Today, jay_davis taught freebse and topyli valuable truths. I feel obliged to share this wisdom with the community, so that we can all sleep better now.

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Release early, release often. We all know how free software maintains its superior quality over closed models of software production. The Mertonian ideal of scientific progress relies on the same principle. Snuxoll also knows this, and decided to submit some work in progress to peer review, and Gary was kind enough to provide very constructive criticism. This is what makes us so great!

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Update Nov 18: added linkage.

We’re living in confusing and perilous times, and they (you know, they) will try to silence us all the time. Nobody expects the spanish isquisition, make no mistake. This is why we need more heroes like recon.

tales from the offtopic #13: heroes

Featuring recon, gord, and topyli.

Update, Oct 8: recon, feeling he looks better in real life than in my vision, delivered this modified version of the cartoon:

Mind over matter - revisited by recon

First time the tales get a little touch of a human artist. Thanks, recon!

One of the strong points of using free systems such as Linux and Ubuntu in particular is the community support. When you have a bug to report, or a question to ask, you don’t have to call Microsoft and hope somebody will care. We care! This was demonstrated on #ubuntu-offtopic today. DrNick1 asked a question, topyli and NickGarvey helped immediately.

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