"With so much news of layoffs in recent
weeks, it probably shouldn't come as any
surprise that chipmaker Transmeta is also
feeling the bite. But the real shocker for
Linux fans is that kernel master Linus
Torvalds is among those who will be let go on
Monday...."
"Like Eazel and Zero Knowledge -- other open source
companies who recently laid off staff after having just
announced apparently good news -- Transmeta was in the
headlines recently for having been chosen to supply chips
for Microsoft Tablet PCs. This has led some in the Linux
community to question if there is any connection between
the Microsoft contract and the layoffs. Was laying off Open
Source's favorite son a conditon of the Microsoft contract?"
"Most emphatically not, according to Transmeta
Communications Manager Phillip Bergman. 'It was
actually the logo for Midori Linux which we found really
inexcusable,' he said. 'We thought that since he is from
Europe, he'd have better taste than to choose something like
that.'"
"Bergman added, 'Plus, he's just not as funny as he used to
be.'"
