Re: [TCLUG:9535] Andover (home of slashdot) and Andoover?

[Brent Metzler <debian@pluto.twistedpair.net>]

On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, J. Raney (Mailing list account) wrote:

> On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Bob Tanner wrote:
> 
> > http://news.tucows.com/ext2/99/10/articles/ext2102621999.shtml
> > 
> > Is Andoover a typo and he mean Andover (home of slashdot)?
> > 
> > If that is correct, does this mean MS owns slashdot and freshmeat now?

> I started to panic, looked around the web for confirmation, said something
> to my girlfriend, who said "No way, its gotta be a joke!" which made me
> re-read the first paragraph.  I think the author is trying to make a point
> about MS being able to simply buy up the better online linux resources in
> order to squash them.

Yes, it's satire.  Just trying to make a point.

-Brent