On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 10:44 PM, Antonio Olivares
<olivares14031(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I put in OT for this one, I saw several discussions about which OS the candidates
run. Should it make a difference as to who should get the vote?
>
>
http://feedblog.org/2008/02/05/obama-runs-linux-clinton-windows-ron-paul-...
>
>
http://www.douglaskarr.com/2007/06/23/2008-elections-by-server/
>
> On the first page, Obama runs linux on the second, his campaign runs FreeBSD.
Which one is it?
>
>
> I also got the following message and thought it was interesting. sorry for the way
OT, but it is interesting now that politics and OS's are coming into play.
>
> Regards,
>
> Antonio
>
> PS. I hope that I did not open a can of worms and would like for any person that
is offended to please ignore this message.
>
> Republican or Democratic Hitchhiker
>
> The guy was traveling along Scottsdale Road the other day when one of his tires
blew out.
> Checking
> his spare, he found that it also was flat. His only option was to flag
> down a passing motorist and get a ride to the next town.
>
> The first vehicle to stop was an old man in a van. He yelled out the window,
"Need a lift?"
>
> "Yes, I sure do," the guy replied.
>
> "You a Republican or Democrat," asked the old man.
>
> "Republican," he replied.
>
> "Well, you can just go to Hell," yelled the old man as he sped off.
>
> Another guy stopped, rolled down the window, and asked the same question.
>
> Again, he gave the same answer, "Republican."
>
> The driver gave him the finger and drove off.
>
> Thinking
> it over, he decided that maybe he should change his strategy, since
> this area seemed to be overly political and there appeared to be few
> Republicans.
>
> The
> next car to stop was a red convertible driven by a beautiful blonde.
> She smiled seductively and asked if he was a Republican or a Democrat.
>
> "Democrat!", he shouted.
>
> "Hop in!", replied the blonde.
>
> Driving
> down the road, he couldn't help but stare at the gorgeous woman in the
> seat next to him, the wind blowing through her hair, perfect breasts,
> and a short skirt that continued to ride higher and higher up her
> thighs.
>
> Finally, he yelled out, "Please stop the car."
>
> She immediately slammed on the brakes and as soon as the car stopped, the guy
jumped out.
>
> "What's the matter?", she asked.
>
> "I can't take it anymore," he replied. "I've only been a
Democrat for five minutes and already I want to screw somebody."
>
I am an independent and I don't care what OS the candidates run as
long as they help straighten out this mess! I doubt in the end that
any of them will do anything useful.
Max
I got a call from the Mitt Romney campaign about 13 months ago for some
work at the Boston headquarters. They were having trouble finding
Republicans who knew all the open-source software they were using. Most
of the people are younger and therefore Democratic (apparently). As a
project manager that's one of the most unusual constraints and risks
that I've ever heard of.
-- Mark C. Allman, PMP
-- Allman Professional Consulting, Inc.
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