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June 21st, 2005

episode 7 strip

The government appointed EU council overriding the EU parliment decision on software patents just shows that the EU is far from a real democracy. But we already knew that didn’t we.

Let’s see how long before I get an e-mail from Scott Adams’ lynchmen/lawyers. Does anybody actually find Dilbert amusing anymore?

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9 comments

  1. absolute class.

  2. Actually I think this strip is concerned by the patent described in the second panel - although I’ve been a bit slow to get it :-)
    Keep up the good work !

  3. Is it me, or did Family Guy do this joke already ? If so I guess it would be a copyright issue ;)

  4. Hi!

    I like your strips (though they’re not en par with megatoukyou or UF :)
    and no, I never had liked Dilbert at all.

    What about bringing Mr Sendmail, Kirk McKusick and Theo de Raadt
    on the board sometimes? Sounds like fun to me.

    //mirabile - Head Developer, MirOS Project

  5. I am no native english speaking human and so got lost on the second panel as well.
    I would like to know if those comics are done with some simililar software like the new mac application called “Comic Life” ? Is it available for PC now, too ? And where to get it ?

    And I somehow enjoy those strips as well, yes ;D

  6. internetfuzzi: No, this comic is done using entirely free software on GNU/Linux using The Gimp.

  7. User Friendly has *never* been funny.

  8. Does anyone happen to have a link to this particular patent? I’ll really appreciate it!

  9. I stopped reading Dilbert when Dilbert started endorsing the Business Software Alliance.

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