Unix's Zoo of Languages (Eric Raymond)

[Mike Fletcher]

Drat it!  How many times do I have to tell them, it's no use if you just buy
them outright, take them into the inner chambers and tell the world they're
there (it's not like anyone would know, after all, who really knows what
happens behind closed doors).  It wrecks their credibility as a hostile
witness.  They have to appear unbiased and free to make their own decisions.

When we take Torvalds and Gates** we'll need to make sure they don't get
seen hanging out in the Cabal's meeting rooms (-dev) so we can use them to
sink the other languages.

Though, come to think of it, Python in the kernal would be nice...
Mike

** Yes, Gates, we need to take over Windows too.

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Wouters [mailto:thomas at xs4all.net]
...
Well, considering Eric is a valued member of the python-dev team, I'm not
sure if that organization was actually involved. I hear they screen quite
vigorously before you're allowed in python-dev, not to mention the screening
and full body cavity search you get when being considered for bribing by the
P
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