If you want to revolt by creating your own small community, you will either: (a) Be insignificant as to have no effect, or (b) Draw attention, which will result in laws being created to force you to participate in our national economy.

As to part (a), it will be significant to those who throw off their shackles. You are correct regarding part (b) unless a critical mass is established before the authorities' attention is drawn. I'll freely admit neither option is likely.

The proof of the pudding is in the derivation. Then again, I was a math major.

My friend, you strike me as sincere. Let me suggest an alternative to bloodshed. Let us revolt in a peaceful way. We can grow much of our own food. We can barter (without filing a 1099B with the Infernal Revenue Service). We can become our own creditors. We can create our own currency. It sounds simplistic, but extensions of these concepts would starve the dragon to death without us having to unsheathe our swords.

Wait just a damn minu.... [collapses back into chair, grabs chest].

Maybe whoever modded you "flamebait" was trying to be funny, considering the context of your post.

One of the links in the summary is to http://durpal.org/ . I wonder if that is a fork from http://drupal.org

Also, it is interesting to see the long forgotten WorldForge on that list. Maybe Duke Nukem should go open source to get some of that good Google cash.

One of the best physics demonstrations is to hang a block of wood from a string and shoot it with a .22, then measure how far the block swings. Sadly, this can't be done in schools anymore.

Finally! Thank you. I can't believe I had to read so many posts on slashdot of all places before someone points out the obvious. I recommend the OP googles "root over NFS." To reiterate, don't try to do Linux the Microsoft way. Also, please disregard all these stupid AC posts about Linux not being ready for the corporate desktop. Unemployed MCSEs are just yanking your chain.

What's it going to do? Nibble me bum?

With a big kitchen...

Great, I fire off a post making fun of the OP for saying "addition" when meaning "edition," only to re-read the summary and find out I misread it. ::Hangs head in shame::

This word. I does not mean what you think it means.

This will sound racist, but you should know I am part Native American:

Flipped
Over
Reservation
Decoration

Because that's how Microsoft rolls, and that's the problem with them.