would be the effect on our economy if this real owner wants everithing back we rent, or starts make us pay for borrowing of natural resourses by mankind? (e.g. one tree planting for one barrel of oil from the ground) The nature doesn't know economy, countries or trade competation. Then what would be the effect on the entire economy, if we stop getting everithing for free? :-)<BR/><BR/>BTW, just search these words in the Bible: "economy", "nature". Which is victorious word? :-)<BR/><BR/><BR/>> "These days computers control everything from TV stations to battleships; Our crucial information and defense infrastructure is built on computer technology. If we allow this cancer into our networks, there is no knowing what the effect might be on our infrastructure, but that is just what liberals are trying to do."<BR/><BR/>Yes, there is knowing: <B>anybody</B> has access to the source code, not just <B>one company</B> saying "maybe truth" about it. That's a pretty big risk to trust blindly <B>anybody</B> in the present world. Why people would trust more a company is saying - about its closed technology - than their own eyes? So, with your own words: "Our crucial information and defense infrastructure is built on computer technology. If we allow this cancer (cancer=closed technology) into our networks, there is no knowing what the effect might be on our infrastructure" :-)<BR/><BR/><BR/>> "Imagine if the State of the Union address were hacked because the TV station decided to save money by using Linux? Imagine if a stealth-bomber crashed because it's software was written by anonymous Chinese or European hackers. It would make as much sense as inviting the French to come over and take over the White-House."<BR/><BR/>For first, if a stealth bomber manufacturer's noob QA accepts any "hacked" code, that's the manufacturer's responsibility. BTW, how could a Chinese or Europian "hacker" specify that which stealth bomber must crash? :-)<BR/><BR/>little reading about airplanes:<BR/>http://news.zdnet.com/5208-1009-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=5348&messageID=111159&start=34<BR/><BR/><BR/>> "And guess what software Osama Bin Laden uses on his laptop?"<BR/><BR/>Windows? Ask your President, he is the next who should know that, they're very good friends for about 20 years. :-)<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.konformist.com/911/osama-bush.htm<BR/><BR/>::: Money connections between Bush Republicans and Osama bin Laden go way back and the political and economic connections have remained unbroken for 20 years. And what appears to be a "new" alliance with Pakistan is merely a new manifestation of a decades-long partnership in the heroin trade. :::<BR/><BR/><BR/>> "If you guessed it was Linux you would be 100% right."<BR/><BR/>Why even GNU/Linux? Is that the only alternative OS you know? There are plenty of free operation systems, you probably never heard about them: FreeBSD, OpenBSD, DFlyBSD, ... :-)<BR/><BR/><BR/>> "Fortunately Microsoft have prepared a great deal of information to help computer users get away from this menace."<BR/><BR/>Quality? Guarantee? :-)<BR/><BR/><BR/>> "But there is something you can do to help keep American #1 in the computer business: If one of your friends is using Linux or may be tempted to try it show them this article."<BR/><BR/>And the comments, especially. :-)<BR/><BR/><BR/>> "Report them to the Business Software Alliance who have the legal authority ..."<BR/><BR/>Is BSA an authority? :-O<BR/><BR/>::: The Business Software Alliance (BSA) is a nonprofit trade association created to advance the goals of the software industry and its hardware partners. :::<BR/><BR/>http://www.bsa.org/usa/about/Membership-Details.cfm#who1<BR/><BR/><BR/>> "FOR GOD, FREEDOM AND GEORGE W. BUSH - ONE NATION UNDER GOD"<BR/><BR/>"Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer"<BR/><BR/><BR/>regards<BR/><BR/>tony :-)</p>
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<p>It's a bit soon to start joking about this I think. Sure, it's a bit fun that people actually think like this, but it's more tragic IMO. The sorry little american farmers that think communists are evil with no exeption just because that's what some guy on TV said. More tragic than fun..</p>
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<p>Oh dear the cancer has already reached the centre of the US Govt. You'd better let George know that he's hosting his website on a cancerous platform.<BR/><BR/>http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://www.whitehouse.gov<BR/><BR/>and you are already the unwitting pawn of the conspiracy. <BR/><BR/>http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://www.blogger.com<BR/><BR/>Turn off your computer and get praying. The world is about to end!!! Thanks for a hilarious troll. If it isn't a spoof I would seek professional psychiatric help. You need it.</p>
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<p>Oh My GOD!! <BR/>This could possibly one of the most ignorant things I have ever seen. It is obvious that you do not know anything about computers or technology. Here are a few things you might not know:<BR/><BR/>1) Linux is an operating system (like Windows) that runs on the UNIX platform. It was created by Linus Torvalds with help from people around the world. Including America.<BR/><BR/>2) Linux is used in many government programs for its security and they ability to customize it to whatever application is needed.<BR/><BR/>3) Linux is far superior to Windows in just about every way. From security to user control.<BR/><BR/>4) IBM has been purchased by Lenovo. A chinese company. So it is no more a wonderful american made notebook.<BR/><BR/>Oh and next time you try to quote a computer expert; don't go to Steve Balmer. Real journalists find unbias sources, and he isn't much of an "expert". Just part owner of a computer company.</p>
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<p>[TROLL]<BR/><BR/>hihi huhu MWHAHAHAHAHA<BR/><BR/>two choices: in one hand, you are joking (and it worked, lol), in the other hand, you are really stupid.<BR/><BR/>For the second choice, it is an other proof that we are right, in the "old" Europe to say that you are all dumb... I hope for you that there is some people a little less dumb than the others...<BR/><BR/>So, I want to say "hello" from an "old" european, unix freak, freedom and liberty lover (some qualities that you don't have...)<BR/><BR/>bye<BR/><BR/>[END OF TROLL]</p>
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<p>yes, they should use that as a strap line.<BR/><BR/>Linux: terroists love it.<BR/><BR/>and the computer was invented in Europe.</p>
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At <a href="#c114615619159355006" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 11:43:11 AM</a>,
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<p>Shelley your site runs on Linux. I suppose you're probably a liberal commie pretending to be a nazi neocon.<BR/><BR/>http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=shelleytherepublican.com</p>
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At <a href="#c114615620265347509" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 11:43:22 AM</a>,
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<p>"The sorry little american farmers that think communists are evil with no exeption just because that's what some guy on TV said."<BR/><BR/>indeed :-(</p>
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<p>Not only is most of the internet fulled by Linux, but Linux itself is fulled by the souls of unborn children! Yummmm!<BR/><BR/>All the Finnish are communist baby-eating hackers!</p>
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<p>To anyone reading this: Please do not assume that all conservatives or republicans have as limited understandings of linux or computers. I for one am very conservative and administer linux systems.</p>
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<p>All Europeans are naked commie bastards! All hail to the US - the French and British colony from Hell! Land of the free and the outcasts from Europe. Protectors of slavery and racism. <BR/><BR/>Drop nukes on Ikea, the capital of Europe, and put an end to this communist mayhem!</p>
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<p>You are a complete and total fool. I'm not even going to bother trying to argue with your crazy right wing propaganda. I can understand having differing views, but you seriously need to do some research before spouting off. This gave me a good laugh, by the way. <BR/><BR/>You know what else, I hacked one of those MSNTV2's (you know, for ignorent fools who have to use their TV to browse the internet) and I put LINUX on it! It runs great by the way, you should try it some day.</p>
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At <a href="#c114615697152112656" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 11:56:11 AM</a>,
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<p>This site is running Linux! <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=shelleytherepublican.com" REL="nofollow">http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=shelleytherepublican.com</A><BR/><BR/>So is your precious <A HREF="http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.dhs.gov" REL="nofollow">Department of Homeland security</A>.</p>
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At <a href="#c114615706878263988" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 11:57:48 AM</a>,
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<p>You give true conservatives a bad name, shame on you.</p>
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<p>Is this a satirical site like TheOnion? I find it hard to believe that someone can say such stupid things as in this article... This must be the funniest (and most incorrect, dishonest) anti-Linux rant I've ever seen.<BR/><BR/>You are catholics, aren't you? Well, I'm one too and I was always teached that lying is wrong. <BR/><BR/>You guys, are lying and making little baby Jesus cry.<BR/><BR/>Ask yourself: What Would Jesus Do?</p>
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At <a href="#c114615746262105665" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:04:22 PM</a>,
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<p>Hahahahaha, best article ever! Whoever wrote this is either a total redneck dimwit (not at all inconcievable) or a really fun character. Either way, the article cracked me up. Thanks for a good laugh!<BR/><BR/>Ps. If you are indeed a moron, please read som books. I hear it helps. Especially those concerning the topic of discussion.</p>
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At <a href="#c114615751354584925" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:05:13 PM</a>,
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<p>ThinkPads are made in America?</p>
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At <a href="#c114615758301937814" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:06:23 PM</a>,
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/6706027" rel="nofollow">Mikko Sandt</a> said...
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<p>tony said...<BR/>"The sorry little american farmers that think communists are evil with no exeption just because that's what some guy on TV said."<BR/><BR/>"indeed :-("<BR/><BR/>Maybe not evil but incredibly stupid.</p>
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<p>computers were invented in the UK you fucking retard.</p>
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At <a href="#c114615799012870394" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:13:10 PM</a>,
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/23330986" rel="nofollow">tony</a> said...
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<p>"Mikko Sandt<BR/> said... <BR/><BR/>tony said...<BR/>"The sorry little american farmers that think communists are evil with no exeption just because that's what some guy on TV said."<BR/><BR/>"indeed :-("<BR/><BR/>Maybe not evil but incredibly stupid."<BR/><BR/>Are they? Karl Marx has invented that, but nobody done that yet. Then how do you know that what they are? :-)</p>
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At <a href="#c114615821045353792" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:16:50 PM</a>,
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<p>Rofl, a very funny article.</p>
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At <a href="#c114615821199861656" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:16:51 PM</a>,
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<p>If you still belive that Linux is some kind of cancer that is a threat to America, and/or the entire world. Then please allow me to laugh and give you a rope. You'd probably need it when you'r going to hang yourself. The rope you'r get from Microsoft, is probably as unstable as the operation system they are developing, and is not suitable of suicide activities.</p>
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<p>hahahaha, I cant believe how retarded you are. Do you even know what linux is? How it relates to that colourful screen you probably call a computer. <BR/><BR/>You obviously know nothing of how the internet works, which is really quite relevant since you're discussing linux/unix, which basically IS the internet.<BR/><BR/>You are either a pretty good troll, or a computer illiterate retard, I cant be sure, but amusing article anyways.</p>
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<p>I wonder what's worse - the design of this blog or amount of people falling for this prank post</p>
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<p>"Tristan, you're a fucking idiot. Please go jump off a building along with all your idiot friends.. Oh, I forgot, you don't have any.<BR/><BR/>Asshole."<BR/><BR/>----<BR/><BR/><BR/>"Americans are always like this: stupid-selfish-ignorants."<BR/><BR/><BR/>FOR FCKS SAKE!! THIS IS A JOKE! TRY TO GET IT! STOP TELLING HIM HE'S IGNORANT WHEN YOU YOURSELF ARE BEING A MORON! THIS IS A JOKE! THIS IS A JOKE! THIS IS A JOKE! THIS IS NOT AN ACTUAL ARTICLE! THIS IS WRITTEN WITH TONGUE IN CHEEK! THIS IS A JOKE! UNDERSTAND IT NOW PLEASE!<BR/><BR/>Thanks.</p>
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At <a href="#c114615832958621858" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:18:49 PM</a>,
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<p>Why usenother operating system? Why? Why, if GOD made Linux?</p>
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<p>Who invented the computer?<BR/>Well in 1786 J. H. Mueller designed The Difference Engine in ENGLAND <BR/>Later some one called Alan Turing during the wwII by BUILT "Colossus" <BR/>This was 1943!<BR/>It could crack Enigma code faster than a german with an Enigma!<BR/>All the yanks had done was build a calculator aka a difference engine, that did not work till 1946 <BR/>HA!</p>
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At <a href="#c114615851123619711" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:21:51 PM</a>,
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<p>moahahaha, give me a break, this is fake.<BR/>This MUST be fake, people are not stupid _that_ much, aren't they ?<BR/><BR/>and btw, even if it has already be said:<BR/>$ telnet shelleytherepublican.com 80<BR/>Trying 70.84.62.226...<BR/>Connected to shelleytherepublican.com.<BR/>Escape character is '^]'.<BR/>HEAD / HTTP/1.1<BR/>Host: shelleytherepublican.com<BR/><BR/>HTTP/1.1 200 OK<BR/>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:14:20 GMT<BR/>Server: Apache/1.3.34 (Unix) mod_auth_passthrough/1.8 mod_log_bytes/1.2 mod_bwlimited/1.4 PHP/4.4.2 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 mod_ssl/2.8.25 OpenSSL/0.9.7a<BR/><BR/># nmap shelleytherepublican.com -O<BR/>Device type: general purpose<BR/>Running: Linux 2.4.X|2.6.X<BR/>OS details: Linux 2.4.18 - 2.4.27, Linux 2.4.21 (Suse, X86), Linux 2.4.22, Linux 2.4.6 - 2.4.26 or 2.6.9, Linux 2.6.10, Linux 2.6.7, Linux 2.6.8 (Debian)<BR/>Uptime 84.752 days (since Thu Feb 2 00:14:35 2006)<BR/><BR/>This is so funny, congratulations, I count on you for the next 1st April.</p>
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<p>When I read this I have to believe it is all a joke. Scarcasm at the most. People need to face the truth, a little research would help.</p>
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<p>DRINK EUTHANASIA SCUKO!!!!!!!!</p>
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<p>OMFG, this can't be true...<BR/><BR/>The sad part about it, of course, is that there are actually people who <I>believe</I> this stuff.<BR/><BR/>When you want to fry an egg, you'll have to learn how to operate the stove first, or you'll cause a fire.<BR/><BR/>When you want to drive a car, you'll have to understand how it works first, or you'll case an accident.<BR/><BR/>When you want to rule the world, you'll have to know about it first, or else.. errr, wait, they have started destroying it already.<BR/><BR/>It's a good thing Americans are this stupid. With friends like this, who needs Osama?</p>
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<p>So much ignorance; Unix is older than windows/DOS. Your blog is hosted on a linux server. Please stop writing about things you don't understand.</p>
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<p><B>Anonymous said...</B><BR/><BR/>"<I>Drop nukes on Ikea, the capital of Europe, and put an end to this communist mayhem!</I>"<BR/><BR/>Ikea is the capital of Sweden you morron.<BR/><BR/>But we should be carefull of those ignorant european assholes, who doesn't respect american copyright and steals like crazy.</p>
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<p>You people aren't pro-american -- you are fascists! Ugly too!</p>
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<p>Hi, I think you're argumentation is mainly stupid. I totally agree that windows is an overall better operating system. However, nothing that linux stands for is of bad will nor has any evil purpose. I say it's a really good alternative and could you imagine how it would be if microsoft didn't have anything to compete with? they could have any prices they wanted, and for that matter why would they want to improve anything - everyone use their OS anyway...</p>
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<p>"When I read this I have to believe it is all a joke. Scarcasm at the most. People need to face the truth, a little research would help."<BR/><BR/>People has linked me this blog from another country. They are still on the floor for the laugh. :-D</p>
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<p>Are you people serious? Tell me this is some sort of joke? The reasons stated against linux are insane! Also, you don't want to be taken in by running an open and free piece of software (which people and companies can actually inspect), but you'll blindly trust a corporation to serve your needs and not allow your data/activities to be breached by anyone (especially that "disney-dvd-ripping osama" you mention). Windows is the most unsafe OS you can run. I have tears in my eyes I'm laughing so hard. That was a good one.</p>
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<p>The Matrix was first created using Linux. There was a flaw.. It was too perfect, thus rejected. Then it was recreated using Windows. It was then accepted by the people.</p>
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<p>another kinf od integrism and a ridiculous post</p>
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<p>Heck even here in West Texas the average redneck is far more knowledgeable then some of the right wing given here. :[</p>
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<p>This is fantastic comedy! Keep up the good work. God Bless America!</p>
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<p><I>Ikea is the capital of Sweden you morron.</I><BR/><BR/>I thought Sweden was the capital of Denmark, one of those ministates in Germany, the home-nation of all communists..</p>
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<p><A HREF="http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.blogger.com" REL="nofollow">http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.blogger.com</A><BR/><BR/>as are around 85% of all servers on the Internet...<BR/><BR/>You really are stupid, and should start reading something else than the bible before writing dumbass comments like that.<BR/><BR/>Stop polluting the internet, please (and the entire earth, if possible</p>
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<p>I can't believe the ignorance in this article. It is only amusing at most. The fact that you didn't know that this site is on linux server undermines everything you have just said. You're making conclusions without rewieving history. Linus Torvals developed Linux in the late '80s to early '90s. Windows wasn't back then the operating system which we now know. Microsoft is a great company, but it is not "american", it is multinational. Microsoft doesn't care what happens to America, it cares for profit. That's what companies do, simply put.</p>
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<p>Linux gave me intestinal cramps and made my skin burn.</p>
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<p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_platform<BR/><BR/>::: Servers are commodity-class x86 PCs running customized versions of Linux. Indeed, the goal is to purchase CPU generations that offer the best performance per unit of power, not absolute performance. The biggest cost that Google faces is electric power consumption given the huge amount of computing power required. Estimates of the electric power consumption required for 100,000 servers range upwards of 20 Megawatts which could cost on the order of 1-2 million $US per month in electricity charges. :::<BR/><BR/>What would be the cost with additional software licenses?</p>
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<p>Idiot :-)<BR/><BR/>Charles Babbage invented the first computer in 1780 something; he was British.<BR/><BR/>If you're only counting the first 'electronic' computer, then it still wasn't invented by an American. It was invented in 1932 by Konrad Kuze, a contruction engineer for the German Airforce prior to WWII.<BR/><BR/>Once again, fuck-wit America takes credit for something undeserved.</p>
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<p>"If you had bothered to check Google's downloads pages you would see that they do not offer a single Linux download."<BR/><BR/>they don't have to. most of their downloads exists to compensate for features that linux distributions have and windows don't.<BR/><BR/>case in point: google desktop. it's major selling point is search on your own computer, something we linux users do with a command called "grep", which always existed for linux.<BR/><BR/>the other ones (picasa, google earth) runs under a compatibility layer called "wine"</p>
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<p>You must be some kind of human/mollusk hybrid to be this stupid.<BR/><BR/>Or this post is a joke, in which case I'm quite amused.</p>
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<p>I believe you're using irony...<BR/>at least I hope.<BR/>If not you're scaring the hell out of me.<BR/>Are you that ignorent to post things like that????!<BR/>Such demagogic subject were used during cold war, before ww2 and during any conflict killing or oppressing people.<BR/>A demagog is someone who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace...<BR/>I'm fascinated by the USA, positivly... but the way your administration is taking is scary.<BR/>"Enduring freedom"... knwo what I mean? It applies to anything, included economics, informatics...<BR/><BR/>Linux and free softwares have been created to thwart lapses in commercial softs. <BR/><BR/>I'm using windows Xp, i'm not against it and I think it's pretty easy to use and it's making progress.<BR/><BR/>But I'm not against free OS either. Almost all friends of mine, researchers, programer and so one are using linux based operating system. Not only because it's free, but because it's much more efficient for what they do.<BR/><BR/>Stop beeing stupid and ignorant, please.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I'm french. And I love freedom, just like you do (i guess, i hope). Wisdom is the way to peace and freedom. <BR/><BR/>Greetings to america.<BR/><BR/>Sincerly,<BR/><BR/>Cedric (another one)<BR/><BR/>ps: please forgive me for any mistake in my english.</p>
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<p>This website couldn't be hosted on Linux. I use The Internet for my web browser, and widnows for my computer. You can't use linux on windows, so If it was hosted on linux it won't have worked on my comnputer.<BR/><BR/>So there!</p>
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<p>hahahahaha! you joking right?! because if you're not... god help you mate! Its kinda scary to read this from an American citizen. Poor, dumb soul... keep that attitude and you gonna hurt yoursef... grow up!<BR/>hahahahahaha!</p>
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<p>The International Communist Linux revolution Front is destined to destroy the capitalist and fashist system of the USA.<BR/>We wont stop to fight Micro$oft until every software and Music is free for Download on the world wide Web.<BR/><BR/>first We will hack all your computers so that we can crash your complete Communication system.<BR/>And than we will attack the USA with our armies, without a working Computer Communication network your soldiers have no chane against us.<BR/><BR/>We have the Full support of Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and al-qaida united we will destroy the US 100% against 100.000 Terrorists and 40 Million regular soldiers you will have no chance.</p>
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<p>Apache/1.3.34 Server at shelleytherepublican.com Port 80<BR/><BR/>...just me or is that a linux app?</p>
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<p>Great article Tristan, <BR/><BR/>bang on with LINUX, it is a demonic creation. You might want to extend you research to another interweb interloper by the name of CISCO. It was invented by some pot smoking liberal hippy pinko scum in San Francisco a number of years ago. I'm sure they and LINUX are in cahoots. Just think, when all LINUX machines are connected to CISCO routers and switches the only righteous networking component will be the cabling and even that, I've heard comes from the sweat shops of communist China. <BR/><BR/>We as God fearing American Christian Republicans must protect ourselves. I use a firewall made by a company called Checkpoint which was developed in Israel and blessed by almighty God himself (read the end user licence if you don't believe me ). Unfortunately I think you may have discovered this conspiracy all too late, as they are already amongst us. Do you have a gun close by, I do. I think the time has come to kill for Jesus. I will pray for you. Amen</p>
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<p>shelly this is proof that women shouldn't be messing with computes because you are to retard to understand how important it is to have an option. Windows is a crap operating system. Plain and simple. <BR/><BR/>I bet you are one of the slack jawed hill billies in the 32% that like Bush too. I wouldn't be surprised if you had a clan hat lurking in your closet as well. Oh well I hope the deaths of over 3000 american troops keeps you and yours warm and cozy at night.</p>
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<p>Tony said...<BR/>"<I>Are they? Karl Marx has invented that, but nobody done that yet. Then how do you know that what they are? :-) </I>"<BR/><BR/>Individual liberties are more important than collectivist "rights". Communism doesn't work in practice and is disgustingly anti-individual in theory. Communists/socialists/European leftists are just as idiotic collectivists as right-wing American Christians are.</p>
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<p>This has got to be, by far, the silliest thing that I have ever read!</p>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/9899226" rel="nofollow">Thad Anderson</a> said...
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<p><I>This would be certainly true were in not for the Linux project's seductive Marxist ideology and the effect that it has on 'Blue-State' liberals. Indeed, Linux is so pervasive amongst the blue states and many liberal universities that a leading computer expert Steve Balmer (from Microsoft) described Linux as cancer.</I><BR/><BR/>You need to do a little more reading - on Linux and the "red states" you claim to represent. Red Hat, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, is one of the leading companies developing Linux-based products. Red Hat has become a both a symbol of, and a contributor to, the rapid economic growth the Triangle area has experienced in the last 10 years (the Triangle is the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area). <BR/><BR/>Today, the FAA announced that it was switching to Red Hat's enterprise Linux product, which will save the agency $15 million. Please explain to me what is "Marxist" about the FAA choosing a cost-efficient alternative to Windows.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.itnewsonline.com/showstory.php?storyid=3719&scatid=8&contid=3" REL="nofollow">"US FAA Saves $15 Million by Deploying Red Hat Enterprise Linux"</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/" REL="nofollow">Red Hat Corporate Website</A><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat" REL="nofollow">Red Hat Wikipedia Entry</A></p>
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<p>Tristan, Sorry I didn't read all of the comment so I might be repeating some people.<BR/>First, your opinnion is accepted, you don't like windows.<BR/><BR/>I personally now use linux, a distribution version called Gentoo. I'm quite happy with it, it works fine and I don't have any unnecessary programs like "solitaire" and I can do all necessary things like word processing and a little gaming on my system. Yes, Linux is served free, because young students like me don't have any extra money for windows, because it costs quite much money. Nor I don't want to use it anymore.<BR/><BR/>Second, I'm european, yes. And By reading "student" you might be noticing that quite young too. And no, I'm not a communist, anarchist, american hater or less than that a terrorist (altough my mom thinks otherwise) =)<BR/><BR/>Finland is not a communist country, most of us Finns doesn't support communism. And most Finns are chirstian. And no I'm not a believer, meaning I don't believe in god. And it doesn't hurt me a bit.<BR/><BR/>Please, If you wan't to discuss more deeper about Linux and/or other Unix related OSs.<BR/>nadriel@gmail.com<BR/><BR/>Sorry for my poor english, it comes because of me bein' just 16 and It's my third language to study.</p>
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<p>Is anyone sure this blogger is not a relative of a certain infamous city manager (and computer "expert") in Oklahoma?</p>
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<p>NSA uses linux... FBI uses linux.... you dont know crap.. <BR/><BR/>Here is a wake up call.. All shell code of windows is secret.. so you dont know anything of what it really does or doesnt do.. linux shell code is open to everybody.. if it was suspicious it would be easily detected.<BR/><BR/>decide which one you can trust. do you trust what you see or what you are told?</p>
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At <a href="#c114616174357990248" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:15:43 PM</a>,
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<p><I>zid said...<BR/>Apache/1.3.34 Server at shelleytherepublican.com Port 80<BR/>...just me or is that a linux app?</I><BR/><BR/>Dude it's not a linux app - it's a <A HREF="http://httpd.apache.org/" REL="nofollow">webserver</A> and it runs on most platforms - *BSD, GNU/Linux, MacOS, HP-UX and even also Windows!</p>
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<p>GD, you have to be <B>STUPID</B>! first of all, one word: virus. Compare the amount of computer viruses between linux and windows. The ratio is 1 to 10000. One reason to say: which is more dangerous to the society and business?</p>
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<p>Interesting post. Can someone please enlighten me as to how politicians in America procure funds for their campaigning?</p>
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<p>Tristan, I know this has to be in jest because, as you peeked over Osama's shoulder at his laptop to see what OS he was running, you would have pulled out your American-made Colt 45 and splattered his brains all over his screen, obscuring the exact nature of the OS for anyone else who might happen by. Let's all make sure that we are ready to take down that SOB no matter what OS he is using on his laptop.</p>
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At <a href="#c114616243392601728" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:27:13 PM</a>,
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<p>Er, your computer is made by the Chinese company who owns what used to be IBM's PC division.<BR/><BR/>As to America inventing the computer, the first electronic computer was either one of the Nazi German Z series, or the British Colossus computer at Bletchley Park, designed by Alan Turing (a homosexual!) <BR/><BR/>And HTTP is a European invention. <BR/><BR/>So before babbling on, please do try to have SOME idea of the facts.<BR/><BR/>SCO's claim would appear to be completely without merit, and they are now being counter-sued by IBM.<BR/><BR/>And, of course, this blogging service runs on Linux, as does roughly half the internet. Better shift to MSN Spaces!</p>
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At <a href="#c114616248114192002" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:28:01 PM</a>,
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<p>Look, your server configuration: <BR/><BR/>Apache/1.3.34 (Unix) mod_auth_passthrough/1.8 mod_log_bytes/1.2 mod_bwlimited/1.4 PHP/4.4.2 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 mod_ssl/2.8.25 OpenSSL/0.9.7a<BR/><BR/>If you notice, FrontPage extensions are installed. Linux servers can support "the most popular web development tools" out there.<BR/><BR/>However, if someone was running linux they'd be smart enough to know that FrontPage is a Microsoft Piece of Junk, and would use a better tool in the firstplace.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for showing anyone who is in any way computer savy that you know nothing about linux or the use of operating systems and software compatibility.</p>
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At <a href="#c114616248282826021" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:28:02 PM</a>,
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/23355940" rel="nofollow">FireScourger</a> said...
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<p>Shelley i will pray for u to get sain again. I´m Finnish WE FOUGHT the communists all alone against US, Great Britian and Sovjet Union on the side of German Third rich(obviusly nothing i stand for, but i don´t blame my ancestors), We still got our Freedom.<BR/>FInland is not a Communistic country,<BR/>Thx to Germany and my ancestors.<BR/>But i´m kian thankfull to Great Britian for trying to force Sovjet Union to make peace insted with us.<BR/>WE ARE NOT COMMUNISTS.<BR/>Maybe i´m not a great beliver in God. But i know this is not satanistic. I belive in the good of people on this planet (except Bill Gates). I still got a chance to face God if i´m not alredy doing it, Shelley i hope (if god excists) he will revive ur brain and soal one day.</p>
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<p>Tristan, thank you for article. My son installed Linux on his computer. He started wearing all black and listening to repetitive electronic music he calls "Techno". Yesterday he even colored his hair BLUE!! Now that I know the source of the problem, we can cure him of this "cancer". Thank you once again. God Bless</p>
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<p>You utter fucking retard...</p>
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<p>ur site r funny.</p>
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<p>Christ. You seriously suck. I am proud I didnt vote the same as you, and I am now embarassed I live in the same country as you.<BR/><BR/>Computers are about as un-American as they come. Stop throwing around information you know nothing about. Steve Balmer is interested in Microsoft stock, of course he will badmouth linux. Did you know there are different versions of linux? Is BSD evil as well? You have a better chance at Microsoft watching you than Linux. <BR/><BR/>I could go on, but I dont want to dignify your comments. I am sickened by you. Bush should be embarassed too.</p>
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At <a href="#c114616303263406946" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:37:12 PM</a>,
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<p>Also, let me make a note about the virus and firewall crap you spouted about linux.<BR/><BR/>Viruses written for linux are almost non-existant. Even if your computer does get a virus and you're running linux because of its superior user rights management it usually won't efffect more than one application on your computer.<BR/><BR/>Firewalls? Linux has plenty of firewalls. I have a linux box configured AS my firewall at home.<BR/><BR/>Also, as previously mentioned, Linux is based off of Unix. The original Unix was written as a sample operating system for college students in an OS programming class in America. Oh, College! Something Microsoft could use.</p>
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At <a href="#c114616312352396386" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:38:43 PM</a>,
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<p>com4 wasn´t u a bit like that in his age? listening to rock'n'roll?</p>
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<p>Baby! Linux - rulez!!! And u're stupid idiot!<BR/>Preved krosavchegi!<BR/>LOR rulez!</p>
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<p>Hi great stuff!<BR/><BR/>This comment was written by sys...<BR/>Operating System: FreeBSD<BR/>(SD stands for Satanic Daemon.. :) )<BR/>Dressed totaly in black<BR/>living in Germany, home of Merkel<BR/>Master of hundreds of servers, all running BSD and linux with Apache<BR/><BR/>in short terms:<BR/><BR/>---> the home of evil <BR/><BR/>sys</p>
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<p>Your great goverment develops Code for Linux:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/" REL="nofollow">http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/</A><BR/><BR/>Greetings from Germany, Europe<BR/>This comment is written on a Linux Box</p>
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<p>Le site le plus hilarant que j'ai eu l'occasion de voir depuis belle lurette. Merci!</p>
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<p>ok, the truth is that u cant run linux on Windows. BUT! Webisites is written in HTML that u just need a Web-browser to provide. So u can run Linux Websites on WIndows, FreeBSD and Linux or whatever OS that have a web-browser.<BR/>but u can run Windows on Linux with a Emulator like N64 on a PC.</p>
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<p>lol.. this is funny. you should be a stand up comediant :-) damn you all comunists! lolol<BR/><BR/>asshole</p>
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<p>Don´t blame 'em they´r just shown the wrong path in this blogg.<BR/><BR/>DON`T TALK ABOUT ENYTHING U DON´T KNOW ABOUT!</p>
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<p>Don't post here anymore, please! You are crashing my WINDOWS HOSTED web site!!!</p>
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At <a href="#c114616479842541444" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 2:06:38 PM</a>,
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<p>Shelley and Tristan, there are many inaccuracies, incorrect assumptions, and misunderstandings in your post. As an American software engineer and amateur philosopher, please allow me to help you understand a little better.<BR/><BR/>First, computers weren't invented just by Americans. In a very small nutshell, and at the risk of introducing inaccuracies due to gross simplification: The foundations of Computer Science (and Capitalism and America's entire legal system for that matter) were created by Europeans. John von Nueman and Alan Turing come immediately to mind, among many others. The transistor was co-invented by Americans and Europeans (Andy Grove, the Hungarian immigrant and co-founder and previous CEO of Intel). The scientific breakthroughs that made the silicon microchip possible were achieved in the late 80's and early to mid 90's by European scientists, both in Europe and those who immigrated to America, who discovered and developed Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Physics. The modern computer and its industry are standing on the shoulders of giants, many (perhaps most) of whom are European. If you truly care about the truth as you claim, then credit where credit is due, right?<BR/><BR/>As for Linux, it has nothing to do communism, socialism, or liberalism. It was the school project of a Finnish grad student. He simply wanted to recreate Unix, the most secure, stable, and powerful general purpose operating system yet invented (in America by the way, and Windows can't hold a candle to it) for inexpensive, 32-bit PCs (Unix previously required expensive 64bit workstations). He continued developing Linux as a hobby, and made it freely available over the Internet to anyone else who wanted to join, which many did as a response to Microsoft's illegal monopoly and quashing of all other choices.<BR/><BR/>You say, "Osama uses Linux because he knows designed to counterfit DVDs, curcumventing the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and defraud companies like Disney."<BR/><BR/>No, Osama uses Linux because the source code is available so he can see exactly what is in his operating system. Windows is known to have one or more 'backdoors' for the National Security Agency, allowing them to spy on anyone who uses Windows. This was only discovered by intrepid and curious hackers (good hackers, eg curious kids who start world-beating companies in their garages), and was very difficult since Microsoft keeps the Windows source code hidden. FYI, computer programs like Windows are written in human-readable Source code by people, and then translated, or 'compiled', into machine readable binary code or byte code by a software program called a 'compiler'. In binary form, it is nearly impossible for humans to read the code, hence secrets like the NSA backdoor are hidden in binary form, but not in Source form.<BR/><BR/>Linux, and the entire GNU foundation of which it is a part, operate on ideals that are more American than anything - Freedom. Free access to software's Source code, which equates to Freedom of Information - the ability to know everything about software you're using, rather than having it hidden from you in obsfucated binary code. <BR/>Having your opinions is fine, that's what America is about, but please educate yourself on Linux and software before writing such a criticism of such truly wonderful product and the phenonema that created it. For a legal perspective on Linux, try http://groklaw.com/. Thanks,<BR/><BR/>Byron</p>
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<p>Fucking troll....you are posting on a linux server...LINUX LET YOU POST THAT SHIT WITHOUT SENSE, please, pray for the blessed penguin, because if the server was on micro$oft software, make sure that it will be down with no effort...stupid post, i've seen fanatics of linux, with more or less reason, but....windows fanatic? why? why the hell you like that piece of security shit, that piece of SUPER-GREAT-WHOLE-ALL-IN-ONE spyware called "XP"...thats incredible to met people like you....that someone or something bless your way to the REAL truth...</p>
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<p>You people cannot be this ignorant, you are all f'ing morons!!! You apparently know nothing of Linux or UNIX. Why not open your f'ing minds you god damn retards.</p>
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<p>pwahaha!!<BR/>estie d'épaisse ! :D</p>
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<p>Try to use it under supervising from some1 who knows Linux and see that Linux is better and Windows is dying and was alredy old when it was realesed with BIOS from 1980´s. Windows/Microsoft is just a fat beast that is surviving on fat reserves(a.k.a Money and is ready to die soon.</p>
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<p>Please everyone - keep calm. It seems like Shelley is taking the piss out of Tristan. I have never seen something so laughable in my life!</p>
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<p>me neither</p>
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<p><I>Shelley said...<BR/><BR/> Don't post here anymore, please! You are crashing my WINDOWS HOSTED web site!!! </I><BR/><BR/>Don´t worry, it won´t crash. It´s running on Linux you know! :)</p>
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<p>You people are seriously at the bottom of the gene pool. You are the people Darwin should eliminate but instead you blog, just die.<BR/><BR/>Honestly, you have had your 15 minutes (and been made to look like asses) now it's time to go kill yourself or enlighten yourself. It's your choice, I would hope you choose the former as you people are the ones who breed ingnorance and intolerance into the world.<BR/><BR/>It's time to know your subject or shut the fuck up. I would seriously reconsider my viewpoint on life if I were you. Remember, I am watching and you shall be judge.<BR/><BR/>Cock.</p>
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<p>I'm still laughing.. hahaha<BR/><BR/>Well, checking out the rest of the site,<BR/>this is indeed a practical joke.<BR/>Noone, even in the USA can be this stupid.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and greetings from sweden here too.</p>
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<p>Do you really believe in all this B*s*t on your website?<BR/>Please tell us that if it is a joke - otherwise<BR/>go home and do fight your own war in your own country.</p>
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<p>i hope willie is right.<BR/>we cant be sure with USA around</p>
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<p>How old are you, Tristan? Eight?<BR/><BR/>1. Open your eyes.<BR/>Open your mind.<BR/>Open your IBM Computer, and you'll find a lot of chips from Taiwan, Singapore, and so on.<BR/><BR/>2. Search the bible. <BR/>Especially paragraph 7.<BR/><BR/>3. Would you say America has full control on every european and asian computer running Windows?<BR/>How much do you know about computers?<BR/>Do you know what open source is?<BR/><BR/>4. Linux is not a computer program - it's an operating system, consisting of thousands of computer programs.<BR/>Linus Thorvalds was an Finish Student, and went to Santa Clara (Cal./ US) in the year 2000 and changed to Portland/ Oregon 2004.<BR/><BR/>5. The 'leading computer expert' Ballmer might be a little bit biased, since he's a leading manager at Microsoft.<BR/><BR/>6. Linux isn't related to maristic ideology. Do you have a prove, beside the funny cuba-penguin?<BR/><BR/>7. Linux isn't a commercial product, but the famous american leading database oracle is supporting it. IBM supports it. HP supports it. The list is long. <BR/><BR/>8. Some Americans generate profit with Microsoft, and for the rest this are costs. Since Linux is free, the American buisiness could spend a lot of money somewhere else. In the US or outside - in software, brains or in hardware.<BR/><BR/>9. Computers are everywhere, but these aren't just desktop computers. So not every computer is running Windows. The operating system doesn't know whether it is serving a medical equipement or a battleship. Nobody is free of errors, but with GNU-linux, you may not only test your programs and buy a certificate, you can analyse the source-code, which is written in C, an american computer language known by a big number of programmers, down to the bare metal. <BR/><BR/>10. Imagine a stealth-bomber crashes because his software was written by an known american developper. Where is the advantage? Why should an european developer (I know why you're talking about them as hacker) be interested in stelth-bombers crashing?<BR/>How should he do that?<BR/><BR/>11. Osama - well. You know how much money is controlled by Osama bin Laden? <BR/>Shall I stop breathing, because Osama uses oxygene too?<BR/>Perhaps he is using Linux for the same reasons as I: More mature and stable, more fun to use and more control for the end-user (not for some european/ asian marxist hacker).<BR/><BR/>12. Next time you tell us how Al Queda is saving money you might read your MS-Ads first, which claim a smaller Total-cost-of-ownwership for their product.<BR/><BR/>13. Linux isn't developped by a single person, and without the help of a big american community, it wouldn't be what it is today.<BR/><BR/>14. Closing your eyes will not keep you in a role of computer-leadership. <BR/>Open your eyes.<BR/>Open your mind.<BR/>And don't fear your friends in europe, asia and elsewhere, just because we sometimes don't share your opinions. Don't you sometimes disagree with your friends, your father, your mother?<BR/><BR/>15. Thank you for including me into your prayers. That's a noble gesture, which I cannot refuse.<BR/><BR/>Best whishes from Berlin, Germany, the city where Americans fighted successfully for freedom and democracy.<BR/>Stefan.</p>
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<p>hahaha, fantastic troll.</p>
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<p>Firstly.. you're a complete jackass. Now that we're beyond that, let me explain some things (As an american UNIX professional who actually KNOWS something about computers).<BR/><BR/>Your IBM computer is built by an american company that BUYS ASIAN MADE COMPONENTS EXCLUSIVELY. Maybe I should also mention that IBM is the biggest funder in the world for open source development, which you call evil.<BR/><BR/>Oh.. also.. Microsoft? Their best performing software (like AD, Win3k server, etc.) IS ALL BASED ON OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGY - just like linux! If you need the specific technologies they use a lot of, try kerberos, openssl, openldap, mozilla, the smb/cifs protocol for starters. That's just a few off the top of my head.<BR/><BR/>So.. the lovely american companies you tout so highly are all dedicated AT THE CORE to these things you hate.<BR/><BR/>So, looks like it's time to throw out your laptop and change operating systems so jesus will still love you. Now.. what os can you go to? Hmm.. well.. there's not one on the planet that doesn't have some footing in open source technology, so I guess you're screwed. Time to switch back to pen, paper and calculat... oh, wait.. calculators have japanese boards in them! ACK! Guess you'll just have to shoot yourself in the head or become Amish.<BR/><BR/>In other news...<BR/><BR/>Maybe you also missed the details like the fact that one of the closest friend to the Bush family is the Bin Laden family. Republicans are always too stupid to look at the big picture, so your remarks aren't surprising.<BR/><BR/>I'm an American and so ashamed of idiots like you that are quick to judge and slow to do even an inch of homework. Easier to let your fucking church make up your small mind for you, eh, asshole?</p>
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<p>lol, if you did not know blogger.com runs Linux. see here http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.blogger.com<BR/><BR/>in fact if you use google, you use Linux.<BR/><BR/>anyway I think your entire post is rubbish.</p>
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<p>By the way, the laptop you are using, an IBM one, made in USA is in fact a Chinese one, made by communists since IBM sold its PC business to Lenovo back in April 2005. Check http://www.pc.ibm.com/</p>
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<p>This can't be for real. It isn't possible for someone to actually be this stupid. is it? Seriously was this supposed to be submitted on 4/1/06 and someone just forgot to hit the send button until today? To think that anyone can even have a thought process this convoluted and not be institutionalized is beyond belief. Then again it is said that truth is stranger than fiction and I guess this is a good example.</p>
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<p>this article is made even more sad because all ameriKKKans are like this<BR/><BR/>FUCK YOU YOU FUCKING AMERIKKKAN BUSH LOVERS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU FUCKERS SHOULD DIE!!!</p>
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<p>Ha ha.. This is quite entertaining Shelley, keep up the great prose.. It's always good for a laugh in the morning..<BR/><BR/>And hey, those guys that said you're using Linux on your website are probably making up all that stuff they put in their comments.. You should czech it out for yourself..<BR/><BR/>Netcraft can tell you the truth:<BR/>http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph/?host=www.shelleytherepublican.com</p>
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<p>perfect trolling.<BR/>Some people seem to miss a trollindicator....<BR/><BR/>Apache/1.3.34 Server at shelleytherepublican.com Port 80<BR/><BR/>yeah.....<BR/><BR/><BR/>sys</p>
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<p>damn it shelly, now terrorists have a legitimate reason to bomb us...</p>
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<p>Stupid americans, that's what you are</p>
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<p>You are either a joke or a moron. Aside from the other errors that folks pointed out, your fave organization the BSA is the fist of Microsoft itself, screwing every company - American included - that it can. If you can actually read, try comprehending this article from a few years ago: <BR/><BR/>Overseas Invasion <BR/>Like Coke, Nike, and the tobacco industry before it, Microsoft now has to hook new consumers abroad. But the company has discovered a way to bully foreign companies into buying Microsoft -- and only Microsoft. <BR/><BR/>By Rachel Burstein <BR/><BR/>In 1995 Antel, the national telephone company of Uruguay, was caught pirating $100,000 worth of unlicensed software programs from Microsoft, Novell, and Symantec. Antel was nabbed by the Business Software Alliance, a trade association that partly acts as a global bounty hunter for the software industry. The BSA's lawyers in Uruguay quickly filed suit. <BR/><BR/>But instead of waiting for a ruling on the case, the BSA abruptly dropped the suit in the fall of 1997. The BSA receives funding from most of the top software companies but appears to be most heavily funded by Microsoft. And, according to Antel's information technology manager, Ricardo Tascenho, the company settled the matter by signing a "special agreement" with Microsoft to replace all of its software with Microsoft products. <BR/><BR/>The BSA's lawyer in Uruguay, Eduardo DeFreitas, supports Tascenho's story: "Microsoft told me to stop working on the case because they would write an agreement with Antel." DeFreitas says Microsoft's Uruguay manager, Tomas Blatt, instructed him to drop the suit so that Microsoft could "work out a deal for the future." Blatt refused to answer questions about the settlement, claiming, "I don't have any information about the Antel case.... You should call BSA in Uruguay—Eduardo DeFreitas." <BR/><BR/>Antel's situation suggests that when the BSA cracks down on piracy overseas, it's Bill Gates who turns out to be the pirate. Representatives from rival firms complain that Microsoft is abusing its power within the BSA to speed its global dominance. <BR/><BR/>Microsoft denies that the BSA acts solely on its behalf. "I am not aware of any instance where that has happened," says Microsoft attorney Brad Smith. And the BSA dismisses the charges; spokeswoman Diane Smiroldo calls them "hard to believe." But officials at Novell and Lotus confirm that by January, both companies will have stopped actively participating in the BSA's programs in Asia and Latin America. Novell says these allegations played a part in its decision; Lotus refuses to comment. Such concerns are also among the reasons Netscape is reluctant to join the BSA, says Netscape attorney Peter Harter. <BR/><BR/>The accusations aren't just limited to Uruguay: <BR/><BR/><BR/>Felipe Yungman, Novell's manager of security for Argentina, says he and another staffer at Novell discovered, while pursuing their own investigation for the company, that the BSA was setting up sweetheart deals for Microsoft. "Companies or government offices had to, as a condition [that the BSA] forgive them of piracy, replace Novell products with Microsoft products," he says. <BR/>Yungman would not divulge the names of the companies he believes were bullied by Microsoft, saying that he is trying to convince them to come forward. "Most of the companies don't want to get involved," he explains. "They think they need Microsoft. You cannot oblige them to testify." <BR/><BR/>Mario Tucci, Novell's country manager for Latin America, supports Yungman's allegations. "If you call BSA, you will reach Microsoft," he says. "They shield Microsoft's actions with the BSA name. It's bad for us and [for] the software industry." <BR/><BR/>In 1996, when the BSA sued the Australian shipping company Toll Holdings for piracy, BSA lawyer Charles Gonsalves, of the Sydney-based firm of Mallesons Stephen Jaques, oversaw the case. <BR/>"I generally handle cases for both Microsoft and the BSA," Gonsalves told Mother Jones. <BR/><BR/>But while the suit alleged that Toll illegally used copies of programs made by Lotus, Novell, Symantec, and Microsoft, Martin Dunne, Toll's chief information technology officer, says the company settled by paying fines to only Symantec and Microsoft. And, Dunne says, other than keeping Symantec's anti-virus software, the company has made a significant change: Toll only buys Microsoft now. <BR/><BR/>According to a Novell official, Toll "offered to legalize on all Microsoft products if [the BSA] dropped the suit." Both the BSA and Toll deny any impropriety. While a written agreement between Toll and Gonsalves does exist, neither party would reveal the terms of the settlement. When Gonsalves was asked if Microsoft ever paid for his handling of BSA cases, he chuckled and said, "That's a confidential matter." <BR/><BR/><BR/>In Slovenia, where 96 percent of all software is pirated, the head of the BSA office, Aaron Marko, is also Microsoft's country manager. Marko says that because enforcement is difficult in the country's court system, he offers discounted Microsoft software to companies caught pirating by the BSA. Does Marko see this as a conflict of interest, since he also supposedly represents other software firms? "BSA is trying to find the pirate. Then it is a question of marketing and product awareness to see who will get the legal market share," he says. When asked which BSA members have local subsidiaries that do local marketing, Marko says only Microsoft and Oracle, which is not a direct Microsoft competitor. <BR/>These allegations "raise questions as to whether the BSA serves the interest of its members or whether it serves its dominant member," says James Love, director of Ralph Nader's Consumer Project on Technology. And for the foreign companies, he says, "these seem to be stories of blackmail." <BR/><BR/>The BSA employs a team of more than 100 lawyers and investigators to find cases of software piracy—a crime it says costs the industry $11 billion a year. The BSA says it catches "thousands of cases a year," many through its 55 piracy hotlines, the most famous of which urges employees to "Nail Your Boss" by calling. <BR/><BR/>While the BSA won't release its funding details, it does say that money comes from membership dues, which are based on each company's software revenues. This is one way in which Microsoft dominates the BSA: Microsoft's annual revenues, for example, are eight times that of Novell, its largest rival. <BR/><BR/>In the future, Novell and Lotus say they will use their own in-house resources for anti-piracy efforts in Asia and Latin America. <BR/><BR/>But other BSA members, while concerned about Microsoft's role in the organization, aren't quite willing to go their own way. Greg Wrenn, senior corporate counsel for Adobe, says his company has stayed with the BSA despite having had some uneasy experiences with Microsoft. For example, Wrenn says, the Microsoft attorneys who worked for the BSA refrained from going after big Microsoft clients caught pirating Adobe products—until Adobe prodded them. <BR/><BR/>Wrenn says Adobe will stay in the BSA, pressuring the organization to play fair. But he acknowledges Microsoft's upper hand. "If an attorney does Microsoft work and BSA work and never hears from another company besides Microsoft, he's going to do the work for the guy who's in his office every week," Wrenn says.</p>
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<p>is it any wonder americans are the joke of the world!?ignorant uncultured assholes!<BR/>you know what gets me how america was all 'oh AMERICA'S war on terrorism' after 9/11 yet up until then they didn't give a shit about the terrorism suffered by the rest of the world...but then what do we matter we r all queer liberal satanists right tristan?</p>
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<p>You have to stop being so ignorant and so stupid.<BR/>stubborn people like you Tristan and all those who agree are just insane.<BR/><BR/>I won't give you any technical detail to prove that linux is far far better than windows for professional work becuase <BR/>1) you probably couldn't understand<BR/>2) there are many good arguments in the comments above<BR/><BR/>You're just a F*** american who thinks that americans are the world leaders...<BR/>There are really great people in america, but people like you are just a shame for the entire world.</p>
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<p>Osama uses linux? HAHAHAHAHAHA<BR/>If you can´t understand that knowledge doesn´t have price, that Linux is open to anyone without secrets, no Big Brother spying your machine... well you have a very small vision of the world.<BR/>It will be great if all the controls for nuclear weapons and chemical weapons works under Windows... 50% will crash in the first attemp of working. HAHAHAHA.</p>
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<p>Simply put, you are a moron, Tristan. Good luck living in your fantasy land.</p>
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<p>Hi, I couldn't care less about the article, I just wondered why the page was so wide :P</p>
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<p>Oh dear sweet lord I hope this article is a joke... What's worrying is that, even though it seems to me that it probably is, a number of the comments have come from people who take it seriously. I never would've believed such blind obedience to the corporations of the U$* existed outside of the fevered minds of the Bush administration.<BR/><BR/>*One nation under the dollar</p>
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<p>Heh... It's amazing how humor impaired the net is.<BR/><BR/>By the by... The British didn't invent computers, the french did. Jacquard's loom (search Google to get spelling correct, search Wikipedia) built in 1801, based on an *earlier* french device from 1728. Punched cards were a standard computer input well into the 1900s. Not like floppy disks that only lasted a decade or so.<BR/><BR/>Of course, clocks are computers too. You may feel that some sun clocks and some water clocks are too passive to property be called computers. But the mechanical clocks developed by 100bc in Greece, Rome, and later, China, are fairly clearly early computers.</p>
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<p>If Osama uses Linux - please ask him if he got flash to work? It is a real pain in the ass.</p>
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<p>genuine quality troll-postings ought to be like this!<BR/><BR/>I'll nominate your article for the "most hilarious crap posting of 2006" award.<BR/><BR/>You'd deserve it, honestly.</p>
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<p>So much nonsense in just a few words...<BR/>I realy hope not all US citizens are this dumb... Remember that computers were not a criation of god!! You may also believe that...<BR/><BR/>This why you have an high school drop out for a president...<BR/><BR/>Get real!</p>
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<p>Oh dear, I'm affraid... Of your stupidity. Or, it just a jokes, so well done. <BR/><BR/>But I see some people who believe you. You should explain that what you say is wrong. <BR/><BR/>I won't write any longer, but thank you for this funny shit that make me laugh.</p>
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<p>Tristan you are the man!!! Keep it up and you might win an award for beeing stupid! :)</p>
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<p>People like you ignorant fools are the reason why the United States are no longer looked up to in the rest of the free world. You are a disgrace to evolution and civilization. It's too bad the Darwin Awards are only awarded posthumously, because I've never seen a better example of someone deserving an award for stupidity.</p>
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<p>Hmm now I see the stupidly wide comment, it was hiding before :)</p>
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<p>This is really sad, Operating System diversity (Having Unix, Linux, BSD, OS X, Windows) is important for NATIONAL SECURITY.<BR/><BR/>If everything ran on the same OS and a hacker found an exploit to shut down a person's computer, EVERYONES computer would be in danger.<BR/><BR/>Blogger owned by Google, Google uses Linux. The backbone of the Internet is Linux.</p>
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<p>Tristan - you are one blinded dumbass. You are welcome to keep dreaming in your narrow minded little make believe world but most intelligent people can smell this big pile of poo a mile away. I don't think you had a single fact right in your post.</p>
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<p>I think you are not normal.. USA today is like the Nazi Germany, if some people really think and act in the way you blog here. Remember Hitler won the democratic elections just like your president. They tried to wipe out jews, like you the muslims. Both of you tried to take control over the oil resources of other nations. And finally just to remember you about the history, the Nazi Germany failed just like the USA is going to fall into the dump of forgotten conquerors.<BR/>Cheers mate! See you in hell.. but wait, I belive in love, the messeage what Jesus sent us.. hmmm guess we wont meet, cos I go to heaven! I'm so much sorry for you, I will pray for your salvation, hopefully one day you understand what Jesus had to say. And a real Christian doesnt send anybody to rot in hell like you do! <BR/><BR/>PS: Today Chine bought the rights to expolre Nigerian oil fields.. :)</p>
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<p>Not only are you a racist. <BR/><BR/>You are also an idiot, who obviously knows nothing about computing. <BR/><BR/>Stick to windows! <BR/><BR/>It was created for people like you.<BR/><BR/>This line is my favorite, "And guess what software Osama Bin Laden uses on his laptop?"<BR/><BR/>I mean, what are you thinking?</p>
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<p>Osama uses linux? How would you know that? Supproting him are you? It's sad that people believe trash like this and buy into it. You people truly hate what America stands for and don'teven know it. Our open market scares you because you do not understand it. Yet it makes this country great. <BR/>Well, go support the worst world leader since Hitler if you must. I will not support our terrorist actions in the middle east. God will bless America when this is over in Iraq but he will condemn Bush to the fires of Hell.<BR/><BR/>And for the love of all that is good in this world if you are going to write about technology at least have some idea about what you are talking about. You Sir, clearly do not.<BR/><BR/>P.S. Please leave the vulgarity at home.</p>
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<p><A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html" REL="nofollow">GNU Public License</A> Give it a read, and form an opinion only AFTER you read the whole of it.<BR/><BR/>If you think their is no money in Linux, you are dead wrong. If you think their is no economic basis for Linux you are again dead wrong. If Windows is superior, then why would someone in their right mind choose to use Linux? How could someone even think to not use something that is so vastly superior? When plainly, for a somewhat reasonable price (windows xp home edition costs $268 at the time of this post) you can have something that should in all cercumstances be the better choice?<BR/><BR/>When Windows actually performs like Linux, you will see people who are using Linux switch to Window. The ONLY reason that people who are using computers today are using such a widely used platform such as Windows is because of Games and Portability. Games only run on certain OS's. Linux only plays games when and if you actually learn how to use computer hardware and learn how to write in a computer programming language or computer scripting language.<BR/><BR/>I really think the author this article is just frustrated on how darn difficult to use Linux is. And that given that most people in the United States are not computer programmers, it would make perfect sense for many of them to choose to use a pre-designed, pre-configured OS such as Windows. When it's so simple and easy. The army says K.I.S.S.! Which means Keep It Simple Stupid. Windows is very simple any stupid person should be able to use it.<BR/><BR/>Actually the only way a 'Hacker' gets to your computer software and OS is if you allow them to. If we are putting software and OS's into military hardware that is easily hacked, that's saying that our men (and women) in the military are idiots and don't know how to do an American thing better than the enemy. I don't think you should call our military idiotic. We have the best and the brightest! We made computers (according to you) and we should know how to darn well use them! Linux or Windows, Apple or Merlin, Sun or Novell!<BR/><BR/>You claim that the blue states are vacuous in your article, because they choose to use Linux instead of Windows. Maybe it's an educated choice rather than a financial one? If you look at <A HREF="http://chrisevans3d.com/files/iq.htm" REL="nofollow">THIS</A> website, it plainly shows that a majority of people in the blue states have a higher IQ (in 2004). This isn't rocket science, this isn't particle physics. It's math on a computer, it's that simple. So if you really want to know how Linux is ruining our nation, please provide clear, concise statements regarding how and why it is inferior to Windows. Instead of rhetorical bullS**t about how American it is compaired to Linux. In the famous words of someone else; "SHOW ME THE MONEY!"</p>
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<p>It really is depressing to see what nonsense some people can write without even feeling the slightest need to do research before posting. If it's Propoganda, it's bad one. I truly feel sorry for you if you really believe what you just read. In times like these I also regret that the world doesn't require a license for people to use computers, because you would definetely never ever have gotten one. <BR/><BR/>My regards to your shrink, he has some work to do</p>
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<p>Linux eats babies.</p>
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<p>Windows -> for Dumbo Users<BR/>Linux -> for Knowing Users <BR/>:D :D :D :D <BR/>This is reality<BR/>This is article, yellows!(envy, grude, jaundice, ....)Valamelyik jó, osszátok be! :)</p>
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<p>yeah, I can confirm that. I saw a rabid pack of Linux users kick a puppy, slap an ice cream cone out of this kid's hands and then not get up for an old lady on the bus. Shameful!</p>
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<p>Well, Tristan, I agree with you that God can lead anyone to repentance, but your article is totally wrong. Linux is not evil, it is not a sin to use it. I use it every single day. In fact, for the kind of work I do (systems programming) I find it a valuable resource for testing my code and it's portability. As far as Osama Bin Laden and Linux, well, let me give you an example. What do we use to power our computers? That's right, electricity. What does Osama use to power his computers? You guessed it, electricity. Just because someone uses and object or a resource doesn't make that object or resource wrong or evil. On the contrary, computers and the operating systems they use are amoral, i.e. they don't have any morality. It's the people who use them and how they use them that decides if that use is correct (moral) or incorrect (immoral)</p>
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<p>Man. You guys suck. Typical American bullshit paranoia. The only reason Linux exists is because Windows sucks. Windows sucks very bad.<BR/><BR/>Linux is a program to bring down America? In that case Windows is a program to give America a divine position to decide for things that are none of it's business. It is to give America the power to bring down every other nation!<BR/><BR/>Of course, I don't personally think any of this bullshit. But if you think that Linux has such an influence, don't be one-sided, think of Windows as critically. <:</p>
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<p>This site has to be a wind-up right?<BR/><BR/>Sorry to dissapoint you Shelley, but the first conceptualised computer was a British invention!</p>
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<p>**>> KAPTAIN KANGAROO <<**<BR/><BR/>Amerika know that eat cheesey burger and poop grease make for bad butt bubble. BUT KNOW: Amerika has own special weapon against LINUX: LINUX maker stay up late and eat cheesy poop-burger foods to help brain go on late. Amerika burger food make small toxin buildup large over long time. <BR/><BR/>Amerika kill LINUX makers by remote food death. HA HA HA! LINUX makers pioson by themselves with Burger K1ng death. <BR/><BR/>You terror on Amerika with LINUX and then Amerika terror on you with large attacking death bu SHITBOMB explosion!!!!<BR/><BR/>HA! Joke is on you fancy LINUX hack makers.</p>
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<p>Your oppinion is no longer valid. Please cut the powercord on your computer. And get a new brain.</p>
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<p>Lol, I can't believe how stupid people are that keep feeding the troll. Great article! Works like a charmyk :-D</p>
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<p>This looks like an assay written by a brain-washed 10 y old... I really feel sorry for you Tristan.</p>
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<p>Hahaha... Great! Hilarious!!<BR/><BR/>What do you think about McDonald's and their 'French Fries'? Food from hell, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Hahahahahaha...</p>
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<p>HAHAHA.... Afraid, are you? I hate you, yankees. You are just a pack of lawbreakers and escaped prisoners, who were forced to sail away (and pretty fast) from the Europe back in those days otherwise you would die in jail here for your crimes.<BR/><BR/>Well, you have larger army than the rest of the world and what?! We're going to destroy your nation from inside, by Linux! Looking forward that day, its coming soon, muhehehehehehe :D</p>
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<p>WOW I thought that I had met the stupidist person alive already but NO! You think that anything that is not american is communist/nazi/evil. I feel that I am going to cry this is such idoitic idea. If you made it past the 1st grade that would shock me. I cannot think of anything to say about this that has not already been said besides that you should be hit upside the head by a Chinese Commie with a SONY computer running LINUX, and once you are knocked out you should be dragged into North Korea, Russia where ever you think is the worst place on earth with nothing and see what happens. It would make a great reality show "The Freaking Idiot Surviver."</p>
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<p>You are wrong Osama uses Windows Xp Professional what he got from his previouse employer the government of the united states of america, his boss was George Bush the elder :) Guess you find his phone number still in the CIA phone book or even in the list of the last calls in Mr. Bushs mobile. Wake up! The dark middle ages are over!</p>
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At <a href="#c114617331301955095" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 4:28:33 PM</a>,
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<p>Ya'll gots to stop talkin dis noiz about Win-to-the-dee-oh-dubble dubs mutha fuckaz! Linux is some broke as shit fo sheezy! Man, just the otha day, my ass was flossin and flyin that inter-bitch, while torchin a phat ass spliff and it was off the chain! Tristan is a mad ass cracker name and this Shelly bitch needs to get her jungle feva on fo sho, but Windizzle is tight and right. HOLLA!</p>
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<p>"Like most things that are worth owning, Computers are an American invention."<BR/>not sure ;)<BR/><BR/>~$ sudo apt-get install Al-Quaida<BR/>Password:<BR/>Lecture des listes de paquets... Fait<BR/>Construction de l'arbre des dépendances... Fait<BR/>E: Impossible de trouver le paquet Al-Quaida<BR/><BR/>ZUT !<BR/><BR/>You give me ideas ^^, It can be fun for us (French) to take the white house !<BR/><BR/>So I stop here and I thank you, your blog is very very funny ;)<BR/>Bonnes continuations :)</p>
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<p>You are quite possibly the most ignorant person on this earth</p>
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<p>Surely this blog is fake? can someone be so deluded?</p>
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<p>Go give more fellatio to your king you deluded hag.</p>
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<p>And if Linux is so communistic, why do the NSA, FAA, and a whole bunch of Gov't Agencies use it? Yes there are AV products for Linux, but only one know virus so why worry? M$ is the most Socialistic company of the century in my book.</p>
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<p>http://www.alphatradefn.com/story/2006-04-26/BIZ/200604260800BIZWIRE_USPR_____BW5201.html<BR/> Tristan, Redhad is a big American company - bad, evil people I guess?</p>
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<p>FYI, most of the brightest minds in the USA where "imported" from Europe after the second World War. <BR/>The Americans aren't the most intellectual nation in the world, you know. <BR/>You can thank your lucky stars that Einstein was a Jew.</p>
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At <a href="#c114617414890172167" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 4:42:28 PM</a>,
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<p>Ok, so like I TOTALLY texted Osama about this and he was all like "No bitch, I don't use Linux!! That penguin...uh...NO. :) I. Don't. Think so. I WinXP...its the new pink! ;) ;)". So then I was like "did u call me a bitch, bitch? :P ;)" and he was like "u heard me bitch! >:) ;) :D" so then I was all like "Fine bitch, u can braid ur own nappy ass beard from now on! LOL!!! :) :) ;)" and then the Ladenator was all like "whut-ever. y r u being such a bitch? ROTFLMAO!! :) :)" and I texted back "u know i'm j/k right? u r my bitch! <3 <3!!! LOL!!! :D". Um...so what were we talking about? Anyway, I got sick of his Osama-drama and went to the mall after that.</p>
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<p>Only thing FRENCH about u is that you give us FRENCH FRY to go with MEGA-POOP-DEATH!<BR/><BR/>KAPTAIN KANGAROO want to give you some FRENCH dressing to go with you FRENCH fry.<BR/><BR/>SHELLY REPUBLITARD MAkes stupid thoughts about things not full understood. <BR/><BR/>LINUX makers you will die by the BUTT BUBBLE!</p>
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<p>Yes.. this is a great example of how some persons in the USA are so, but so.... dumb, ignorant, racists and stupid..<BR/><BR/>All the republican are like you ? <BR/><BR/>You think you are helping your party postiing this kind of stupid things ?<BR/><BR/>Oh, i know, you are really a democrat and want to make look the republicans as dumbs, racists, ignorants, rednecks... <BR/><BR/>Yea!!! good work !! you made it !!.</p>
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<p>You guys are fucking morons. But what else can you expect from supporters of Dubya!</p>
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<p>So uh....what's the deal with Sargeant Slaughter? That asshole's been a Sargeant for what, like 20 years?? Jeebus Christ! You'd think he'd have to have been promoted by <I>accident</I> by now!</p>
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<p>Let me guess your mother smoked crack when she was pregnat with you. Then you ate paint chips when you were young along with being dropped on your head many times. You smoked weed as a teenager. Now you do Meth. You give americans a bad name. I don't care about you giving Rebublicans a bad name though I'm a DEMOCRAT.</p>
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<p>This is just stupid! I think that you need to get your head out of your a@# before commenting on topics you obviously know nothing about.</p>
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<p>xD</p>
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<p>Anonymous said...<BR/>"This website couldn't be hosted on Linux. I use The Internet for my web browser, and widnows for my computer. You can't use linux on windows, so If it was hosted on linux it won't have worked on my comnputer. So there!"<BR/><BR/>That's like saying: "I drive a car! I use various main roads to get to town. You can't put a road on top of a car! So obviously IF I was driving on actual highways, I would never get to town. So there!"<BR/><BR/>DAMN, you guys are HILARIOUS! :)<BR/><BR/>Please-please-please don't learn anything about how computers and the Internet REALLY work... if you do, we would be deprived of some really great comedy.</p>
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<p>Hey Shelley,<BR/><BR/>Think about that: Internet has been around for decades. The first version of windows able to connect to a network was 3.11, from the early 90's. so... what where intenet servers using? UNIX. What is GNU/Linux? An open source UNIX implementation.<BR/><BR/>By the way, your hosting is using Apache Web server (your's and more than 45% of internet web servers, making apache the most used web server). And apache is another example of Open Source software.<BR/><BR/>Maybe Open Source and Linux aren't that bad.Even the NSA makes use of them (they help to develop a flavour of linux called SE-Linux). Even IBM makes use of linux. Oh yes! Microsoft's Hotmail webmail service has been hosted in linux for years.<BR/><BR/>Last but not least... guess who once worked for the USA to fight against the URSS? Your beloved Bin-Laden. (And cut that crap about him using Linux. If his car uses gas are you going to stop using gas in yours because of it?</p>
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<p>Linux ate your lunch, get used to it :-p</p>
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<p>YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!! This is the most closed minded feeble attempt at propaganda i'v seen in a long time. Are you sure you arent in Mr. Gates back pocket or perhaps you are one of those software designers charging too much for a product that perhaps YOU have stolen the kernel from. In my opinion free source code is good for the industry because it stops dumbasses like you from strategically manipulating whats available. Or maybe perhaps you are just too stupid to understand linux and therefore choose to remain what it is obvious that you are...ignorant.<BR/><BR/> ^Slayer^ <BR/> irc.NoDramaIRC.net #nsane-tech</p>
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<p>HOLY CRAP! *THIS* is the christian right? The moral majority?! Please tell me this blog was written by an 8 year old? Please god. If not, I honestly fear for the future of this country and the world. Supporting an evil corporate monopoly and calling linux "evil"?! WTF?</p>
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<p>FREEBSD ALL THE WAY KNACKERS! linux is freeware. it will never be a hit because of people like you who are too stupid to run it</p>
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<p>you make us republicans look bad. your not a republican..... YOUR A FACIST!</p>
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<p>Linux® is also being criticized by animal rights activists, because each Linux® machine needs a real living penguin within the machine's case (for cooling reasons). If the Linux® upswing continues, the activists fear all members of the penguin species might be eradicated by 2007.<BR/><BR/>Source: http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Linux</p>
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<p>shelly , you are so owned, haha omg roflbbq</p>
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<p>This is the funniest Troll ever! Absolutely brilliant! Kudos to you for getting all these people to bite.</p>
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<p>"USA : ONE NATION UNDER GOD : GOD BLESS AMERICA"<BR/><BR/>God won't bless your evangelized America, you children killers and women rapers.<BR/><BR/>You and your retarded Bush are going to burn in Hell for the crimes you're committing worldwide.<BR/><BR/>Fuck you!</p>
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At <a href="#c114618893160241745" title="comment permalink">Thursday, April 27, 2006 8:48:51 PM</a>,
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/17323437" rel="nofollow">THE INCREDIBLE BLOGGING OF FRANK DIAZ</a> said...
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<p>OK, you know this whole site is a spoof. I think all you guys busting on "her" are taking it way too serious. If anybody is defending her their obviously egging the techies on, and are probably laughing their butts off. <BR/><BR/>The proof is in the pudding. On her homepage she says she's from Iowa City, Iowa. When you go to shelley.gop.com (interestingly enough their website runs on Windows 2003, and their e-mail server runs Linux), she says her hometown is Little Rock, AR.<BR/><BR/>FYI, the White House's website runs on Linux too.<BR/><BR/>IT'S A JOKE, just to mess with techies. Not even democrats. If anything it proves that great minds think alike (remember the nukes they found in Iraq, oh yeah neither does anyone else)</p>
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<p>Shelly, you are a DISGRACE to conservatives. I myself am a Linux user, i am also a conservative living in Chicago, an extreamly liberal city. First off your blog is FILLED WITH HOLES, linux is based off unix WHICH IS AN AMERICAN INVENTION, linux itself was not made in the US, but most of its distributions are made in the united states. Linux, unlike Windows, is an operating system based on sharing and having the perfect OS, not some operating system that hasnt had a true update sense its release in the 80s (windows). Im sorry but your the kind of ignorant person that makes conservatives look bad, think/know about what you write, you odviosly have no knowlage about comptuers, or software itself...</p>
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<p>Fuck you bloodsucking USnians!!!</p>
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<p>What kind of retard are you ? It's just astonishing that you DARE make a connection between linux and Al Qaida. The big brainwashing campain about terrorists might works for invading countries and kill innocent people to get their oil. But linux has NOTHING to do with the terrorists. You better ask yourself where those terrorist got their guns instead of how they afforded it, because you forgot to mention that your lovely america also a world leader in weapons making\dealing. So leave Linux alone and start asking yourself real questions.<BR/><BR/>Just keep voting for bush, you retarded moron.</p>
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<p>Tristan, you are an idiot. God bless.</p>
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<p>oh god, my belly still hurts from laughing too much. i wonder if since the article was published on 4/20 you were too 420ed while writing it<BR/><BR/>-m</p>
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<p>No wonder schools in the United States are going downhill. Just reading how misinformed and uneducated people are in this comments thread, and how willing they are to give up freedoms to our government is unbeleavable.<BR/><BR/>Microsoft is a disease, and Linux is the cure.</p>
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<p>EXCELLENT ARTICLE!<BR/>This post is excellent, comic entertainment. I read it and laughed for 5 straight minutes.</p>
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At <a href="#c114620090588946930" title="comment permalink">Friday, April 28, 2006 12:08:25 AM</a>,
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<p>Re: The cure for Microsoft addiction<BR/><BR/>There is a nasty disease going around. The symptoms are an inability to control your own life or finances, and a growing sense of helplessness and dependence on a certain misguided company bent on global domination. Sufferers will actually go to a computer shop, spend many hundreds of THEIR dollars on a computer, turn it on, and ask it what it wants them to do next (they are usually told to constantly feed more money into it, that they have no rights, that they have to have MS spyware and DRM infections installed, because Sir Bill has ruled that all humans are guilty until proven innocent, and so on…).<BR/><BR/>Linux has matured and become the reasonable OS of choice for those who are sick and tired of playing a Monopoly video game on their MS consumer-milking-appliances. If MS is the disease, Linux is the cure. What a great feeling to load a wonderful operating system built by a global cooperative of free thinkers who are not enslaved in the MS-matrix. You can make YOUR computer run ANYWAY you want, because, after all, it is YOUR COMPUTER.<BR/><BR/>BTW – try openSUSE or some other FREE modern Linux distro – no security issues – built-in Open Office software (fully compatible with MSoffice documents, and also supporting the global Open Document format), including a huge selection of excellent open source/free software – no MSBS. In addition, if you so wish you can actually learn how a computer works, instead of learning to navigate in an artificial MS software maze while dropping dollar bills in a vain attempt to find your way out again… (end anti-MS rant)<BR/><BR/>(I am stating an educational web site to show how easy it is to run Linux and kick the MS-habit).<BR/><BR/>DoctorSuse.com</p>
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<p>Did anyone notice the Amazon.com advertisement for linux books on the side of this blog?</p>
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<p>Shelly your a damn fool! Linux is global by nature because software development is part of the overall global economy. Trust me the Swedes and the chinese aren't out to get us here. Linux is inherentily more secure than M$ in most cases and uses less recources, that's why most of the internet is run on linux and why it's being widely adopted by business. There's a whole community behind linux that has worked very hard over the years to give people a better altenative to Microsoft and Apple. And by the way, most businesses do pay for linux distros and support for them as well. One last thing, why should anyone have to pay multiple times over to install windows on every new PC they buy? It's because Microsoft can do it to us, not becuase it's right. Get a brain and please don't ever talk about anything related to computers ever again.</p>
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<p>IBM thinkpad was designed by some of the greatest architects in the world. They are from Yokohama, Japan. Not USA! Unix was American though... do you hate unix too? If you don't, then you don't hate linux or OSX. Although, I am sure plenty of hippies created BSD. Perhaps you should read some. I bet you still believe that world is only 3,000 years old too?</p>
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<p>Thanks for the laugh, quite enjoyed it.<BR/><BR/>Please keep running windows.</p>
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<p>Dudes, Linux may have more security holes than Windows(e.g. crackers stole info from Red Hat Linux)its this number Linux:Windows---> 3650:851 that maybe a big number, but some cracker and Hackers only wants to hit the number thing, so they got onto Windows cause most people use it, Linux can have more viruses than Windows IF more people use Linux, but now more people use Windows, so go use Linux, but if your a NOT a simple comsumer, like you wana host websites blah blah blah, go use Windows Server 2003 series, hen we all go flaming around blah blah blah, you get viruses cause of stupidity of opening mail that looks suspisios just by the title and sender name, but theres always people stupid enuf to open them, theres always some stupid heads visiting WareZ site without protection and/or precaution, stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid.</p>
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<p>hey, so you KNOWN Where ben laden is right? if you can confirm and be sure like that that he use linux, in fact CIA should arrest you and ask you to tell the thrue about him....<BR/><BR/>more of that, yes your website is running under linux.... and oh, how can you say that, linux it's a unix sytem, liku sun one in fact... oh maybe sun is a chinese company?<BR/><BR/>you so crazy, and i'm sure you still waiting for your damn fgood president (yes it's a european jokle) to tell you where are the massif destructif weapon... lol!!!!!<BR/><BR/>oh and you don't explain why virus exist on windows or mac and not into linux? yes we have anti virus.... but to be able to ckeck remotly into windows systema that have been infected...</p>
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