I don't really understand what this is about at all. Can someone provide me with the background to this, or pointers to same?
Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Troth Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 4:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FW: from Slash.dot regarding microsoft win code I got the following from a co-worker. Can anyone confirm if it really is on SlashDot? Either way, I think the statement is well put. -- R; ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 15:41:30 -0600 From: "Robert Anderson" To: "Rick Troth", "Dave Hardy", "Gary Grobe" Subject: FW: from Slash.dot regarding microsoft win code > -----Original Message----- > From: Abdullah, Matin > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 3:33 PM > To: Anderson, Robert; Simonton, Doug; Stelly, Jonathan > Subject: from Slash.dot regarding microsoft win code > > > Has anyone actually built this code? > > ********************************************* > > Gandalf: No! Don't ever use it! > > Frodo: How do we know it's source to the One OS of the > Dark Lord? > > Gandalf tosses a CD-R into the burner, and burns > Windows.Source.Code.w2k.nt4.wxp.tar onto it. When the > CD is done, there are glowing fiery letters on it. > > Frodo : I can't read the fiery letters. > > Gandalf : There are few who can. The language is that > of Redmond, which I will not utter here. In the common > tongue, it says "One OS To Rule Them All, One OS To > Find Them, One OS To Bring Them All And With The NDA > Bind Them" > > Frodo: Take the source code Gandalf! > > Gandalf : Noo! Do not tempt me with it! I dare not > take it! Not even to keep it safe! You must understand > Frodo, that I would be tempted to use this source > code, for good. To disclose hidden API's, help the > WINE project. But through me, all of open source would > be tainted, and the LawyerWraiths of The Dark Lord > will sure destroy us. > > Frodo : But it cannot stay here! > > Gandalf : No, no it can't. > > Frodo : What must I do? > > Gandalf : It must be sent to the fires of /dev/null, > where it will be undone, and we will be kept safe from > the Lawyers of Evil. > > So remember folks, don't download it, or look at it, > or attempt to build it! It is evil, and answers only > to the hand of The Dark One.
