Forwarded as this will affect this mailing list, and potentially all parties on this list. I don't expect this to make Slashdot sometime later day...
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 07:59:15 -0800 (PST) From: "Seth Cohn, EFN General Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: efn to be sold to MSN For immediate release: Effective today April 1, 2002: The efn board in executive committee agreed to sell efn's assets and customer base to Microsoft for an undisclosed sum, but expected to top one million dollars. Planet Janet Tarver, board president, could not be reached for comment but was overheard saying "I'm working on getting the Oregon Country Fair sold to Disney next..." efn, soon to be renamed effmcn.com, currently has about a dozen employees. "Hey, if it means I can sell more DSL, more power to them," said Ray Cesaletti. Doug Wirth was quoted as saying "Grrr..." and muttering under his breath. Libris Solar was already sporting a new Microsoft Logo branded tie and a sharp looking suit. The system administrators seemed relieved, with Patrick Wade's comment being typical, "That Unix stuff was just too confusing." Oregon Public Networking, the parent 503(c) of efn, is already planning on using the funds to further good causes, including free Hotmail accounts for all of Oregon, upgrading every machine in Eugene to Windows XP, and the rounding up of all Linux users and giving them a good spanking. Seth Cohn, efn general manager, was disappointed in the sale, and vowed that "Bill would never 0wn him", and that he'd start up a new ISP under the stairs somewhere. Wandering around in a daze, muttering something about 'my preciousssss....', wringing his hands, he was last seen heading toward Mordor or Redmond, we weren't sure which. ## Seth Cohn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Most of you steal your software - Bill ## General Manager 541-484-9637 640k should be enough for anybody - Gates ## Eugene Formerly Free Microsoft Community Network - effmcn.com
