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GPL 2.0 has been released!!!!!

31 posts by 21 people · 31 Mar 2000 - 03 Apr 2000 08:45 UTC

April Fool's GPL 2.0 release announcement

Markus Stiepel posted an April Fool's announcement that GPL 2.0 had been released, followed by a fake full Monza release from Noonan. Some readers were briefly fooled, and others joked about GPaL and its imaginary patch.

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I say we hang him high for this!!
Quoted text (9 lines)>go get it! >Maaki >-- >________________________________ >Check out my home once in a while: >http://www.maaki.de.vu >........still a lot of work to be done >________________________________
Michael Barlow 31 Mar 2000 22:36 UTC#282089
I say we hang him high for this!! Markus Stiepel wrote in message <8c38ln$r4u$[email hidden]>...
Quoted text (11 lines)>go get it! >Maaki > >-- >________________________________ >Check out my home once in a while: >http://www.maaki.de.vu >........still a lot of work to be done >________________________________ > >
Andre Warringa 31 Mar 2000 22:41 UTC#281988
This was supposed to be funny? Andre On Sat, 1 Apr 2000 00:24:41 +0200, "Markus Stiepel" <[email hidden]> wrote: >go get it! >Maaki
Kurt Steinbock 31 Mar 2000 22:58 UTC#282092
Mike Barlow wrote in message ... > I say we hang him high for this!! > And not by his neck, either! Kurt
Todd Sorensen 31 Mar 2000 23:35 UTC#282095
It's awesome!!! Markus Stiepel <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8c38ln$r4u$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (11 lines)> go get it! > Maaki > > -- > ________________________________ > Check out my home once in a while: > http://www.maaki.de.vu > ........still a lot of work to be done > ________________________________ > >
David Karr 31 Mar 2000 23:56 UTC#282099
By my calendar, you're one day early for that sort of stuff. --DK "Markus Stiepel" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8c38ln$r4u$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (11 lines)> go get it! > Maaki > > -- > ________________________________ > Check out my home once in a while: > http://www.maaki.de.vu > ........still a lot of work to be done > ________________________________ > >
Rick Sweeney 31 Mar 2000 23:58 UTC#282098
Huh? Markus Stiepel wrote:
Quoted text (9 lines)> go get it! > Maaki > > -- > ________________________________ > Check out my home once in a while: > http://www.maaki.de.vu > ........still a lot of work to be done > ________________________________
Jan Hovius 01 Apr 2000#281931
Come, come Andre! Where's your sense of humour! It's only GPL1.3, what's in a name??? Jan. Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (10 lines)> This was supposed to be funny? > > Andre > > On Sat, 1 Apr 2000 00:24:41 +0200, "Markus Stiepel" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >go get it! > >Maaki >
It sure is here. -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- Scott B. Husted <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8CcF4.776$[email hidden]... > Is it April 1st in your time zone? > > -- > Scott B. Husted > "PA-Scott" > COO > MMMGI > ICQ# 4395450 > > http://www.MMMGI.com > http://www.Acrotech.net > http://www.Powersims.com > http://www.InternetMotorsports.net > Markus Stiepel <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8c38ln$r4u$[email hidden]... > > go get it! > > Maaki > > > > -- > > ________________________________ > > Check out my home once in a while: > > http://www.maaki.de.vu > > ........still a lot of work to be done > > ________________________________ > > > > > >
go get it! Maaki -- ________________________________ Check out my home once in a while: http://www.maaki.de.vu ........still a lot of work to be done ________________________________
Scott B. Husted 01 Apr 2000 01:51 UTC#282013
Is it April 1st in your time zone? -- Scott B. Husted "PA-Scott" COO MMMGI ICQ# 4395450 http://www.MMMGI.com http://www.Acrotech.net http://www.Powersims.com http://www.InternetMotorsports.net Markus Stiepel <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8c38ln$r4u$[email hidden]... > go get it! > Maaki > > -- > ________________________________ > Check out my home once in a while: > http://www.maaki.de.vu > ........still a lot of work to be done > ________________________________ > >
Bandit521 01 Apr 2000 01:55 UTC#282109
In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...
Quoted text (15 lines)> Huh? > > Markus Stiepel wrote: > > > go get it! > > Maaki > > > > -- > > ________________________________ > > Check out my home once in a while: > > http://www.maaki.de.vu > > ........still a lot of work to be done > > ________________________________ > >
I thought the demo was kind of arcadish.
Richard "ZZ" Busch 01 Apr 2000 02:31 UTC#282024
Check the date people. April 1 2000 Nice Maaki. Now I'm going to get my GPaL in the mail today too! -- Richard "ZZ" Busch Official member: Screamers Racing League Sim Racing Mag Honda Challenge Sim Racing Mag F2 Ferrari ---------------- Busch Motorsports: Remember racecar is racecar spelled backward ----------------- Busch Carpentry: Plans?, Oh, you mean that napkin sketch? NOTICE TO BULK E-MAILERS: Pursuant to US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, p.227, any and all nonsolicited commercial E-mail sent to [email hidden] is subject to a download and archival fee in the amount of Five-Hundred Dollars U.S. E-Mailing denotes acceptance of these terms.
Jan Verschueren 01 Apr 2000 02:36 UTC#282002
LOl... monitor wiping time! ;-) Jan. =--- Kurt Steinbock wrote... > > And not by his neck, either! > > Kurt
Benjamin 01 Apr 2000 03:29 UTC#282025
international date line or not, that's just cruel.... :o) On Sat, 1 Apr 2000 00:24:41 +0200, "Markus Stiepel" <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted text (11 lines)>go get it! >Maaki > >-- >________________________________ >Check out my home once in a while: >http://www.maaki.de.vu >........still a lot of work to be done >________________________________ > >
Tim Vanhee 01 Apr 2000 15:51 UTC#281951
And it features those cars from the flinstones era. <g> If someone told me Mr. Noonan had released the full 10km Monza I would be tempted to beleive it, but this is just crap. Markus Stiepel <[email hidden]> schreef in berichtnieuws 8c38ln$r4u$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (11 lines)> go get it! > Maaki > > -- > ________________________________ > Check out my home once in a while: > http://www.maaki.de.vu > ........still a lot of work to be done > ________________________________ > >
Tim Vanhee 01 Apr 2000 20:56 UTC#281872
Oh oh oh, where where where??? :) Markus Stiepel <[email hidden]> schreef in berichtnieuws 8c5147$1o7$[email hidden]... > Mr. Noonan had released the full 10km Monza !
Richard "ZZ" Busch 01 Apr 2000 22:19 UTC#281766
hehe, Maaki, your catching people with this :) Boy am I glad I got my GPaL today!! -- Richard "ZZ" Busch Official member: Screamers Racing League Sim Racing Mag Honda Challenge Sim Racing Mag F2 Ferrari ---------------- Busch Motorsports: Remember racecar is racecar spelled backward ----------------- Busch Carpentry: Plans?, Oh, you mean that napkin sketch? NOTICE TO BULK E-MAILERS: Pursuant to US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, p.227, any and all nonsolicited commercial E-mail sent to [email hidden] is subject to a download and archival fee in the amount of Five-Hundred Dollars U.S. E-Mailing denotes acceptance of these terms.
Colin Harris wrote: > > Richard, I couldn't get GPal to work with GPL version 2,0..any > suggestions???? Me neither, but if you look closely (3rd tab at the top), GPal even supports GP3! Works great with the GP3 demo... -- l8er ronny Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for the change to take effect. Reboot now? |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!
News from Jack Rambo: Patch for GPaL will be out sometime in April 2001, probably on the 1st! cya Maaki -- ________________________________ Check out my home once in a while: http://www.maaki.de.vu ........still a lot of work to be done ________________________________ Richard ZZ Busch <[email hidden]> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: [email hidden]... > > Richard, I couldn't get GPal to work with GPL version 2,0..any > > suggestions???? > > > Damn, I'm having trouble too. I guess we should wait for the GPaL patch > ;) > > -- > Richard "ZZ" Busch
Colin Harris 02 Apr 2000 01:44 UTC#281713
Richard, I couldn't get GPal to work with GPL version 2,0..any suggestions???? -- Colin Harris ColinHarris in N3/NL Proud co-owner - CLONE N.Legends league http://members.chello.se/clone/index.htm ICQ 25485061 Richard ZZ Busch <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > hehe, Maaki, your catching people with this :) > Boy am I glad I got my GPaL today!! > > -- > Richard "ZZ" Busch > > Official member: > Screamers Racing League > Sim Racing Mag Honda Challenge > Sim Racing Mag F2 Ferrari > ---------------- > Busch Motorsports: > Remember racecar is racecar spelled backward > ----------------- > Busch Carpentry: > Plans?, Oh, you mean that napkin sketch? > > > NOTICE TO BULK > E-MAILERS: > Pursuant to US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, p.227, any and > all nonsolicited commercial E-mail sent to [email hidden] is > subject to a download and archival fee in the amount of Five-Hundred > Dollars U.S. E-Mailing denotes acceptance of these terms.
Richard "ZZ" Busch 02 Apr 2000 02:08 UTC#281720
> Richard, I couldn't get GPal to work with GPL version 2,0..any > suggestions???? > Damn, I'm having trouble too. I guess we should wait for the GPaL patch ;) -- Richard "ZZ" Busch Official member: Screamers Racing League Sim Racing Mag Honda Challenge Sim Racing Mag F2 Ferrari ---------------- Busch Motorsports: Remember racecar is racecar spelled backward ----------------- Busch Carpentry: Plans?, Oh, you mean that napkin sketch? NOTICE TO BULK E-MAILERS: Pursuant to US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, p.227, any and all nonsolicited commercial E-mail sent to [email hidden] is subject to a download and archival fee in the amount of Five-Hundred Dollars U.S. E-Mailing denotes acceptance of these terms.
Uli Winkelmann 02 Apr 2000 16:16 UTC#281620
On Sun, 2 Apr 2000 15:24:55 +0200, "Markus Stiepel" <[email hidden]> wrote: >News from Jack Rambo: Patch for GPaL will be out sometime in April 2001, >probably on the 1st! >cya >Maaki We're waiting for, Maaki. Maybe then I know, what GPal is. Uli -- Uli Winkelmann un sing www.koelsche-sick.de
JS 03 Apr 2000#281413
Richard, your post is time-stamped April, 2nd. Now you got something to explain ;-) Jens On Sat, 01 Apr 2000 22:19:05 GMT, Richard ZZ Busch <[email hidden]> wrote: >hehe, Maaki, your catching people with this :) >Boy am I glad I got my GPaL today!! --------------------------------------------- [email hidden] Remove "NOSPAM" before using my email-address JensSchumi homepage at http://members.xoom.com/JensSchu/ Racing simulation, esp. GPL Logitech Wingman FF optimization Classic cars, esp. Morris Minor Radio controlled airplanes
Liutger Franzen 03 Apr 2000 08:45 UTC#281411
> By my calendar, you're one day early for that sort of stuff. check the posting date: here in germany it was already april 1st ... time is relative ;-) Lio

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