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The phrase "tinfoil hat" is no longer clever. Thank you

Here is one reason I don't like OSS Nazis.

When they steal RIAA music and are accused of theft, they retort, "I didn't STEAL it, I just COPIED it. The owner still has their copy and I wouldn't have bought it anyway."

But when someone infringes on the GPL, they scream, "They STOLE our code!"

Can't have it both ways boys.

Is it good or is it whack?

You self-righteous fuckers are the scum of the fucking earth. If I ever see you I will kick your ass. Discuss

Did anyone else notice the ad for the new Slashdot Dating Service? I will be completely honest: I literally shat my pants, I was laughing so hard. Did you see that woman in the ad? What is the ad trying to say? "This is the kind of woman you will NOT meet using this service!" I was so curious, I did a search to see what kind of high-quality man-meat was available. I still haven't searched the ladies' personals (all 4 of them), but I'm expecting them to read something like this:

"SWF, seeking self-righteous, white, Libertarian asshole. Must be greasy and fat, have very long hair (both head and body), wear oversized glasses, and be very dirty. Preferred: Wears black jeans and black t-shirts advertising open-source software products. Primary language should be C. I admire sociopathic gun nuts like ESR and clinically insane Free Software zealots like RMS, and you should too. I consider my favorite mediocre sci-fi authors to be in the same league as Steinbeck and Tolstoy, and I so enjoy reading reviews of their books. Favorite activities include coding, role-playing games, and talking about Linux and Free Software. Here is my PGP key. Please write, open-source stud!"

Now, I know, I know, most of the people who will be using this service (and there will be a LOT of them) are gay men with tentacle rape fantasies. And that's OK. But I would like this journal entry to serve as a warning to all the not-quite-corrupted dudes who wandered onto this site a short while ago: GET OUT WHILE YOU'RE STILL HETERO. Otherwise your only hope to ever have sex while you're still alive is this guy.