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*** HEADLINE NEWS *** Microsoft Bashing Now Considered a Hate Crime Washington DC - George W. Bush signed into law yesterday legislation that makes Microsoft bashing an offense covered under the hate crime statute. Anyone convicted of Microsoft bashing will now face Federal charges. The law is in response to the recent beating of a student at the University of Colorado by a Sun Certified Java Developer. When asked for comment, Blurg Stevens who has been charged with the crime said, "He kept shoving his new laptop in my face. He was playing 'Who's your Daddy now? My little Java-Bitch' mp3 (The new hit by Roadkill) on Windows Media Player. It was really getting to me. I just (pause) couldn't help myself!". Law enforcement officials have been given some guidelines to follow when determining if a crime is covered by the statute. For example if a person beats someone to death with a hammer they would potentially face murder charges only in a state court. However, if a person beats someone to death with a hammer while yelling "You .Net developing bastard," then they would be charged under the hate crimes statute and face trial in a Federal court. Many oppose the law, because they feel that it is unfairly targeted at one particular group. "This makes it near impossible to do our job properly without breaking the law," said Sun's PR representative Reid Tarded, "the Feds are taking away one of our most useful tools." It is commonly believed that 70% of the development population are Microsoft users. Web Developers who develop with the Jakarta Struts framework often hide their use from friends and family members. Meeting other developers only in bars, IRC channels, or mailing lists. Developers who openly use Struts often face extreme prejudice and discrimination from co-workers and IT departments but say that this bigotry must be confronted. "I�ve never been beaten because of my open sourcedness, but I get a lot of �Microsoft sucks� comments," said Mark Galbreath, "I�m glad the statute is there to protect me." Others in the Microsoft community were confused by the ruling. "I went to Microsoft Bash 2000 and it was one helluva party. The feds shouldn't be stopping that," said Dumbas A. Rock. In related news, developers using Microsoft's new .Net framework are now covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
