Subject: Re: Unix
From: Joshua J.Kugler (isd@as.uaf.edu)
Date: Mon May 06 2002 - 15:39:28 AKDT
This is an OLD piece, but still very funny. I think it was release on an
April 1st many moons ago. Still hilarious to read, though.
j----- k-----
On Monday 06 May 2002 15:22, jsaam@mcc-cpa.com wrote:
> LOL !! Geeze.. Either these guys "fooled" a lotta people, or Microsoft is
> truly getting desperate to save itself from the growing *nix IT world :)
>
> BTW.. Where is this published?
>
> Jon
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> In an announcement that has stunned the computer industry, Ken Thompson,
> Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan admitted that the Unix operating system
> and C programming language created by them is an elaborate April Fools
> prank kept alive for over 20 years. Speaking at the recent UnixWorld
> Software Development Forum, Thompson revealed the
> following:
<SNIP>
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