Mozilla Developers Invited to Redmond 294
savio13 writes "Sam Ramji, Microsoft's director of its Open Source Software Lab has invited 4 Mozilla developers to spend 4 days with Microsoft's Vista Readiness ISV team. The invite can be found on mozilla.dev.planning and was posted on Saturday (Aug. 19). Schroepfer replied by indicating that Microsoft and the Moz guys are already in contact via email and will follow up on the offer there. This is interesting because Sam posted the offer in a public forum (and indicated that he'd sent a PM, but was posting in case they had an @microsoft.com email filter). Sam also made a point of stating that the Vista ISV Readiness offer is typically only for commercial ISVs."
It's a TRAP!!! (Score:5, Funny)
Future news splash: (Score:5, Funny)
Never forget what Kosh said! (Score:4, Funny)
Sorry, have to do this (Score:5, Funny)
ObPython (Score:5, Funny)
A Bruce Campbell quote for this... (Score:3, Funny)
Moz devs: Be sure to catch the tour! (Score:5, Funny)
One does not simply walk into Redmond! (Score:5, Funny)
Autopsies of the developers show... (Score:5, Funny)
Living in Dreamland (Score:5, Funny)
Pretend we're talking a year from now and MS is trying to roll out Vista and the 40% of the population that will be using FF by then balks because FF won't run properly.
Wow - food must taste better where you live too!
Maybe so but, (Score:4, Funny)
Arriving in Redmond .... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mozilla Developers Invited to Redmond (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Sorry, have to do this (Score:5, Funny)
Mozilla guys walk into a big room.
Microsoftie: Hey guys, thanks for coming down here. We have a lot to talk about. Take a seat and we will get started.
Mozilla guys: Um, there are no chairs in this room?
Steve Ballmer breaks through the wall, armed with a number of vicous looking chairs.
Steve: Did someone want a chair...hahaha.
I imagine this sort of thing happens all the time at Redmond.
I can't stop laughing (Score:2, Funny)
Now I'm going to have Admiral Ackbar's quote in my head all day.
Re:It's a TRAP!!! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Living in Dreamland (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Never forget what Kosh said! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:It's a TRAP!!! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wow (Score:4, Funny)
btw... Linux rulez, Micro$oft winblow$ drulez
Re:Never forget what Kosh said! (Score:4, Funny)
I remember when Win2k code leaked....... (Score:5, Funny)
I wonder.......
Now gentlemen if you'll just look at the wall sized plasma screen over there you'll see "IE7 SOURCE CODE!!!!! That's right, IE7 source code! You have been contaminated and must now cease development of your precious Firefox product! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
What they really want (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Sorry, have to do this (Score:5, Funny)
Steve Ballmer breaks through the wall, armed with a number of vicous looking chairs.
I figured he'd break through the wall all pimped out like a pitcher of Kool-Aid!
Re:It's a TRAP!!! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Maybe so but, (Score:4, Funny)
When Linus and RMS visit the Mozillaplex City: (Score:5, Funny)
One of the 4 Mozilla developers is leading a tour for them, talking causually:
"It's always been a danger, but it looms like a shadow over every-thing we've built here. But things have developed that will ensure security. I've just made a deal that will keep Microsoft out of here forever."
Suddenly, a door in hallway slides open... Horror! ...Bill Gates rises from his seat at the far end of long dining table...
Re:It's a TRAP!!! (Score:5, Funny)
The Firefox team is herded into a giant enclosure lined with sand. At the other end they see another gaggle of pasty-faced geeks, who, judging by their ID badges, appear to be the Microsoft IE team.
From up on high, a whiny, nasal voice, belonging to Microsoft Chairman Ballmer, rings out:
"Remember where you are - this is Thunderdome, and death is listening, and will take the first man that screams."
One of the IE guys flinches at this, while the others exhibit lifeless eyes, dulled from too much Caffeine and long coding jags.
Ballmer cuts through again, this time louder:
"Two teams enter, one team leaves!"
The cry is picked by the watching multitudes:
"TWO TEAMS ENTER! ONE TEAM LEAVES! TWO TEAMS ENTER! ONE TEAM LEAVES! TWO TEAMS ENTER! ONE TEAM LEAVES!"
Re:It's a TRAP!!! (Score:3, Funny)
And there your credibility goes out the window:)
A fire axe (Score:2, Funny)
Who else would attack fire with an axe?!"
Re:Living in Dreamland (Score:3, Funny)
Wow - food must taste better where you live too!
Nah... I don't think it's that unrealistic that Vista will be almost ready next year.
Helpful advice (Score:2, Funny)
2) Look for obvious signs of a trap door
3) Don't eat or drink anything
4) Don't sign anything
5) Arrange to be deprogrammed after leaving Redmond.
It just doesn't happen (Score:2, Funny)
Re:One does not simply walk into Redmond! (Score:3, Funny)