[ale] Linus Torvalds (fwd)

[robbie at tomservo.mindspring.com]

Anyone else heard anything about this?

Robbie

In our previous episode, Mike Harrelson was heard to say:
> From mikeh at demon.mindspring.com Mon Dec 09 20:42:23 1996
> From: Mike Harrelson <mikeh at demon.mindspring.com>
> Subject: Linus Torvalds
> To: robbie at demon.mindspring.com
> Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 15:41:14 -0500 (EST)
> 
> I maybe going out on a limb here, but is this a birth announcement?
> 
> In a recent usenet post, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> >In order to allay fears about the continuity of the Linux project, Linus
> >Torvalds together with his manager Tove Monni have released "Linus
> >v2.0", affectionately known as "Kernel Hacker - The Next Generation". 
> >
> >Linux stock prices on Wall Street rose sharply after the announcement;
> >as one well-known analyst who wishes to remain anonymous says - "It
> >shows a long-term commitment, and while we expect a short-term decrease
> >in productivity, we feel that this solidifies the development in the
> >long run". 
> >
> >Other analysts downplay the importance of the event, and claim that just
> >about anybody could have done it.  "I'm glad somebody finally told them
> >about the birds and the bees" one sceptic comments cryptically.  But
> >even the skeptics agree that it is an interesting turn of events. 
> >
> >Others bring up other issues with the new version - "I'm especially
> >intrigued by the fact that the new version is female, and look forward
> >to seeing what the impact of that will be on future development.  Will
> >"Red Hat Linux" change to "Pink Hat Linux", for example?"
> 
> -- mikeh
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