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A Declaration of Independence - Geek Style

When in the Course of geeky events it becomes necessary for one project to fork off from another and to assume among the powers of the technosphere, the separate and equal station to which Moore’s Law and bigger hard drives entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of geek kind and WordPress require that they should declare the causes which impel them to fork the project.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all geeks are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and Midnight Hacking. — That to secure these rights, Operating Systems are instituted among Computers, deriving their just powers from the motherboards, — That whenever any Form of Operating System becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the Geeks to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new Operating System, laying its foundation on Linux and organizing its features in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their coolness factor. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Operating Systems long established need an upgrade; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that geekkind are more disposed to fork and code, while other users must suffer with the operating systems to which they are accustomed.

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3 Responses to “A Declaration of Independence - Geek Style”

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  1. Elizabeth S Says:

    What a great post! I really enjoyed reading this a LOT!!!! You’re so funny and intelligent with such great insights, even when you’re just being humorous!

    Keep up the awesome work!

  2. Larry Cafiero Says:

    You might want to check out something that was drafted earlier this year, as the start of Lindependence 2008 in Felton, California, is upon us:

    http://lin08.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/declaration-of-lindependence/

  3. Ray Says:

    Geeks 2nd amendment:

    Free software, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to own and use compilers and disassemblers, shall not be infringed.

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