Path: ccw.ch!elna.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!newsfeed2.uk.ibm.net!sackheads.org!ibm.net!europa.clark.net!199.0.154.56!ais.net!chippy.visi.com!news-out.visi.com!ptah.visi.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,alt.folklore.computers,alt.religion.kibology Subject: MICROSOFT SUES FSF OVER CODING STANDARDS! Organization: Plethora Internet X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test60 (5 October 1997) From: seebs@plethora.net (Peter Seebach) Lines: 37 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 15:09:18 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: herd.plethora.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 09:09:18 CST MICROSOFT TO SUE FSF OVER NAMING CONVENTIONS In a bold new move, Microsoft announced that the GNU coding standards constituted an unfair restraint of trade. "They aren't using the Hungarian naming convention," said a Microsoft spokesman who asked to remain anonymous. "This puts our programmers at a disadvantage, and requires us to rename dozens of variables when we want to use their code." Microsoft has been using code from the Free Software Foundation's EMACS editor as the new "ring 0" level for Windows NT 5.0, and blames the GNU coding standards for the delays in the release of the much-anticipated server software. "When people write code on public property, such as universities or city streets, that code is said to be `in the public domain'," the spokesman explained. "Most public domain code is under the GNU coding standards, and therefore under the GNU license. That constitutes a restraint of trade." Microsoft is seeking unspecified damages in the punitive action, which is being filed in an Arizona court due to Arizona's casual disregard for claims of barratry. Microsoft demands that all programmers using the GNU coding standards, or GNU software, stop development immediately, and hand all of their code over to Microsoft for assimilation. "We just want everyone to be happy," Microsoft's spokesman explained. "When Chairman Bill ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. So Bill needs to be happy." ###### Path: ccw.ch!elna.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.belnet.be!news-penn.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!uwm.edu!news.he.net!scanner.worldgate.com!rover.ucs.ualberta.ca!crash.videotron.ab.ca!news@videotron.ab.ca From: jsavard@teneerf.edmonton.ab.ca (John Savard) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: MICROSOFT SUES FSF OVER CODING STANDARDS! Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 20:47:52 GMT Organization: Videotron Communications Ltd. Lines: 15 Message-ID: <3523f946.3503539@news.prosurfr.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: c9169-004.prosurfr.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/16.230 seebs@plethora.net (Peter Seebach) wrote: >MICROSOFT TO SUE FSF OVER NAMING CONVENTIONS >In a bold new move, Microsoft announced that the GNU coding standards >constituted an unfair restraint of trade. >"They aren't using the Hungarian naming convention," said a Microsoft >spokesman who asked to remain anonymous. "This puts our programmers at >a disadvantage, and requires us to rename dozens of variables when we >want to use their code." This is, of course, a humourous posting, to celebrate April 1st. John Savard ###### Path: ccw.ch!elna.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.belnet.be!news-penn.gip.net!news-peer.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!24.128.1.125!chnws03.mediaone.net!24.128.1.107!chnws04.ne.mediaone.net!not-for-mail From: pgf@foxharp.boston.ma.us Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: MICROSOFT SUES FSF OVER CODING STANDARDS! Date: 2 Apr 1998 23:29:02 GMT Organization: FoxHarper Associates Lines: 15 Message-ID: <6g16vu$n4v$1@wbnws01.ne.highway1.com> References: <3523f946.3503539@news.prosurfr.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: foxharp.ne.mediaone.net User-Agent: tin/pre-1.4-980226 (UNIX) (Linux/2.0.32 (i486)) In gnu.misc.discuss John Savard wrote: : seebs@plethora.net (Peter Seebach) wrote: : :>MICROSOFT TO SUE FSF OVER NAMING CONVENTIONS : ... : : This is, of course, a humourous posting, to celebrate April 1st. : really? -- =--------------------- paul fox, pgf@foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 40.5 degrees) ###### Path: ccw.ch!elna.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!news-fra1.dfn.de!Cabal.CESspool!bofh.vszbr.cz!uninett.no!news.algonet.se!newsfeed.direct.ca!news-peer-west.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!worldnet.att.net!news.u.washington.edu!egkioule From: egkioule@u.washington.edu (E. Gkioulekas) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: MICROSOFT SUES FSF OVER CODING STANDARDS! Date: 3 Apr 1998 10:09:32 GMT Organization: University of Washington Lines: 22 Message-ID: <6g2cgs$g6s$1@nntp6.u.washington.edu> References: <3523f946.3503539@news.prosurfr.com> <6g16vu$n4v$1@wbnws01.ne.highway1.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: saul7.u.washington.edu X-Trace: nntp6.u.washington.edu 891598172 16604 (None) 140.142.64.5 X-Complaints-To: help@cac.washington.edu NNTP-Posting-User: egkioule pgf@foxharp.boston.ma.us writes: >In gnu.misc.discuss John Savard wrote: >: seebs@plethora.net (Peter Seebach) wrote: >: >:>MICROSOFT TO SUE FSF OVER NAMING CONVENTIONS >: >... >: >: This is, of course, a humourous posting, to celebrate April 1st. >: >really? Yes really! If you don't believe him, then wait till I tell you what Microsoft did to Santa Claus a few years ago around this time. They said that he was a software pirate carrying all these CD-ROMs in his bag the world over to all these warez kidz, and since they can't sue him, they went out and bought all these satellites around Earth so they can...put him on ice.. from space, next time he shows up in the stratosphere. -lf. ###### Path: ccw.ch!elna.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!ubnnews.unisource.ch!News.Amsterdam.UnisourceCS!cosy.sbg.ac.at!news-feed.inet.tele.dk!bofh.vszbr.cz!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!194.125.2.233!iol!not-for-mail From: spalding@iol.ie (Nick Spalding) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: MICROSOFT SUES FSF OVER CODING STANDARDS! Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 10:42:08 GMT Organization: Ireland On-Line Lines: 7 Message-ID: <3525bcb5.50100882@news.iol.ie> References: <3523f946.3503539@news.prosurfr.com> Reply-To: spalding@iol.ie NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup-087.dublin.iol.ie Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.5/16.451 John Savard wrote: > This is, of course, a humourous posting, to celebrate April 1st. I'd never have guessed. -- Nick Spalding ###### Path: ccw.ch!elna.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.belnet.be!news-penn.gip.net!news-peer.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!nntp.abs.net!darla.visi.com!news-out.visi.com!ptah.visi.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: MICROSOFT SUES FSF OVER CODING STANDARDS! References: <3523f946.3503539@news.prosurfr.com> <3525bcb5.50100882@news.iol.ie> Organization: Plethora . Net - More Net, Less Spam! X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test62 (21 February 1998) From: seebs@plethora.net (Peter Seebach) Lines: 16 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 16:37:56 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: guild.plethora.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 10:37:56 CST In article <3525bcb5.50100882@news.iol.ie>, Nick Spalding wrote: >John Savard wrote: >> This is, of course, a humourous posting, to celebrate April 1st. >I'd never have guessed. Hey, I got a flame for "FSF and Microsoft to merge!" I tried to make this one more obvious. -s -- Copyright '98, All rights reserved. Peter Seebach / seebs@plethora.net C/Unix wizard, Pro-commerce radical, Spam fighter. Boycott Spamazon! Not speaking for my employer. Questions on C/Unix? Send mail for help. Visit my new ISP --- More Net, Less Spam! ###### Path: ccw.ch!elna.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!newsfeed2.uk.ibm.net!sackheads.org!ibm.net!nntp.news.xara.net!xara.net!supernews.xara.net!xara.net!Supernews73!supernews.com!Supernews69!not-for-mail From: genew@vip.net (Gene Wirchenko) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: MICROSOFT SUES FSF OVER CODING STANDARDS! Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 22:35:39 GMT Organization: All USENET -- http://www.Supernews.com Lines: 23 Message-ID: <35254943.2386048@news.vip.net> References: <3523f946.3503539@news.prosurfr.com> <3525bcb5.50100882@news.iol.ie> Reply-To: genew@vip.net NNTP-Posting-Host: 18218@204.209.212.57 X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 seebs@plethora.net (Peter Seebach) wrote: >In article <3525bcb5.50100882@news.iol.ie>, >Nick Spalding wrote: >>John Savard wrote: >>> This is, of course, a humourous posting, to celebrate April 1st. > >>I'd never have guessed. > >Hey, I got a flame for "FSF and Microsoft to merge!" I tried to make >this one more obvious. Too bad! That was a good one. I particularly like the bit where Gates and ?Stallman called each other "Anathema" (which is Latin for "brother"). (which it ISN'T). Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko C Pronunciation Guide: y=x++; "wye equals ex plus plus semicolon" x=x++; "ex equals ex doublecross semicolon" ###### Path: ccw.ch!elna.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.belnet.be!newsgate.cistron.nl!het.net!newsfeed2.uk.ibm.net!sackheads.org!ibm.net!news-lond.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!dispose.news.demon.net!demon!news.demon.co.uk!demon!mail2news.demon.co.uk!tnglwood.demon.co.uk!unclebob From: unclebob@tnglwood.demon.co.uk (Robert Billing) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: MICROSOFT SUES FSF OVER CODING STANDARDS! Date: Sat, 04 Apr 98 08:05:02 GMT Message-ID: <891677102snz@tnglwood.demon.co.uk> References: <3523f946.3503539@news.prosurfr.com> <3525bcb5.50100882@news.iol.ie> <35254943.2386048@news.vip.net> Reply-To: unclebob@tnglwood.demon.co.uk X-Mail2News-User: unclebob@tnglwood.demon.co.uk X-Mail2News-Path: post-30.mail.demon.net X-Trace: mail2news.demon.co.uk 891768534 11046 unclebob tnglwood.demon.co.uk X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net X-Newsreader: Demon Internet Simple News v1.29 Lines: 15 In article <35254943.2386048@news.vip.net> genew@vip.net "Gene Wirchenko" writes: > Too bad! That was a good one. I particularly like the bit where > Gates and ?Stallman called each other "Anathema" (which is Latin for > "brother"). (which it ISN'T). Since it's Greek for "acursed" it's quite a good troll. -- I am Robert Billing, Christian, inventor, traveller, cook and animal lover, I live near 0:46W 51:22N. http://www.tnglwood.demon.co.uk/ "Bother," said Pooh, "Eeyore, ready two photon torpedoes and lock phasers on the Heffalump, Piglet, meet me in transporter room three" ###### Path: ccw.ch!elna.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.belnet.be!news-penn.gip.net!news-peer.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-backup-east.sprintlink.net!news-in-east.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!209.98.98.32!chippy.visi.com!news-out.visi.com!ptah.visi.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: MICROSOFT SUES FSF OVER CODING STANDARDS! References: <35254943.2386048@news.vip.net> <891677102snz@tnglwood.demon.co.uk> Organization: Plethora . Net - More Net, Less Spam! X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test62 (21 February 1998) From: seebs@plethora.net (Peter Seebach) Lines: 17 Message-ID: Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 16:18:24 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: guild.plethora.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 11:18:24 CST In article <891677102snz@tnglwood.demon.co.uk>, Robert Billing wrote: > Since it's Greek for "acursed" it's quite a good troll. Yes. It was wonderful. And I got the funniest flames! I wish I remembered where I saved them. I believe the FSF-Microsoft merge is still on my humor page http://www.plethora.net/~seebs/humor/ -s -- Copyright '98, All rights reserved. Peter Seebach / seebs@plethora.net C/Unix wizard, Pro-commerce radical, Spam fighter. Boycott Spamazon! Not speaking for my employer. Questions on C/Unix? Send mail for help. Visit my new ISP --- More Net, Less Spam!