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> JEDIDIAH <jedi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> On 2006-12-22, Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> JEDIDIAH <jedi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> On 2006-12-21, Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>>> Jeremy Allison Has Resigned from Novell to Protest MS Patent Deal
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>>>>>>| The legendary Jeremy Allison (of Samba fame) has resigned from
>>>>>>| Novell in protest over the Microsoft-Novell patent agreement,
>>>>>>| which he calls "a mistake" which will be "damaging to Novell's
>>>>>>| success in the future."
>>>>>> `----
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>>>>>> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20061221081000710
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>>>>> Well done that man. It's good to see someone with some balls, someone
>>>>> who's prepared to stand up for his principles. Should I be fortunate
>>>>> enough to meet him, I'll certainly stand him a pint!
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>>>> He generally prefers payment in pizza.
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>>> I can't see a Yorkshireman turning down a pint.
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>> Do they drink beer with their pizza in York?
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> Well, he's from Sheffield, which is (or was) the steel city, in South
> Yorkshire. Traditionally, there were a few Italian restaurants around,
> but beer's been there for hundreds of years. Once upon a time, everyone
> got a gallon of beer a day to drink, as it was safe, whereas water
> couldn't necessarily be trusted, especially in the towns and cities. Of
> course, the beer was nowhere near as strong as it is now.
>
> The amazing rise in gastropubs has brought a huge number of very good
> quality restaurant/pubs, where you can, quite uniquely, get *both* good
> beer and good food at the same time. I expect some pubs will sell you a
> pizza, but you'd probably get something like a real Italian one, rather
> than the US-chain styles pizzas which are mostly spongy base.
And for breakfast they have Frosted Linux Charms in Yorkshire...
http://brianmark.blogspot.com/2006/12/frosted-linux-charms-openly-delicious.html
Err... that's what I heard anyway...
> Back to your question - York, in North Yorkshire, has many excellent
> pubs and, indeed, many excellent restaurants, as well as one of the finest
> Cathedrals in the world (York Minster), a near-complete medieval city wall
> and a lot of rivers. So, I suppose the real answer would be "yes". :-)
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