On Thu, 2008-04-03 at 09:29 -0400, max bianco wrote: > On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 10:44 PM, Antonio Olivares > <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> 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-linux/ > > > > 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. -- www.allmanpc.com, 617-947-4263 BusinessMsg -- the secure, managed, J2EE/AJAX Enterprise IM/IC solution -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
