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   On Sun, 21 Apr 2024 15:01:48 -0000 (UTC), Ben Collver wrote:   
      
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   > There are probably multiple layers of meaning.  In the story arc of the   
   > comic, there is a megacorp (MATA) set on ruling the world.   
   >   
   > I have noticed in online forums that people who don't like SystemD are   
   > often accused of being "religious nuts."  Here we have a penguin priest   
   > holding a golden shell-prompt staff, warning an emperor penguin not to   
   > align or march with the corporation.  In the next pane, the emperor   
   > penguin disavows interest in the priest's superstition and declares   
   > intent to conquer the world, whilst a MATA corporate entity has their   
   > hand on the emperor's shoulder.   
   >   
   > Considering that the lead architect of SystemD began at Redhat and now   
   > works for Microsoft, i can see a connection there.   
   >   
   > Linux is being compared to the Roman empire.  Since Redhat and Microsoft   
   > both started in the USA, this could be symbolic of conflicts and   
   > tensions among plebeians of the modern day "Babylon."   
   >   
   > I also think it is valid to compare Slackware to mysticism.  Slackware   
   > has at times shown an almost prescient leadership.  For example,   
   > early adopters of the x86_64 architecture tried different competing ways   
   > of organizing the 32-bit versus 64-bit binaries, but eventually settled   
   > on the way that Slackware did it.  That's just my take.   
      
   You bring some interesting information to the discussion.  I wondered   
   about the "$" on the staff--of course, the shell-prompt!  And the priests   
   clearly represent Slackware.  To me it sounds like the Slackware priests   
   are explaining to the Redhat representative that the Slackware   
   maintainers--that would be Patrick and his team--disapprove of Redhat's   
   alliance with Mata.  (Or are Patrick and his team the priests?)   
      
   Well, Mata is "Meta", yes?  And the dude behind the Redhat guy is an AI.   
   I did a little research online and learned about the AI Alliance.  Here   
   is an *edited* quote from an article I found (I'll give the URL below.):   
      
   "IBM and Meta are proud to co-launch the AI Alliance with leading   
   organizations across industry, government and academia. Partners and   
   collaborators include:   
      
       IBM   
      
       Intel   
      
       Linux Foundation   
      
       Meta   
      
       Red Hat"   
      
   URL:   
      https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/ai-alliance-launches-international-   
   community-leading-technology-developers-researchers-and-adopters-   
   collaborating-together-advance-open-safe-responsible-ai   
      
      
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