Mob Use of Linux Increasing by Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier IDC released a report today that shows that Mob use of Linux has passed Windows NT by a 2:1 ratio. Bennie "Root" Calzone confirms that the IDC report does reflect his experience. "Oh yeah, dose NT servers will get you put inta a cement mixer quicker than anything. I remember Bobby `blue screen' Manzetti. He got whacked right after the Super Bowl last year when NT locked up and ate the Don's spreadsheet with all the bets. He was a good guy, but he made a really bad choice." Over the last two years, connected guys have been converting to Linux in record numbers. Five out of six bookmakers and loan sharks run Linux on the server and desktop. Frankie "Red Hat" Bonasera, a Bronx bookie, reports great success with Open Source. "Oh yeah, I switched to Linux a while back after GNUCash came out with their bookmaker plug-in. It's really helped, especially da collections module. I haven't forgotten to break someone's legs in six months. My revenues are way up." Some Families have even started their own Linux distributions, encouraged by the success of Red Hat and VA Linux. "Yeah, I think that Horse Head Linux is going to beat out Red Hat. Especially since we're committed to following the Open Source model," Said Vito "Don" Guiseppi. "Everything we put out is released under the GPL - the Guiseppi Public License. Basically, it's exactly the same as the GPL, except you have to pay for the protection, I mean support, package. Hey, for $1,000 a month, it's worth it." Richard Stallman was quick to denounce the Guiseppi Public License as being "unfree" and "not in the spirit of the Free Software Foundation." Persons with information about his whereabouts are encouraged to contact the FBI. Eric S. Raymond threw his support behind the new GPL saying that, "these guys really have the Open Source model together. That, and they really know a lot about guns and I respect that." Raymond will be joining Horse Head Linux as a consultant for an undisclosed sum. "What can I say? They made me an offer I can't refuse." About the Author: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier is the Executive Editor of LinuxNews.com. Zonker writes for LinuxNews.com, Linux Magazine and has contributed to several other Linux and computer magazines. He has been using Linux since he discovered Slackware in 1996 and has watched far too many gangster movies. Disclaimer: This story is written solely as a humorous bit and should not be taken even remotely seriously. -- It said "Needs Windows 98 or better". So I installed Linux... -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/