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Message to the meth heads:
When you stop interacting with society and start living inside your head, you start to change … laughter leaves your body, paranoia sets in.
This is not a ‘real site dealing with real issues.’ It is a joke. All the content is satire.
The TRADEMARK SIGN on “The Truth” is the first clue.
And you think this is real?
Thanks for ruining a good joke.
Message to the Linux users:
Only cheeky momma’s boys such as yourselfs would get so scared after reading this site, thinking we are going to take your precious Linus OS away from you.
Message to the rest:
After reading the above and going over the site, you still probably think this is somehow a trick to confuse you.
Please understand that Microsoft and their employees are not out to get you and your precious Linuxes.
This site runs on Linux.
Another note: Reading the comments on these pages shows that 50% to 85% of Linux users are 1) in a cult 2) fully retarded, and 3) like to smoke angel dust.
My Hero: Steve Ballmer, CEO.
"Satire works best when it has a kernel of truth to it."
June 24th, 2008 at 7:33 am
How wrong you are about linux. EVERYTHING YOU said is wrong. wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong WRONG!
windows is BS. Everyone knows it. Heres some proof: http://www.whowouldkickass.com/companies/ubuntu-vs-vista/
im glad someone stole your os. maybe they did something useful with those windows cd’s…..like smoked them.
Yours, Mr. Right. x
July 5th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
If you believe this is a real site, please stop using and supporting Linux, you give everyone with half a brain a bad image.
Cheers, thanks for being trolled.
July 8th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
LOL!
July 9th, 2008 at 2:11 am
The problem with this joke (apart from the admin claiming it is serious) is that it isn’t funny.
It does also increase FUD to new and unhelpful levels.
Please cease and desist.
I am Bill Gates and I even know that GNU/Linux is the way forward (why do you think I quit and why do you think my dear old Microsoft is making Linux versions for Microsoft Silverlight)
BTW – Nw that I’m a new born-again-nice-guy, I’m so sorry about all the FUD I used to peddle.
Cheers,
Bill G
B)
July 9th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Hi Bill,
I’m glad you have brought this up because I really wanted to answer this point.
It takes a well rounded individual, someone that’s sure of themselves, someone that is not living in their mom’s basement, someone that has not wasted their life away in front of Linux, to be able to have and experience joy and laughter.
Having said that, this site was not meant to be funny, it is not a joke, it deals with serious issues…
The issues of Linux causing brain damage.
July 10th, 2008 at 6:47 am
Im so confused, Im not sure if I should laugh or cry. Everything is written so seriously but at the same time its kinda funny.
July 10th, 2008 at 7:45 am
Hey hey!! Rock on…
Most of the Internet may be run on linux, but that explains why most websites on the internet are crap!
Linux can only cope properly with serving static html pages. Have you seen the crap out there? All running on linux boxes.
Look at sites like Microsoft.com – WOW. Silverlight – truly the answer too web 3.0 and beyond!
The current popularity of Linux can be attributed to cheapness and laziness. First of all, to try something that everyone knows doesn’t work well, just to save on license fees is especially short sighted and cheap. Laziness – because Linux users would rather tinker than work.
Linux users want to feel special, thats why the resort to nonconforming behavior like running open source software.
All the man-hours spent by development teams to try and cater for vocal social deviants and their rip-off browser software is costing the world millions. If we all conformed to Microsoft Software, IT spending would come down by an order of magnitude.
Because of the sneaky wording of Open source Licenses. Projects like the Linux kernel INCREASE THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP of non-Linux software.
Let me explain. Since no one makes money selling Linux, and many of the worlds deviant nerds are working on open source software at no cost, WHO IS FEEDING THE NERDS?
We are of course. Inflation rates around the world are accelerated by this group of people. They are A BURDEN TO SOCIETY. Increasing the cost of all software, consumables, food, energy etc.
Millions of tinkering hours are spent building products that will serve to enslave more of our worlds brightest to do the same to others.
I have so much more to say – I applaud you MoM!!!
July 10th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Are you sure this site isn’t a joke?
I mean you actually have pictures of Britney without panties as an endorsement of Vista?
Really?
Does your Mom know you have this site?
July 12th, 2008 at 6:48 am
What?? I like Britney Spears without panties & without hair!!
Oh. Wait.. No!! I think some linux hacker replaced it.
Guys, this will not be tolerated.
July 16th, 2008 at 7:49 am
Hey hey!! Rock on…
>> Lets Not.
Most of the Internet may be run on linux, but that explains why most websites on the internet are crap!
>>No. if they are crap then its down to the craetors of the website >>being dumbasses.
Linux can only cope properly with serving static html pages. Have you seen the crap out there? All running on linux boxes.
>>This is just not true at all. Had very few problems with most web >>pages. Probably on par with windows in terms of problems.
Look at sites like Microsoft.com – WOW. Silverlight – truly the answer too web 3.0 and beyond!
>>Hmmmm…..mibbe. Just wonder where they ripped it off from.
The current popularity of Linux can be attributed to cheapness and laziness. First of all, to try something that everyone knows doesn’t work well, just to save on license fees is especially short sighted and cheap. Laziness – because Linux users would rather tinker than work.
>> It works perfectly well! Its a choice out of interest and >>curiosity rather than cheapness and laziness. Almost every pc is >>shipped with windows in the first place so if people were lazy then >>they would just stick with what they have!DUMBASS. It works >>extreemly well too….some nice features…esp compizfusion.
Linux users want to feel special, thats why the resort to nonconforming behavior like running open source software.
>>No. Just No. The whole basis of open source software is find the >>most agreeable\best way to run\operaate a program through user >>input and customisation. If something is shit then just change it! >>Whereas in windows, if somethings shit then get used to it… cos >>it aint getting changed.
All the man-hours spent by development teams to try and cater for vocal social deviants and their rip-off browser software is costing the world millions. If we all conformed to Microsoft Software, IT spending would come down by an order of magnitude.
>>Again, no. How is open source costing the world millions? And if we >>all conformed to windows do you REALLY think they would >>go ‘Here….everyones using windows. Why dont we drop the price?’ >>Dickhead. God….if everyone was using it, microsoft would charge >>whatever they wanted for it as there is no competition. More >>competion means lower prices.
Because of the sneaky wording of Open source Licenses. Projects like the Linux kernel INCREASE THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP of non-Linux software.
>>How? see the point above.
Let me explain. Since no one makes money selling Linux, and many of the worlds deviant nerds are working on open source software at no cost, WHO IS FEEDING THE NERDS?
>> Noone making money? WRONG! see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shuttleworth
We are of course. Inflation rates around the world are accelerated by this group of people. They are A BURDEN TO SOCIETY. Increasing the cost of all software, consumables, food, energy etc.
>>See point above. We bring DOWN the cost of shit like microsoft >>through competition. ass.
Millions of tinkering hours are spent building products that will serve to enslave more of our worlds brightest to do the same to others.
>>What Products? Windows?
I have so much more to say – I applaud you MoM!!!
>>I have so much more to say – I slap you asshole!!!!
>> Finally, for proof im the winner, see: http://www.whowouldkickass.com/companies/ubuntu-vs-vista/
LOSER! GET YOUR FREAKING FACTS RIGHT BEFORE YOU SPEAK EVER AGAIN!
July 16th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
This website is running on Linux……. really, it is.
July 17th, 2008 at 7:23 am
http://linuxtreat.blogspot.com/2008/07/windows-now-open-source.html
July 25th, 2008 at 10:06 am
Oh man. This site is great. I have been laughing so hard that my stomach and face hurt.
One of the best parody sites I have seen in a long time!
July 25th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
I agree with you, S. F*cking hilarious.
Not that I haven’t been raped by windows in the ass multiple times. I just happen to recognize this style of humor. Shawn, is that you? lol
August 1st, 2008 at 11:17 am
First to the admin, there are only a few of us out here intelligent enough to “get” it. Linux users lately are just as bad as M$ fanboys. They don’t even realize that most of the net runs *BSD. Linux IS better than Windoze in many ways but the recent level of intelligence in the Linux community is getting close to that of Windoze admins. Sad, really sad.
-Spock
August 5th, 2008 at 2:59 am
Get *the fuck* off the internet.
Eeew… Where is the door to get out from internet? Or should I use Windows? Muaghahahahahahaaaa…
August 16th, 2008 at 8:19 am
FUCK YOU!!
August 16th, 2008 at 8:27 am
You eat shit. How cme I can load a linux operating system off of ONE CD and it still load perfectly with no “you’re missing this driver or that driver”? Bill Gates is a piece of globalist shit and he and his ilk will be dealt with soon enough. Oh, and the illustrious “Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation” advocates “cutting world population by roughly 99.9%; GENOCIDE. Maybe it will be assholes like you who are th first to be turned into “Soylent Green! Yummy, yummy ( except you would probaly make me puke if I ate your putrid remains). Good Luck with your “New World Order” and your new fuhrer. You will rot in Hell. Is this a “Death Threat”? No, just a warning for scum like you!!! Backed up by the Higest Authority, No less! May you recieve the forgiveness of out Lord JESUS CHRIST. You WILL need it.
August 18th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Funny site, I liked it.
I like the responses more, such as those from ‘Anonymous’ above.
Also your link to Hanzel Und Gretyl youtube page is great, hadn’t heard them before but they sound awesome!
September 13th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Too cool! Quite amazing to me that so many have no aparent sense of humor or appreciation for sarcasm and the ironic. Hell, the Brits would likely accuse them all of being “Yanks”! But really, you felt you had to post disclaimers? I’d say “fuk’em” if they can’t take a joke, even if they do use linux ……. Hey, thanx for the diversion. 8.04 rox.
Peace
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:54 am
wow I’m really surprised after reading some responses at the average linux users’ intelligence. I just cant believe that so many people are that naive. Or do you guys fake the responses aswell?
O NOES is the whole site just a fake……
am I the only real person here…….
is anybody there……
anybody real????
September 30th, 2008 at 7:31 am
no
October 18th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
This is sum funny shit i stumbled over looking for a background, gotta love messin with the fan boys, lol this guy needs to make some more of these… maybe for the gamers
October 19th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Love it. Thanks for a good laugh.
November 19th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Mother of God. I thought my guts were going to literally split open I was laughing so GDFn hard.
Funniest part is that it is actually all true. I have witnessed Linux Nerds eating their young. The only reason no one bothers to hack Linux is because no one uses it who has as much as one slim dime in their pocket. What would be the sense of getting at their private data? Get their Mom’s recipes or something?
I also have footage of Linux Nerds at Cult meeting (cleverly disguised as “User Groups”). I seen about 30 or so go in. When the cannibalistic feast was over, only about 25 came out.
Best comment was the one about “Linux is only free if your time is worthless”. This is the truest GDFn thing in the whole long mindless diatribe. Man, let’s load a bunch of Linux shit on our servers and turn them into crap. Once we get all that custom shit in there and we finally get some crazy ass application running, (which we are now responsible for updating and supporting because the developer got thrown out of his Mom’s basement and had to get a real job) now we have to explain to our boss that there is absolutely NO upgrade path to anything. This last part is best done when you are handing in your two weeks notice.
Oh well, it was good to see a site that actually printed the ugly truth about this Piece of Crap Operating System Wana Be called Linux.
December 9th, 2008 at 5:50 am
*Sigh*
@ Admin: Not quite as good as Shelleytherepublican, perhaps I laugh harder at the absurd ideas posted there more than the “grain-of-truth” ideas which linux-distros need to work on. Good stuff though – almost as good as linuxhaters.com.
@ 90% of the comments: This type of site really does attract idiots. Or 11-year olds. Um, except me, of course.
February 24th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Great website. Very funny. I love Linux and there are some crazies out there, but they’re not limited to one side.
February 26th, 2009 at 1:04 am
You are Windows looser. You will be assimilated.
We are Linux. Resistance is futile.
March 5th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
*All* OS’s suck donkeys. So there.
March 5th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Forgot to mention – like others, I’ve been laughing my ass off, reading this page. Thanks everyone!
March 28th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
“If” this was really a joke, then you bombed so bad that people where throwing tomatoes at you on the stage.
April 22nd, 2009 at 10:25 am
Good stuff, man. Good stuff. The question is, which is funnier: the Windows fanboys who don’t understand satire, or the Linux fanboys who don’t either? Jeez, this just shows that knowledge != sense…
Keep up the good work, destroying the godless Linux users. (Save me for last though, OK? I’m addicted, it’s not my fault!)
June 17th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
nice job man, way to play a good joke
September 20th, 2009 at 10:05 am
HAHAHA. This is a pretty pathetic joke. Any real IT knows that Linux is the only OS worth looking at. Most stable and reliable. Why do you think that about 98% of the worlds webservers run off it? I would never put my site on anything but a CentOS server. PHP, MySQL, Apache, and all of the other Internet Protocols were developed from Linux Users. Hell the entire internet wouldn’t be anything close to what it is now if their wasn’t opensource. Why people switch to linux? Maybe because their is no more Ctrl>Alt>Delete and the only virus you can get is if you install one on purpose because you have to be root to install.
Thank you for the laughts and pathetic attempt at a site.
Note: About the Intellectual Property on the Truth Page. Their is a movie called “Pirates of Silicon Valley”. I advise you watch it. It will show you the truth about how Microsoft came to be. I didn’t know how pathetic Bill Gates Was.
Ubuntu > Desktop
CentOS 5 > Server
FTW
~
Rfizzle
“Good Artists Copy. Great Artists Steal”
October 12th, 2009 at 6:00 am
>> Another note: Reading the comments on these pages
>> shows that 50% to 85% of Linux users are 1) in a
>> cult and 2) fully retarded.
Or that they care. They care for not being ripped off by a multi-billion dollars company that failed them in the past. They care about what they do when they code that Linux. They care about the knowledge they acquired during sleepless nights. And they care about configuration, stability, security and ease of use.
For them, yes, you went too far.
I for one stopped caring about what others say. And when my Ubuntu laptop is laughed at by some smart-ass Vista user I don’t need to care… ’cause he’ll be green with envy when I’ll demo what pathetic hardware can do with good software.
November 27th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
The guys producing this site are rats. Bye
January 20th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Who created this page is a fucking genius
I have been laughing for hours !!!!
February 11th, 2010 at 9:45 am
WOW !! Haven’t laughed this hard in a long while. The sad part is, some people just don’t get it. If you know anything about the emergence of M $oft, you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that they’ve been pirates from day one. I read a candid interview of Bill Gates many years ago telling the sad truth of all the lies they told to set themselves up as THE ONLY operating system worth using! Where did it come from? Some sorry excuse of a OS called Unix!
Oh, by the way, how many programs do you need to repair the Windows registry? How many programs do you need to get rid of malware? How many programs do you need to defragment your windows dominated hard drive? DUH!
May 17th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
It’s not as obvious that this is satirical as good satire should be.
It’s not over-the-top enough. The average Linux user would be more apt to detect that this is satire that way, since it’s only as ridiculous as the actual FUD spread by Microsoft, as most of these articles are word-for-word copies or what look like the kind of editorials a backwards, 17 year old Windows user who couldn’t figure out how to install Linux would write. Only some superfluous humor offers a vague clue that it might not be real.
Most Linux users are overtly aware of how retarded Windows users can be. This web site is definitely something one can imagine a delusional Windows fan might come up with (even with touches of hyperbolic and utterly retarded humor).
So no, don’t blame the people who are fooled. It’s too easy to assume this is real after reading only one page knowing just how uneducated the general public can be and that, by and large, the general public uses Windows.
June 21st, 2010 at 3:12 am
Very nice site. At least I understood the joke even if i don’t think much here did. I don’t know if i should laugh or cry about the comments here -.-