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[Jukka]

2006/4/2, Jukka <jukka.ylonen at gmail.com>:
> 2006/4/2, Timothy Butler <tbutler at ofb.biz>:
> > Hi everyone,
> >         Well, it may be true that there is nothing new under the Sun, as the
> > Preacher in Ecclesiastes says, but we're Linux users -- not Solaris
> > users, right? Good, because there is something new: ChristianSource
> > has been purchased by Google for a tidy sum that I'll use only for
> > good causes.
> >
> >         This is all part of Google's continued attempt to index everything
> > -- including as much of God as He will allow. They figured a good
> > start would be to buy up services such as ChristianSource to get
> > started. Google Christian will also include Blogs4God, GospelCom.net
> > and Crosswire.org (which will create a new version of SWORD that has
> > integrated Google Earth Bible Maps and also provides search results
> > within Google Desktop Search).
> >
> >         I'll be taking a part-time position at Google as part of the
> > transition; namely, I'll be the moderator of Google Christian's sci-
> > tech related groups, including ones on Linux, Mac OS X and Java. As
> > you know Google's normal motto is "Don't Be Evil," but for Google
> > Christian, they've adopted a new one: "Be Good."
> >
> >         To access ChristianSource, you will need to sign in using your
> > Google ID (often your Gmail account). You'll notice some new
> > features, such as "Where's Was This Post Sent From?," a feature that
> > will show you the sender's home town in Google Earth. Posts will
> > include contextual links to appropriate Bible verses and
> > commentaries. You'll also be eligible to be part of the limited beta
> > testing group for Blogger Christian.
> >
> >         You may have heard Google also launched Google Romance today. I'm
> > pleased to announce the subset of it for Google Christian, Google
> > Courtship, will be launched next week. In addition, Google has agreed
> > to include Operating System and Bible Translation compatibility in
> > their matching profiles so that Google Courtship won't try to match
> > CS-FSLUG users with those who use Windows, nor KJV-only folk with
> > those who memorize passages from the New Living Translation.
> >
> >         If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me.
> >
> >         -Tim
> >

Ha, ha - happy April 1st Timothy! :D

Blessings,
Jukka