FSF Debuts "Shared Source" Initiative 118
matty_x points to coverage at NewsForge of the Free Software Foundation's new 'Shared Source' program. Cynics might call this selling out, but it actually makes a lot of sense for the FSF to listen to customers about what they really would like and benefit from, rather than only to developers and freeloading users. Bravo!
Still the same date., (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Still the same date., (Score:2, Funny)
gotta be a April fools joke, what next Duke Nukem Forever released ?
Re:Still the same date., (Score:2)
Stop it, please, stop it!!! HAHAHAHAHAH!!!! *snort*
*Sigh* (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:*Sigh* (Score:1)
-1, Insightful, +1, Troll?
alright already (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:alright already (Score:1)
Re:alright already (Score:2)
That would be funny!
Re:alright already (Score:2)
Trolls modded up +1, informative posts modded -1.
Re:alright already (Score:1)
these stories are lame.
Extremely. I haven't been fooled by any of these stories even for a few seconds. Failing in deception, they don't even particularly succed in being humorous.
Re:alright already (Score:3, Insightful)
Tired of April 1st on Slashdot? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Tired of April 1st on Slashdot? (Score:1)
Goddam! April fools day is over here! (Score:2, Informative)
ABSOLUTELY! (Score:2)
There should be a rule against April Fools jokes that aren't clever.
Re:ABSOLUTELY! (Score:1)
Time for a petition to get 1 april fools joke on
Re:ABSOLUTELY! (Score:2)
Move out of the sticks? (Score:1)
Yawn.. (Score:2, Funny)
Sad news, April Fools dead (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Sad news, April Fools dead (Score:1)
Hope it wasn't near my part of town, anyway.
April 1st on Slashdot Always Sucks (Score:5, Insightful)
YES! (Score:1, Interesting)
Better idea for next year, don't do any april fools jokes. It would be funny to see the comments about the story being an obvious april fools joke, every whiner with out a since of humor bitching about how lame it is, etc.
Or did I just discribe what they have always been doing?
Wait a minute... WE HAVE BEEN TROLLED!
Re:April 1st on Slashdot Always Sucks (Score:1)
Re:April 1st on Slashdot Always Sucks (Score:2)
All I have to say about /. and April 1 is... (Score:2)
I mean, come on, as long as we're running everything into the ground, its all open game right?*
*In the interest of "staying on topic" I would like to just say that In Soviet Russia, Gnu Hurd tramples you!
oh stop it. !! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:oh stop it. !! (Score:1)
HA (Score:4, Funny)
Microsoft likes money and that makes them evil HA.
Seriously though, next year I think it would be funny if all the April 1st posts would be real.
Lameness filter encountered. (Score:3, Funny)
-fren
Get a grip (Score:1)
Why is everybody complaining so much?
It's not like Slashdot has ever written their "stories" themselves, they just, like, report on other peoples stories. I mean, it's not like you're paying for reading this, after all.
And in all honesty, when could an "American" ever realize when enough is enough anyway?
Re:Get a grip (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Get a grip (Score:2)
Re:Get a grip (Score:1)
Re:Get a grip (Score:2)
Only One Possible Answer (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Only One Possible Answer (Score:2)
.02
cLive ;_)
Obligatory Groundhog Day.... (Score:2)
"February 2nd - Groundhog's Day!"
"It's still just once a year?"
RMS.... (Score:1)
Re:RMS.... (Score:1)
$50 million (Score:2)
"...gratefully accepted a $50 million check from Gates on behalf of the FSF"
I've given it a lot of thought, especially whilst wading through an endless parade of the most dweeby April Fools Jokes ever, and I've decided that I would sell out everything I hold precious for $50 million dollars.
Everything - I'd put my entire family, including my younger sister in a poorly-run nursing home, I'd go on Fox News, anything.
So I'm not sure I'm qualified to find this one all that funny.
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Re:$50 million (Score:2)
Re:$50 million (Score:4, Funny)
Not true, my younger sister is worth at least $300 an hour.
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Re:$50 million (Score:2)
What a disaster! (Score:1)
flashback (Score:2)
It reminds me of this [cnn.com] . Bill Gates had better watch out now, one of his fanboys might kill him and that will be the end of this "shared source" trial. Oh, I'd almost trade my freedom for the stability of free software but I know it can't be.
Rad! (Score:1)
Re:Slashdot sucks on April 1 (Score:2)
See how bad it's gotten?!
The april fools joke of the day must be on me.. (Score:1)
Task 'Hotmail:Folder:Inbox Synchronizing headers.' reported error (0x800CCC19)
LOL!!! (Score:3, Insightful)
*tap tap* (Score:1)
Best April Fool's Joke ... (Score:5, Funny)
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ga
Here's the problem with all this. (Score:2, Insightful)
In any event, I feel at least a little qualified to discuss posting fake information online with the intent of confusing, angering, and amusing various readers.
The real problem here is that Slashdot editors spend most of their time s
but... (Score:1)
APRIL FOOLS IS DYING (Score:2, Funny)
One more crippling bombshell hit the already beleaguered April Fools community when a Google search confirmed that Slashdot redership has dropped yet again, now down to less than a fraction of 1 percent of all readers. Coming on the heels of a recent Google search which plainly states that April Fools Day has lost more realistic jokes, this news serves to reinforce what we've known all along. April Fools is collapsing in complete disarray, as fittingly
In related news (Score:1)
It is official; Foxnews confirms: middle east is dying One more crippling bombshell hit the already beleaguered middle east community when IDC confirmed that middle east market share has dropped yet again, now down to less than a fraction of 1 percent of all servers. Coming on the heels of a recent Foxnews survey which plainly states that middle east has lost more market share, this news serves to reinforce what we've known all along. middle east is collapsing in complete disarray, as fittingly exemplified
Might have been funny if... (Score:3, Insightful)
Next year, Slashdot...post one or two good jokes, and that's all. They are much more effective that way.
Re:Might have been funny if... (Score:4, Funny)
No, the real joke is that every single STINKING DAY FOR THE NEXT WHOLE FREAKING YEAR, we will see the "Evil Bit" story reposted.
Kinda like Ellen Feiss, Natalie Portman, Petrified Hot Grits down your pants, Soviet Russia and All your base...."
In other breaking news; Ellen Feiss switches to VMS....
I can't believe this! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:HAHAH (Score:1)
Microsoft is shaping up their act. (Score:2)
I am also glad that Microsoft is finally doing something to jump on the open source bandwagon, considering that
WHAT?!? It's a JOKE!!! (Score:1)
*shrug*....ROFL (Score:2)
But I don't have much of an opportunity to read
So I think I understand and can empathi[sz]e with those of you tired of April Fool's Day posts. But after a long day on the east coast of the USA that was markedly devoid of any such tomfoolery, I enjoyed it. Nice piece of satire there, Robin.
--K.
CSF (Score:2)
Slashdot To Not Run A Joke Into The Ground (Score:2)
April Fools!
April Fools (Score:1)
You got me!
I can't even beleive you had me.. (Score:1)
Snore... (Score:1)
Si
*way* too late (Score:2)
April fools jokes are supposed to finish at lunchtime on april 1st, not 1am the *next day*.
Hoax (Score:1)
Re:obvious (Score:2)
before you reply, let me do it for you:
If you can't spell, don't bother. there, now you don't have to say it.
Re:obvious (Score:1)
Re:SOME OF YOU PAY FOR THIS FUCKING SITE??? (Score:1)