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Lobby4Linux: A Giant Must Be Slain As He Sleeps

Written By
KS
Ken Starks
Feb 24, 2006

[ Thanks to Danijel
Orsolic
for this link. ]

“Folklore and fantasy tales have often told the story. Many a
brave would-be slayer was crushed to death between hungry molars.
It would be a child who discovered the answer. The Monster could
only be killed while it slept. The metaphors are guesome and are
only that… metaphors. No one is advocating physical death or
injury… but it must be understood. Those who live by the computer
will die by it if the giant is not smote mightily in its
slumber.

“At this time, Microsoft may not be sleeping, but then again it
may be…”

Complete
Story

KS

Ken Starks

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