Open Source in Tuttle, OK

[firecat]

A follow-up story:

http://www.tuttletimes.com/siteSearch/apstorysection/local_story_088201244.html

The city manager is quoted thus:

[CentOS is] a free operating system that this guy gives away, which tells you how much time he's got on his hands.

Comments

[johnpalmer.livejournal.com]

“I was just frustrated,” he said. “I’ve got a strange website coming up, and I don’t know who caused it.” Taylor said that he also did not regret threatening Hughes with FBI action, since he believes that was what prompted Hughes to start treating him seriously.

Helpful translation:
"I don't regret being an asshole; that's what prompted an innocent person who was helpful and kind in spite of my unwarranted aggression to do what I wanted."

Gads, but I wish I could do something to express my contempt.

[patgund.livejournal.com]

Everytime I read more about this story, I can't understand how this guy has lived has long as he has without someone shoving a bowling ball down his throat.

And the Mayor seems to be clue resistant, if not actully clue-repellent.......

Halfway to hell

[liveavatar.livejournal.com]

I think the thing to do is send him a postcard saying he's not being a good Christian.

Of course, for all we know Jesus wasn't very good at admitting his own mistakes either.

[rmjwell.livejournal.com]

Did anyone else see the usual note "The Tuttle Times attempted to contact Johnny Hughes for comment but he declined"? I didn't.

Might've been nice, that when the leadership of your fine burgh is slandering (or libeling, I always get them mixed up) the person who helped your sorry ass out, you try to get both sides of the story.

[kmd.livejournal.com]

Um.

I wonder whether this will increase the number of folks likely to be willing to run CentOS on their system, or decrease that number.

My sense is decrease.