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Story: Microsoft Vows to Stop All Patent Lawsuits and Threats Against Linux, Drops Existing Secret Settlements, Annuls NDAsTotal Replies: 4
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penguinist

Apr 01, 2016
8:10 AM EDT 		This Roy Schestowitz article was a riot to read, a really well done April 1 spoof. There are probably many other good April Fools artcles that will be floating around today, so how about it LXers. Let's drop our favorite spoofs in this thread.

I'll start it off with these:

http://fossbytes.com/microsoft-buys-canonical-kills-ubuntu-l...

http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2016/04/business-oriented-l...
notbob

Apr 01, 2016
12:21 PM EDT 		Having recently found rec.woodworking (usenet) to help me with redoing my kitchen drawers, I ran across this. Apparently, woodworkers have a sense of humor, too:

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=74250

gus3

Apr 01, 2016
12:55 PM EDT 		"Effective today: Library patrons returning a DVD without rewinding it will be assessed a $2 fine. Be kind. Rewind."
skelband

Apr 01, 2016
12:55 PM EDT 		Blimey, the video at the bottom of the Lee Valley link is hilarious. "Old woman's tooth" :D

From the original article, though:

> ...except in cases where these charges have already rendered those companies defunct or bankrupt.”

That's priceless.
BernardSwiss

Apr 02, 2016
8:39 PM EDT 		Presumably this one, too -- very well done.

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/227836/index.html http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/ubuntubsd

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