• EverybodyLovesEricRaymond
• EricMovesToUbuntu

Mr. Raymond goes to Ubuntu

• http://lwn.net/Articles/178707/ - Warren nails esr

• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2006-April/ msg00358.html

• http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/21/1340237

• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-February/msg01103.html

• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-February/msg01060.html

• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-February/msg01021.html - Bye from Alan Cox

• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-February/msg01128.html - Alan Cox again

• <anonymous> I think the best bit is how he CCed in the editors of various sites when he wrote to the fedora list

• http://mjg59.livejournal.com/72155.html - Ubuntu Code of Conduct

• http://lwn.net/Articles/223573/ - Translation service (Might make a good comic on its own)

• http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-11048-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=30518&messageID=567648&start=-1 - Linspire CEO backs off from Eric

photos

Eric in a Fedora

• http://www.grisby.org/Photos/085/07/img_0666r.jpg.html

• http://www.grisby.org/Photos/085/08/img_0673rc.jpg.html

ideas

• Eric is updating his computer.
• Fedora says "Sorry that won't work."
• Eric raises his trembling, clenched fists and demands to override the warning.
• Linus walks in and says to just try again tomorrow when they've got the packages fixed.
• Eric says "No! Me wants updates nowz!"
• Eric hits override button and computer blows up.
• rms walks in to see Eric on floor quivering with drool coming out of his mouth and says, "Oh great, he's probably going to blame me for this."
• Mark Shuttleworth congratulates Eric for switching to Ubuntu and asks him to read the (Ubuntu) Code of Conduct.
• Eric goes through the CoC and is shocked over the content.
• Mark asks what's wrong and Eric replies that the CoC means he can't threaten people with guns.
• Mark shrugs and asks rms/linus why they haven't dumped him.
• Linus/rms replies *with something*. -- Mark then looks around and cannot find Linus and rms. He then hears their voices from behind a couch when they warn him that it is time to take cover.

Script Idea 1

Donated by an anonymous benefactor

ESR (with blood coming from his crotch and a bloody Fedora DVD in his right hand): Goddamit!  I thought auto-payout2me was a way to make money with open source software.

Alan Cox: That's auto-peotomy.  Eric, what do you expect when you go removing bits without understanding what they do?

Mark Shuttleworth (standing heroically like Rommel in the desert with a tank behind him, strategically placed so that the gun protrudes about midsection): Fedora will never be a serious distro with their free as in freedom restrictions.  Eric, perhaps you are now in need of a larger gun.

ESR [sucking on the barrel of the tank]
Mark Shuttleworth: sometimes you need to prime the download, but it will be worth it!

Script idea 2

Eric (with blood coming from his crotch and a bloody Fedora DVD in his right hand): Goddamit!  I thought auto-payout2me was a way to make money with open source software.
Alan Cox: That's auto-peotomy.  Quite a different thing.
Eric: now my package is ruined!

Alan: What do you expect when you go removing bits without understanding what they do?
Eric: To hell with the Fedora Folks and their Fscking Freedom. I'm moving to Linspire.

Shuttleworth: Eric, wait! Ubuntu is happy to sacrifice your core values. Join us.
Eric: Ok, though I may need access to a new penis.
Shuttleworth: mine ejaculates money.
Eric: deal.