It is called black propaganda which is evidently inspired by ms. They
are admitting they are evil in that they lie about his career to
denigrate him and show that they would prefer to have Linus Torvalds
murdered. I recommend the movie swordfish be boycotted.
Microsoft must Die.
Smitty
Ed Centanni wrote:
>
> Speaking of movies, I saw "Swordfish" last night. Verdict: Good action
> flick, typical lame hollywood computer flick. What does this have to do
> with Linux?
>
> "The greatest computer hacker in the world", a Finn named Torvalds, is a
> character (played by a non-descript young actor) that gets whacked early
> in the movie. He is portrayed as a cracker and but called hacker --
> typcal hollywood cluelessness. I see his assasination as an affront
> and I'm upset with Warner Bro. taking a microsoft-type (ms inspired?)
> swipe at anyone as respectable and admired as Linus.
>
> I'd recommend it as an action flick, but to enjoy it you have to park
> all your computer knowledge and a bit of rightious indignation, at the
> door,
>
> Ed.
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