http://digg.com/linux_unix/Gentoo_fo...igns_Microsoft.

This is nothing but a rumour or a hoax, but I thought it was worth posting
here. This has circulated around the Web for a while, but it even hit Digg
today. The comments explain why this story should be disregarded, in case
somebody brings it up.

Daniel Robbins, the founder and former chief architect of the Gentoo Linux
project, has quit his job at Microsoft after only eight months, the
software giant confirmed on Monday.

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/lin...9252292,00.htm

On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:17:04 +0100, Albert <albert@ilestpasla.com> wrote:


>Daniel Robbins, the founder and former chief architect of the Gentoo Linux
>project, has quit his job at Microsoft after only eight months, the
>software giant confirmed on Monday.

>http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/lin...9252292,00.htm

I'd like to get the next question answered: "so fucking what?"
I really don't give a rat's ass if he got a paycheck from microsoft and
care even less about it not being a permenant situation.

__/ [AZ Nomad] on Tuesday 14 February 2006 17:28 \__

> On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:17:04 +0100, Albert <albert@ilestpasla.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Daniel Robbins, the founder and former chief architect of the Gentoo Linux
>>project, has quit his job at Microsoft after only eight months, the
>>software giant confirmed on Monday.
>
>>http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/lin...9252292,00.htm
>
> I'd like to get the next question answered: "so fucking what?"
> I really don't give a rat's ass if he got a paycheck from microsoft and
> care even less about it not being a permenant situation.

Sorry to have labeled it a hoax... too many people seemed to have called that
claims "baseless " and considered it a hoax. ZDNet are reliable enough for
me to believe it.

Best wishes and apologies for the deceit,

Roy

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On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:32:22 +0000, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:


>__/ [AZ Nomad] on Tuesday 14 February 2006 17:28 \__

>> On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:17:04 +0100, Albert <albert@ilestpasla.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Daniel Robbins, the founder and former chief architect of the Gentoo Linux
>>>project, has quit his job at Microsoft after only eight months, the
>>>software giant confirmed on Monday.
>>
>>>http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/lin...9252292,00.htm
>>
>> I'd like to get the next question answered: "so fucking what?"
>> I really don't give a rat's ass if he got a paycheck from microsoft and
>> care even less about it not being a permenant situation.

>Sorry to have labeled it a hoax... too many people seemed to have called that
>claims "baseless " and considered it a hoax. ZDNet are reliable enough for
>me to believe it.

>Best wishes and apologies for the deceit,

To quote south park, "why the big fucking deal, bitch?"

A lot of people have done open sourced software while working for
a living. I bet Mr. Robbins isn't even the first one whose paycheck
has come from the evil empire.

AZ Nomad wrote:

> To quote south park, "why the big fucking deal, bitch?"
What's wrong with you mate?

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:
> __/ [AZ Nomad] on Tuesday 14 February 2006 17:28 \__
>
>> On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:17:04 +0100, Albert <albert@ilestpasla.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Daniel Robbins, the founder and former chief architect of the
>>> Gentoo Linux project, has quit his job at Microsoft after only
>>> eight months, the software giant confirmed on Monday.
>>
>>>
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/lin...9252292,00.htm
>>
>> I'd like to get the next question answered: "so fucking what?"
>> I really don't give a rat's ass if he got a paycheck from microsoft
>> and care even less about it not being a permenant situation.
>
> Sorry to have labeled it a hoax... too many people seemed to have
> called that claims "baseless " and considered it a hoax. ZDNet are
> reliable enough for me to believe it.
>
> Best wishes and apologies for the deceit,

The lesson of the story: Don't believe what fanbois say.

Regards,
--
*Art

__/ [Arthur Hagen] on Tuesday 14 February 2006 23:17 \__

> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:
>> __/ [AZ Nomad] on Tuesday 14 February 2006 17:28 \__
>>
>>> On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:17:04 +0100, Albert <albert@ilestpasla.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Daniel Robbins, the founder and former chief architect of the
>>>> Gentoo Linux project, has quit his job at Microsoft after only
>>>> eight months, the software giant confirmed on Monday.
>>>
>>>>
> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/lin...9252292,00.htm
>>>
>>> I'd like to get the next question answered: "so fucking what?"
>>> I really don't give a rat's ass if he got a paycheck from microsoft
>>> and care even less about it not being a permenant situation.
>>
>> Sorry to have labeled it a hoax... too many people seemed to have
>> called that claims "baseless " and considered it a hoax. ZDNet are
>> reliable enough for me to believe it.
>>
>> Best wishes and apologies for the deceit,
>
> The lesson of the story: Don't believe what fanbois say.

It turns out to have actually been true. It was also rather old news, but
only the word only leaked in the past couple of days. I saw it in at least 3
credible sites.

Roy

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:
> __/ [Arthur Hagen] on Tuesday 14 February 2006 23:17 \__
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:
>>> __/ [AZ Nomad] on Tuesday 14 February 2006 17:28 \__
>>>
>>> Sorry to have labeled it a hoax... too many people seemed to have
>>> called that claims "baseless " and considered it a hoax. ZDNet are
>>> reliable enough for me to believe it.
>>>
>>> Best wishes and apologies for the deceit,
>>
>> The lesson of the story: Don't believe what fanbois say.
>
> It turns out to have actually been true.

That was my point. The fanbois are biased and will deny the truth and
call it "baseless" or a "hoax" without checking the validity. Thus, the
lesson is to not believe "many people" but only verifiable sources
before joining the choir.

Regards,
--
*Art

__/ [Arthur Hagen] on Wednesday 15 February 2006 13:34 \__

> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:
>> __/ [Arthur Hagen] on Tuesday 14 February 2006 23:17 \__
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:
>>>> __/ [AZ Nomad] on Tuesday 14 February 2006 17:28 \__
>>>>
>>>> Sorry to have labeled it a hoax... too many people seemed to have
>>>> called that claims "baseless " and considered it a hoax. ZDNet are
>>>> reliable enough for me to believe it.
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes and apologies for the deceit,
>>>
>>> The lesson of the story: Don't believe what fanbois say.
>>
>> It turns out to have actually been true.
>
> That was my point. The fanbois are biased and will deny the truth and
> call it "baseless" or a "hoax" without checking the validity. Thus, the
> lesson is to not believe "many people" but only verifiable sources
> before joining the choir.
>
> Regards,

Gotcha.

(fanbois = AOLG participants) & (fanbis != early publishers and bloggers)

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