[ale] RH + Updates [with a little religion added for Drew]

[Christopher Fowler]

If you listen to that song and dance this is what will happen:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/aug03/164632.asp

On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 10:10:04AM -0400, Matthew Brown wrote:
> 
>    Most excellent!  Hands-down the funniest post I've read on ALE!
>    On Mon, 2003-08-25 at 10:02, Jonathan Rickman wrote:
> 
> On Monday 25 August 2003 07:51, Christopher Fowler wrote:
> > I know people complain about MS having huge service packas and having
> > too many of them.  I have to say that I can not keep up with the
> > amount of patches RedHat releases.  It seems like every day the little
> > blue icon goes red.  Thank GID I'm only doing updates on 2 ocmputers.
> 
> I know a lot of folks knock Slackware because it's supposedly too difficult
> to maintain when it comes to patches and upgrades, but I must take this
> opportunity to...ahem..testify!
> 
> Brothahs and sistahs, if I may have yo eahs fo a moment...ahh. I would like
> open yo eyes to the truth...ahh. You see my brothahs and sistahs...ahh,
> slavin' away a patchin' and apt-gettin' and a deludin' themselves inta
> believin' in some magic red carpet ride...ahh, I have a glimpse of the
> light...ahh. If you would open yo browsahs with me my brothahs and sistahs
> to [1]ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/ chaptah 9.0. We see...PRAISE GOD
> WE SEE!!! We see that on the 19th day of March...ahh, in the year of our
> Lord 2003...ahh, slack9 was delivered unto ALL GOD'S CHEERDRIN!!! Now turn
> with me to /patches and RECOGNIZE!!! Recognize that you can be free of your
> burdens! You SHALL be free! For the messenger Patrick does not molest those
> packages he was sent to deliver. He does not paint their faces as that of a
> harlot. He does not harbor those which are not worthy. He is no protector
> of iniquity!!! HE WILL NOT VIOLATE THE COVENANT OF THE PENGUIN!!!
> Whooooooooooooo!!! My Lawd!!! CAN I GET AN AMEN...AHH?!!! I said, CAN I GET
> AN AMEN?!!! Now let's visit the book of security...ahh, turn with me to
> [2]http://slackware.com/security/list.php?l=slackware-security&y=2003 and you
> will see..ahh, you will SEE!!! You WILL see that they has been a semteen
> security updates in slack9. BEHOLD!!! I speak the truth!!! Deliver yoselves
> from the mouth of the red demon and that evil serpent with the bug-eyes!!!
> Brothahs and sistahs!!! GET SLACK!!!!
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Best regards,
> 
> Matthew Brown
> CorData, Inc.
> Office: 770-795-0089
> Fax:    404-806-4855
> 
> References
> 
>    1. ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/
>    2. http://slackware.com/security/list.php?l=slackware-security&y=2003
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