Yep, must be april 1'st :) was this sent by Evil Zeth? P.S. finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] [efn.org] Login name: zeth In real life: ???
On Monday 01 April 2002 10:34, you wrote: > 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
