[ILUG-Social] new revenue source for free software?

[kevin lyda]

apparently there was a discussion on business related issues and linux.
seems like there might be some unexpected revenue sources that people
aren't exploring in free software.  for instance...

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    Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 01:44:23 +0200
    From: Alex de Joode <usura at zedz.net>
    To: misc at openbsd.org
    Subject: Flamers In A Cage For Lilo

    http://liloaid.ecce.co.uk/

    Theo de Raadt (of OpenBSD) and Darren Reed (of IPFilter fame) have agreed
    to settle their differences in a charity cage fight! The first contestant
    to lapse into unconsciousness will accede to all the demands of the other,
    in a showdown that has been over a year in the making.

    Theo told us, "For months now we've been flaming each other on each of our
    project's public mailing lists, but when we saw lilo needed the cash so
    bad, we decided we'd beat the shit out of each other for real, and for a
    good cause! When I win I was going to make Reed give a testimonial for
    OpenBSD's own packet filter, pf, but when his IPFilter fans see how badly
    I've kicked his ass they'll know who to trust with their network."

    The vicious contest will be played out in a specially constructed Cage of
    Death somewhere in the San Francisco Bay area and presided over by Don
    Marti of SVLUG. On the choice of venue, Reed commented, "California was
    chosen because it's neutral territory far from both Canada and
    Australia. Plus both Theo and I think Linux really sucks, so neither of us
    can hope for any breaks from Don." He seemed unruffled by de Raadt's
    threats and went on to tell us, "When the entire Internet hears me break
    de Raadt's arms and legs over the live stream, they'll know this is no WWF
    playfight. I hope for OpenBSD's sake that he's learnt how to fix kernels
    from a full-body cast."

    :)

    -- 
    Alex de Joode
    Strategic Sabotage Inc.		           http://sabotage.co.il

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