<article>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#article09_06_19_1326254</id>
	<title>The "Doctor Who" Model of Open Source</title>
	<author>kdawson</author>
	<datestamp>1245423780000</datestamp>
	<htmltext><a href="http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Glyn Moody</a> writes <i>"Open source projects are generally fine when there's a long-term leader like Linus; but what happens when nobody is able or willing to run things for extended periods?  Peter Murray-Rust explains how the open chemistry group known as the <a href="http://blueobelisk.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main\_Page">Blue Obelisk</a> has evolved what he calls the '<a href="http://wwmm.ch.cam.ac.uk/blogs/murrayrust/?p=2059">Doctor Who Model of Open Source</a>': 'You'll recall that every few years something fatal happens to the Doctor and you think he is going to die and there will never be another series. Then he regenerates. The new Doctor has a different personality, a different philosophy (though always on the side of good). It is never clear how long any Doctor will remain unregenerated or who will come after him. And this is a common theme in the Blue Obelisk.' Could other open source projects learn from this experience as long-term leaders start to move on?"</i></htmltext>
<tokenext>Glyn Moody writes " Open source projects are generally fine when there 's a long-term leader like Linus ; but what happens when nobody is able or willing to run things for extended periods ?
Peter Murray-Rust explains how the open chemistry group known as the Blue Obelisk has evolved what he calls the 'Doctor Who Model of Open Source ' : 'You 'll recall that every few years something fatal happens to the Doctor and you think he is going to die and there will never be another series .
Then he regenerates .
The new Doctor has a different personality , a different philosophy ( though always on the side of good ) .
It is never clear how long any Doctor will remain unregenerated or who will come after him .
And this is a common theme in the Blue Obelisk .
' Could other open source projects learn from this experience as long-term leaders start to move on ?
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<sentencetext>Glyn Moody writes "Open source projects are generally fine when there's a long-term leader like Linus; but what happens when nobody is able or willing to run things for extended periods?
Peter Murray-Rust explains how the open chemistry group known as the Blue Obelisk has evolved what he calls the 'Doctor Who Model of Open Source': 'You'll recall that every few years something fatal happens to the Doctor and you think he is going to die and there will never be another series.
Then he regenerates.
The new Doctor has a different personality, a different philosophy (though always on the side of good).
It is never clear how long any Doctor will remain unregenerated or who will come after him.
And this is a common theme in the Blue Obelisk.
' Could other open source projects learn from this experience as long-term leaders start to move on?
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390789</id>
	<title>Personally, ...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1245429900000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext>I find the "Dread Pirate Roberts" Model to be the most effective model for open source.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I find the " Dread Pirate Roberts " Model to be the most effective model for open source .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I find the "Dread Pirate Roberts" Model to be the most effective model for open source.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28391113</id>
	<title>It could work if your job was a T.V. Show</title>
	<author>Dragon\_Eater</author>
	<datestamp>1245431340000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>It could work if all your projcts were episodic in nature. If you never had to revisit old code or have more that one person work on a project at a time. Think your favorite fast food place, they change managment constatly but because the problems they face never last more that a shift at a time it works out</htmltext>
<tokenext>It could work if all your projcts were episodic in nature .
If you never had to revisit old code or have more that one person work on a project at a time .
Think your favorite fast food place , they change managment constatly but because the problems they face never last more that a shift at a time it works out</tokentext>
<sentencetext>It could work if all your projcts were episodic in nature.
If you never had to revisit old code or have more that one person work on a project at a time.
Think your favorite fast food place, they change managment constatly but because the problems they face never last more that a shift at a time it works out</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28392673</id>
	<title>Another sci fi strategy</title>
	<author>nausea\_malvarma</author>
	<datestamp>1245438000000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>As long as were drawing models from science fiction, may I suggest a "Last Starfighter" system of open source? We scatter special arcade games all across the world. Kid's think they are playing a simple game, when in reality they are training to become project managers of the future in the war against closed source and proprietary software. Also, Richard Stallman gets a spaceship.</htmltext>
<tokenext>As long as were drawing models from science fiction , may I suggest a " Last Starfighter " system of open source ?
We scatter special arcade games all across the world .
Kid 's think they are playing a simple game , when in reality they are training to become project managers of the future in the war against closed source and proprietary software .
Also , Richard Stallman gets a spaceship .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>As long as were drawing models from science fiction, may I suggest a "Last Starfighter" system of open source?
We scatter special arcade games all across the world.
Kid's think they are playing a simple game, when in reality they are training to become project managers of the future in the war against closed source and proprietary software.
Also, Richard Stallman gets a spaceship.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28391899</id>
	<title>fork</title>
	<author>merrickm</author>
	<datestamp>1245434640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>So does this mean the other Doctor born out of the original's severed hand last season would represent a fork? Which I guess would make Rose a developer who defects. . .</htmltext>
<tokenext>So does this mean the other Doctor born out of the original 's severed hand last season would represent a fork ?
Which I guess would make Rose a developer who defects .
. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>So does this mean the other Doctor born out of the original's severed hand last season would represent a fork?
Which I guess would make Rose a developer who defects.
. .</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28421173</id>
	<title>Okay for science software and science fiction</title>
	<author>ReedYoung</author>
	<datestamp>1245682320000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>As long as they both use the same programming languages, one science researcher can pick up a colleague's software project relatively seamlessly because they are by assumption studying the same reality (string theorists excepted, of course, but even they have a 1 in 11 chance).  The nature of the physical world they're trying to study imposes some "agreement" on developers in science to a greater degree than elsewhere, much like a Sci-Fi program with at least one season of back story, or a spy story with several novels already made into movies.  Outside of science, the only externally imposed structure would be "the profit motive" or "the hobby motive" neither of which necessarily have any mitigating effect on gratuitous, counterproductive acts of personal ambition because only in science is reality necessarily the ultimate arbiter of every dispute.  And even then, a lot depends on the quality of scientists one's assigned to work with.</htmltext>
<tokenext>As long as they both use the same programming languages , one science researcher can pick up a colleague 's software project relatively seamlessly because they are by assumption studying the same reality ( string theorists excepted , of course , but even they have a 1 in 11 chance ) .
The nature of the physical world they 're trying to study imposes some " agreement " on developers in science to a greater degree than elsewhere , much like a Sci-Fi program with at least one season of back story , or a spy story with several novels already made into movies .
Outside of science , the only externally imposed structure would be " the profit motive " or " the hobby motive " neither of which necessarily have any mitigating effect on gratuitous , counterproductive acts of personal ambition because only in science is reality necessarily the ultimate arbiter of every dispute .
And even then , a lot depends on the quality of scientists one 's assigned to work with .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>As long as they both use the same programming languages, one science researcher can pick up a colleague's software project relatively seamlessly because they are by assumption studying the same reality (string theorists excepted, of course, but even they have a 1 in 11 chance).
The nature of the physical world they're trying to study imposes some "agreement" on developers in science to a greater degree than elsewhere, much like a Sci-Fi program with at least one season of back story, or a spy story with several novels already made into movies.
Outside of science, the only externally imposed structure would be "the profit motive" or "the hobby motive" neither of which necessarily have any mitigating effect on gratuitous, counterproductive acts of personal ambition because only in science is reality necessarily the ultimate arbiter of every dispute.
And even then, a lot depends on the quality of scientists one's assigned to work with.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28419769</id>
	<title>Re:And after 12 regenerations ... ?</title>
	<author>Dusty101</author>
	<datestamp>1245675000000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Actually, you can hack your way around that hardware limitation using the Source of Traken. You need admin permissions for that, though.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Actually , you can hack your way around that hardware limitation using the Source of Traken .
You need admin permissions for that , though .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Actually, you can hack your way around that hardware limitation using the Source of Traken.
You need admin permissions for that, though.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390251</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28391195</id>
	<title>Re:where does microsoft play in all this</title>
	<author>Chrutil</author>
	<datestamp>1245431700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>the daleks?, cybermen? somebody has to be the badguy in this show...</p></div></blockquote><p>
Well, if anyone is the daleks my pick would be Oracle.<br>
Running around pointing and screaming "Exterminate" is totally Larry Ellson'ish.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>the daleks ? , cybermen ?
somebody has to be the badguy in this show.. . Well , if anyone is the daleks my pick would be Oracle .
Running around pointing and screaming " Exterminate " is totally Larry Ellson'ish .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>the daleks?, cybermen?
somebody has to be the badguy in this show...
Well, if anyone is the daleks my pick would be Oracle.
Running around pointing and screaming "Exterminate" is totally Larry Ellson'ish.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390511</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28392461</id>
	<title>Menudo</title>
	<author>Ukab the Great</author>
	<datestamp>1245437160000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Key members of the project being replaced after a certain amount of time would be more aptly named the Menudo Model Of Open Source.</p><p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menudo\_(band)</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Key members of the project being replaced after a certain amount of time would be more aptly named the Menudo Model Of Open Source.http : //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menudo \ _ ( band )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Key members of the project being replaced after a certain amount of time would be more aptly named the Menudo Model Of Open Source.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menudo\_(band)</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28400497</id>
	<title>Dr Who... where is the first episode</title>
	<author>akayani</author>
	<datestamp>1245495960000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>They can't find the first episode of Dr Who or many of the early versions have been lost. Is this the model they we want to bring to Open Source or it is already here.</htmltext>
<tokenext>They ca n't find the first episode of Dr Who or many of the early versions have been lost .
Is this the model they we want to bring to Open Source or it is already here .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>They can't find the first episode of Dr Who or many of the early versions have been lost.
Is this the model they we want to bring to Open Source or it is already here.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28392379</id>
	<title>Re:RBS, Linus, Guido Python, Larry Perl</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1245436740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Obviously this is a play on names:<br>Larry made Perl<br>Guido made Python<br>Linus (should've been Linux)<br>RMS = RBS = Richard Batshit-crazy Stallman</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Obviously this is a play on names : Larry made PerlGuido made PythonLinus ( should 've been Linux ) RMS = RBS = Richard Batshit-crazy Stallman</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Obviously this is a play on names:Larry made PerlGuido made PythonLinus (should've been Linux)RMS = RBS = Richard Batshit-crazy Stallman</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390291</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390283</id>
	<title>Feudalism</title>
	<author>Bastard of Subhumani</author>
	<datestamp>1245427620000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Feudalism with a herditary monarchy.  Trouble is anybody  who works on open source projects doesn't breed, so you'd have succession wars all the time.</p><p>No change there, then.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Feudalism with a herditary monarchy .
Trouble is anybody who works on open source projects does n't breed , so you 'd have succession wars all the time.No change there , then .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Feudalism with a herditary monarchy.
Trouble is anybody  who works on open source projects doesn't breed, so you'd have succession wars all the time.No change there, then.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390251</id>
	<title>And after 12 regenerations ... ?</title>
	<author>Burb</author>
	<datestamp>1245427560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext>After 12 deaths, you need hyper-advanced aliens from another planet to grant a new regeneration cycle? Does Davros take over?
I'll explain later.</htmltext>
<tokenext>After 12 deaths , you need hyper-advanced aliens from another planet to grant a new regeneration cycle ?
Does Davros take over ?
I 'll explain later .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>After 12 deaths, you need hyper-advanced aliens from another planet to grant a new regeneration cycle?
Does Davros take over?
I'll explain later.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28394265</id>
	<title>Re:WTF?</title>
	<author>hot soldering iron</author>
	<datestamp>1245443820000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>During one of my rare waking moments in college, my Intro to Business instructor told us that businesses have life-cycles, like anything else. The right CEO to get the company off the ground and growing may not be the right CEO for an established, mature, organization. Likewise, when a company is dealing with a major sea-change of society and technology, it will take a pretty wiley CEO to get the company through it.</p><p>An OSS project is the same. The leaders that got things "going and growing" may not be the best for maintain and update. Each leader is different and will handle things differently. Some good, some not-so-good, but definitely different. That's not always a bad thing.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>During one of my rare waking moments in college , my Intro to Business instructor told us that businesses have life-cycles , like anything else .
The right CEO to get the company off the ground and growing may not be the right CEO for an established , mature , organization .
Likewise , when a company is dealing with a major sea-change of society and technology , it will take a pretty wiley CEO to get the company through it.An OSS project is the same .
The leaders that got things " going and growing " may not be the best for maintain and update .
Each leader is different and will handle things differently .
Some good , some not-so-good , but definitely different .
That 's not always a bad thing .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>During one of my rare waking moments in college, my Intro to Business instructor told us that businesses have life-cycles, like anything else.
The right CEO to get the company off the ground and growing may not be the right CEO for an established, mature, organization.
Likewise, when a company is dealing with a major sea-change of society and technology, it will take a pretty wiley CEO to get the company through it.An OSS project is the same.
The leaders that got things "going and growing" may not be the best for maintain and update.
Each leader is different and will handle things differently.
Some good, some not-so-good, but definitely different.
That's not always a bad thing.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390249</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28393753</id>
	<title>Re:Doctor Who Has Limited Regenerations</title>
	<author>meringuoid</author>
	<datestamp>1245442080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Twelve regenerations, thirteen lives. The Thirteenth Doctor was last seen frightening the hell out of the government in the company of a large number of Gurkhas. Of course she was the Doctor from a rather different part of the timey wimey ball, so it's anybody's guess whether she's actually going to have will been existing now.

<p>(Thanks to Dr. Streetmentioner for that last bit of grammar).</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Twelve regenerations , thirteen lives .
The Thirteenth Doctor was last seen frightening the hell out of the government in the company of a large number of Gurkhas .
Of course she was the Doctor from a rather different part of the timey wimey ball , so it 's anybody 's guess whether she 's actually going to have will been existing now .
( Thanks to Dr. Streetmentioner for that last bit of grammar ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Twelve regenerations, thirteen lives.
The Thirteenth Doctor was last seen frightening the hell out of the government in the company of a large number of Gurkhas.
Of course she was the Doctor from a rather different part of the timey wimey ball, so it's anybody's guess whether she's actually going to have will been existing now.
(Thanks to Dr. Streetmentioner for that last bit of grammar).</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28391017</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28392807</id>
	<title>A point well made ...</title>
	<author>BitZtream</author>
	<datestamp>1245438600000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Thanks for pointing out that using such a fucking horrible idea in your TV show is a horrible fucking idea for your OSS project as well.</p><p>I absolutely can not fucking stand the change of the Doctor.  I understand the plot device, I understand that it makes it easy to replace the staring role if theres a problem, and I still think it is the most retarded plot device in the history of man, well short of that giant space worm in StarWars.</p><p>Just like the TV show, this sort of thing isn't a GOOD IDEA, its a great backup plan, but is fucking retarded if you plan on doing it on a regular basis, intentionally or otherwise.  Bringing in new blood and ideas is fine, new leadership every few years is a good way to get no where as they all step in and prevent the work from the last guy from being completed because this new guy has an entirely different view of the world.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Thanks for pointing out that using such a fucking horrible idea in your TV show is a horrible fucking idea for your OSS project as well.I absolutely can not fucking stand the change of the Doctor .
I understand the plot device , I understand that it makes it easy to replace the staring role if theres a problem , and I still think it is the most retarded plot device in the history of man , well short of that giant space worm in StarWars.Just like the TV show , this sort of thing is n't a GOOD IDEA , its a great backup plan , but is fucking retarded if you plan on doing it on a regular basis , intentionally or otherwise .
Bringing in new blood and ideas is fine , new leadership every few years is a good way to get no where as they all step in and prevent the work from the last guy from being completed because this new guy has an entirely different view of the world .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Thanks for pointing out that using such a fucking horrible idea in your TV show is a horrible fucking idea for your OSS project as well.I absolutely can not fucking stand the change of the Doctor.
I understand the plot device, I understand that it makes it easy to replace the staring role if theres a problem, and I still think it is the most retarded plot device in the history of man, well short of that giant space worm in StarWars.Just like the TV show, this sort of thing isn't a GOOD IDEA, its a great backup plan, but is fucking retarded if you plan on doing it on a regular basis, intentionally or otherwise.
Bringing in new blood and ideas is fine, new leadership every few years is a good way to get no where as they all step in and prevent the work from the last guy from being completed because this new guy has an entirely different view of the world.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390507</id>
	<title>Re:WTF?</title>
	<author>Marillion</author>
	<datestamp>1245428640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext>Just as Doctor Who is bigger than any one actor who plays the role, many of the "Big Things" in life are always bigger than those who run them.  Corporate Executives should do well to remember that.<br>
This isn't the same thing as saying anyone can just replace anyone.  Matt Smith has some large expectations to meet when Tennant turns over the TARDIS key.<br>
Linux is a great example.  Linus doesn't do as much day-to-day programming in the kernel - he hasn't for years.  None the less, there are dozens of people who do.  Linux will continue long after Linus stops working on it.<br>
I think there is a great danger if there exists a Cult of Personality in an organisation.  While I firmly believe that Apple can do well after Steve Jobs leaves, he has built a Cult of Personality that will immediately cripple whoever follows.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Just as Doctor Who is bigger than any one actor who plays the role , many of the " Big Things " in life are always bigger than those who run them .
Corporate Executives should do well to remember that .
This is n't the same thing as saying anyone can just replace anyone .
Matt Smith has some large expectations to meet when Tennant turns over the TARDIS key .
Linux is a great example .
Linus does n't do as much day-to-day programming in the kernel - he has n't for years .
None the less , there are dozens of people who do .
Linux will continue long after Linus stops working on it .
I think there is a great danger if there exists a Cult of Personality in an organisation .
While I firmly believe that Apple can do well after Steve Jobs leaves , he has built a Cult of Personality that will immediately cripple whoever follows .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Just as Doctor Who is bigger than any one actor who plays the role, many of the "Big Things" in life are always bigger than those who run them.
Corporate Executives should do well to remember that.
This isn't the same thing as saying anyone can just replace anyone.
Matt Smith has some large expectations to meet when Tennant turns over the TARDIS key.
Linux is a great example.
Linus doesn't do as much day-to-day programming in the kernel - he hasn't for years.
None the less, there are dozens of people who do.
Linux will continue long after Linus stops working on it.
I think there is a great danger if there exists a Cult of Personality in an organisation.
While I firmly believe that Apple can do well after Steve Jobs leaves, he has built a Cult of Personality that will immediately cripple whoever follows.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28398283</id>
	<title>wouldyoulikeajellybaby</title>
	<author>smoker2</author>
	<datestamp>1245421800000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Classic<br>LOL<br>Best nutter^H^H^H^H Doctor evar !</htmltext>
<tokenext>ClassicLOLBest nutter ^ H ^ H ^ H ^ H Doctor evar !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>ClassicLOLBest nutter^H^H^H^H Doctor evar !</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390679</id>
	<title>Re:And after 12 regenerations ... ?</title>
	<author>CarpetShark</author>
	<datestamp>1245429360000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>And that's the easy part.  Try downloading a tar file from some crazy Dr. Who open source project and finding it's bigger inside than out... oh, wait...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>And that 's the easy part .
Try downloading a tar file from some crazy Dr. Who open source project and finding it 's bigger inside than out... oh , wait.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>And that's the easy part.
Try downloading a tar file from some crazy Dr. Who open source project and finding it's bigger inside than out... oh, wait...</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28418017</id>
	<title>Re:WTF?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1245702960000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>True, Dr. Who is a bad analogy.  You don't want your project to go belly-up at version 13!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>True , Dr. Who is a bad analogy .
You do n't want your project to go belly-up at version 13 !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>True, Dr. Who is a bad analogy.
You don't want your project to go belly-up at version 13!</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28401661</id>
	<title>Linus Torvalds can't be like Doctor Who</title>
	<author>MrKaos</author>
	<datestamp>1245511620000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Because "Lotuslands" just doesn't have the same ring to it as "Torchwood".</htmltext>
<tokenext>Because " Lotuslands " just does n't have the same ring to it as " Torchwood " .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Because "Lotuslands" just doesn't have the same ring to it as "Torchwood".</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28392927</id>
	<title>Re:Another sci fi strategy</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1245439020000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>+1</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>+ 1</tokentext>
<sentencetext>+1</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28394531</id>
	<title>Re:The "Doctor Who" Model?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1245444780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>You mean the model where something is only deemed entertaining because everything else is either soccer or BBC news?</p></div><p>I thought it was cheese or snow.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>You mean the model where something is only deemed entertaining because everything else is either soccer or BBC news ? I thought it was cheese or snow .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>You mean the model where something is only deemed entertaining because everything else is either soccer or BBC news?I thought it was cheese or snow.
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28430603</id>
	<title>Re:A point well made ...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1245671280000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Given the tone of your post, I'm guessing you've only seen the 2005 series, so that's where I'll start.<br>Chris Eccles' ending was planned early on. His character didn't particularly like us humans, but they grew on him, up until the point where he gladly gave his life to save Rose.</p><p>Meanwhile, Rose turned out to be one of the more important people in the universe. Did you know that she ended up saving the universe before they took her off the series?<br>Tennant, of course, was very much distraught by this, and it shows when it comes to his relationship with Martha.<br>Martha hasn't been killed off, though her character seems mostly done.</p><p>It'll be interesting to see what RTD does with Tennant's departure, but from the evidence we have, it seems pretty clear that Tennant will have a big finish, with his work mainly done.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Given the tone of your post , I 'm guessing you 've only seen the 2005 series , so that 's where I 'll start.Chris Eccles ' ending was planned early on .
His character did n't particularly like us humans , but they grew on him , up until the point where he gladly gave his life to save Rose.Meanwhile , Rose turned out to be one of the more important people in the universe .
Did you know that she ended up saving the universe before they took her off the series ? Tennant , of course , was very much distraught by this , and it shows when it comes to his relationship with Martha.Martha has n't been killed off , though her character seems mostly done.It 'll be interesting to see what RTD does with Tennant 's departure , but from the evidence we have , it seems pretty clear that Tennant will have a big finish , with his work mainly done .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Given the tone of your post, I'm guessing you've only seen the 2005 series, so that's where I'll start.Chris Eccles' ending was planned early on.
His character didn't particularly like us humans, but they grew on him, up until the point where he gladly gave his life to save Rose.Meanwhile, Rose turned out to be one of the more important people in the universe.
Did you know that she ended up saving the universe before they took her off the series?Tennant, of course, was very much distraught by this, and it shows when it comes to his relationship with Martha.Martha hasn't been killed off, though her character seems mostly done.It'll be interesting to see what RTD does with Tennant's departure, but from the evidence we have, it seems pretty clear that Tennant will have a big finish, with his work mainly done.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28395161</id>
	<title>Re:Doctor Who Has Limited Regenerations</title>
	<author>khellendros1984</author>
	<datestamp>1245403620000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I'm pretty sure that they'll find some way to grant the Doctor an extra set of regenerations, or something. It's not like they're going to just *stop* the series because an actor decides to pursue other interests.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'm pretty sure that they 'll find some way to grant the Doctor an extra set of regenerations , or something .
It 's not like they 're going to just * stop * the series because an actor decides to pursue other interests .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'm pretty sure that they'll find some way to grant the Doctor an extra set of regenerations, or something.
It's not like they're going to just *stop* the series because an actor decides to pursue other interests.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390955</id>
	<title>Re:And after 12 regenerations ... ?</title>
	<author>Rogerborg</author>
	<datestamp>1245430560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>you need hyper-advanced aliens from another planet</p></div></blockquote><p>What, like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallifrey" title="wikipedia.org">Gallifreyans?</a> [wikipedia.org]</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>you need hyper-advanced aliens from another planetWhat , like Gallifreyans ?
[ wikipedia.org ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>you need hyper-advanced aliens from another planetWhat, like Gallifreyans?
[wikipedia.org]
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390291</id>
	<title>RBS, Linus, Guido Python, Larry Perl</title>
	<author>thehickcoder</author>
	<datestamp>1245427680000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>with characters such as RBS, Linus, Guido Python, Larry Perl, etc.</p></div><p>

Um.....  RMS, Linus Torvalds, Guido van Rossum, Larry Wall</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>with characters such as RBS , Linus , Guido Python , Larry Perl , etc .
Um..... RMS , Linus Torvalds , Guido van Rossum , Larry Wall</tokentext>
<sentencetext>with characters such as RBS, Linus, Guido Python, Larry Perl, etc.
Um.....  RMS, Linus Torvalds, Guido van Rossum, Larry Wall
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390249</id>
	<title>WTF?</title>
	<author>Gizzmonic</author>
	<datestamp>1245427560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Doctor Who?  We're talking about a contrivance that was used to explain away actors leaving a show.  Meanwhile, in reality, open source projects leave a lot of code that may or may not be well-documented.  Changing project managers every few years strikes me as rather difficult, although I guess if you can maintain interest in the project throughout, it could still be a success. Still, it seems like a warning sign to me, kind of like when a movie has 5 screenwriters or 5 editors.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Doctor Who ?
We 're talking about a contrivance that was used to explain away actors leaving a show .
Meanwhile , in reality , open source projects leave a lot of code that may or may not be well-documented .
Changing project managers every few years strikes me as rather difficult , although I guess if you can maintain interest in the project throughout , it could still be a success .
Still , it seems like a warning sign to me , kind of like when a movie has 5 screenwriters or 5 editors .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Doctor Who?
We're talking about a contrivance that was used to explain away actors leaving a show.
Meanwhile, in reality, open source projects leave a lot of code that may or may not be well-documented.
Changing project managers every few years strikes me as rather difficult, although I guess if you can maintain interest in the project throughout, it could still be a success.
Still, it seems like a warning sign to me, kind of like when a movie has 5 screenwriters or 5 editors.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28396631</id>
	<title>Re:WTF?</title>
	<author>mdwh2</author>
	<datestamp>1245410040000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I'm sorry, I thought I was reading Slashdot, but I appear to have stumbled onto the Daily Mail.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'm sorry , I thought I was reading Slashdot , but I appear to have stumbled onto the Daily Mail .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'm sorry, I thought I was reading Slashdot, but I appear to have stumbled onto the Daily Mail.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390735</id>
	<title>Re:WTF?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1245429540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Couldn't they find someone less effeminate looking than Matt Smith to play the Doctor? Or is it on purpose so a woman playing the Doctor's last regeneration will be more acceptable? I wish they'd find a way to bring Eccleston back.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Could n't they find someone less effeminate looking than Matt Smith to play the Doctor ?
Or is it on purpose so a woman playing the Doctor 's last regeneration will be more acceptable ?
I wish they 'd find a way to bring Eccleston back .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Couldn't they find someone less effeminate looking than Matt Smith to play the Doctor?
Or is it on purpose so a woman playing the Doctor's last regeneration will be more acceptable?
I wish they'd find a way to bring Eccleston back.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390389</id>
	<title>That's all well and good but what if you get a tit</title>
	<author>jollyreaper</author>
	<datestamp>1245428040000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>For example, that Eccelson chap was a good first pick. When he sharted off to go do other things, Tennant was a good replacement. But now that Tennant is ready to pass the baton, the new pick they have looks like a total tit with his flock of seagulls hair. We might be stuck with a Doctor firmly entrenched in the 80's with all that entails. Simply naff.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>For example , that Eccelson chap was a good first pick .
When he sharted off to go do other things , Tennant was a good replacement .
But now that Tennant is ready to pass the baton , the new pick they have looks like a total tit with his flock of seagulls hair .
We might be stuck with a Doctor firmly entrenched in the 80 's with all that entails .
Simply naff .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>For example, that Eccelson chap was a good first pick.
When he sharted off to go do other things, Tennant was a good replacement.
But now that Tennant is ready to pass the baton, the new pick they have looks like a total tit with his flock of seagulls hair.
We might be stuck with a Doctor firmly entrenched in the 80's with all that entails.
Simply naff.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390701</id>
	<title>Re:The "Doctor Who" Model?</title>
	<author>bickerdyke</author>
	<datestamp>1245429420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>What is this "soccer-thingy" you're talking about?<br>Never saw anything like that on a british channel.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>What is this " soccer-thingy " you 're talking about ? Never saw anything like that on a british channel .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>What is this "soccer-thingy" you're talking about?Never saw anything like that on a british channel.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28397853</id>
	<title>I fear that many projects will be assigned to me</title>
	<author>Dr.Who</author>
	<datestamp>1245418260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>based on my Slashdot ID.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>based on my Slashdot ID .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>based on my Slashdot ID.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390671</id>
	<title>What about the other models?</title>
	<author>uncledrax</author>
	<datestamp>1245429360000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>I dunno, I think there might be something here, but also expand on it:
<br> <br>
The Dalek model: One strong personality creates the project, and gets it to a first release.. then the other developers overthrow him, split the project, wage holy war upon the rest of the world (and each other), but occasionally bring back the original founder for their own reasons.. overall the project won't die since it's still popular with the masses even though everyone knows it's evil. (I submit <a href="http://www.joomla.org/" title="joomla.org">'Joomla</a> [joomla.org]/<a href="http://mambo-foundation.org/" title="mambo-foundation.org">Mambo</a> [mambo-foundation.org]' for this model)
<br> <br>
The Cybermen Model: Have a basic idea/product, but adapt it to every possible platform known to man even though there's little change between them. (I submit as an example the 'Nuke' CMS)
<br> <br>
The "Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart" model: A project led by a Scottish project lead for the sole-purpose of <a href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/06/18/0437234/UK-Tax-Breaks-For-Culturally-British-Games" title="slashdot.org">getting tax credits</a> [slashdot.org]</htmltext>
<tokenext>I dunno , I think there might be something here , but also expand on it : The Dalek model : One strong personality creates the project , and gets it to a first release.. then the other developers overthrow him , split the project , wage holy war upon the rest of the world ( and each other ) , but occasionally bring back the original founder for their own reasons.. overall the project wo n't die since it 's still popular with the masses even though everyone knows it 's evil .
( I submit 'Joomla [ joomla.org ] /Mambo [ mambo-foundation.org ] ' for this model ) The Cybermen Model : Have a basic idea/product , but adapt it to every possible platform known to man even though there 's little change between them .
( I submit as an example the 'Nuke ' CMS ) The " Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart " model : A project led by a Scottish project lead for the sole-purpose of getting tax credits [ slashdot.org ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I dunno, I think there might be something here, but also expand on it:
 
The Dalek model: One strong personality creates the project, and gets it to a first release.. then the other developers overthrow him, split the project, wage holy war upon the rest of the world (and each other), but occasionally bring back the original founder for their own reasons.. overall the project won't die since it's still popular with the masses even though everyone knows it's evil.
(I submit 'Joomla [joomla.org]/Mambo [mambo-foundation.org]' for this model)
 
The Cybermen Model: Have a basic idea/product, but adapt it to every possible platform known to man even though there's little change between them.
(I submit as an example the 'Nuke' CMS)
 
The "Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart" model: A project led by a Scottish project lead for the sole-purpose of getting tax credits [slashdot.org]</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390405</id>
	<title>Funny ...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1245428100000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>a reborn project is what the open source community already calls "forking".</p><p>WT?</p><p>-Hackus</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>a reborn project is what the open source community already calls " forking " .WT ? -Hackus</tokentext>
<sentencetext>a reborn project is what the open source community already calls "forking".WT?-Hackus</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390757</id>
	<title>The Valeyard...</title>
	<author>snarfies</author>
	<datestamp>1245429720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Don't forget <a href="http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The\_Valeyard" title="wikia.com">The Valeyard</a> [wikia.com].

<p>The Valeyard is a future and presumably final regeneration of The Doctor who turns to EVIL in order to extend his life.

</p><p>See also <a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/08/10/29/146201/TWikinet-Kicks-Out-All-TWiki-Contributors" title="slashdot.org">Twiki</a> [slashdot.org].</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Do n't forget The Valeyard [ wikia.com ] .
The Valeyard is a future and presumably final regeneration of The Doctor who turns to EVIL in order to extend his life .
See also Twiki [ slashdot.org ] .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Don't forget The Valeyard [wikia.com].
The Valeyard is a future and presumably final regeneration of The Doctor who turns to EVIL in order to extend his life.
See also Twiki [slashdot.org].</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28392573</id>
	<title>Re:where does microsoft play in all this</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1245437580000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Definitely Cybermen.  Especially since Bill Gates is usually portrayed as a Borg, and the Cybermen were Borg before the Borg.</p><p>Not even the later-model Luvic Cybermen either.  The original-series model Cybermen, who became increasingly unstable as the series progressed.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Definitely Cybermen .
Especially since Bill Gates is usually portrayed as a Borg , and the Cybermen were Borg before the Borg.Not even the later-model Luvic Cybermen either .
The original-series model Cybermen , who became increasingly unstable as the series progressed .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Definitely Cybermen.
Especially since Bill Gates is usually portrayed as a Borg, and the Cybermen were Borg before the Borg.Not even the later-model Luvic Cybermen either.
The original-series model Cybermen, who became increasingly unstable as the series progressed.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28391163</id>
	<title>Re:WTF?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1245431520000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><i> <b>"While I firmly believe that Apple can do well after Steve Jobs leaves, he has built a Cult of Personality that will immediately cripple whoever follows."</b> </i> <br> <br>
^\_^ Ah, that's where your wrong. Steve Jobs plans to die battling an army of Microsoft servers for freedom and puppies... he will change the Cult of Personality into a Cult of Martyrism, led by his dying wish to crush evil and defend new ideas!<br> <br>
O.o and bam, they replace him with NO one, and every new Mac is "In memory of our brave, noble leader".</htmltext>
<tokenext>" While I firmly believe that Apple can do well after Steve Jobs leaves , he has built a Cult of Personality that will immediately cripple whoever follows .
" ^ \ _ ^ Ah , that 's where your wrong .
Steve Jobs plans to die battling an army of Microsoft servers for freedom and puppies... he will change the Cult of Personality into a Cult of Martyrism , led by his dying wish to crush evil and defend new ideas !
O.o and bam , they replace him with NO one , and every new Mac is " In memory of our brave , noble leader " .</tokentext>
<sentencetext> "While I firmly believe that Apple can do well after Steve Jobs leaves, he has built a Cult of Personality that will immediately cripple whoever follows.
"   
^\_^ Ah, that's where your wrong.
Steve Jobs plans to die battling an army of Microsoft servers for freedom and puppies... he will change the Cult of Personality into a Cult of Martyrism, led by his dying wish to crush evil and defend new ideas!
O.o and bam, they replace him with NO one, and every new Mac is "In memory of our brave, noble leader".</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28393021</id>
	<title>And plain old democracy?</title>
	<author>Dynamus</author>
	<datestamp>1245439440000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>At least big enough project could vote for new leaders. And those who vote are those who most contributed to the project. Could it work?</htmltext>
<tokenext>At least big enough project could vote for new leaders .
And those who vote are those who most contributed to the project .
Could it work ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>At least big enough project could vote for new leaders.
And those who vote are those who most contributed to the project.
Could it work?</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28391075</id>
	<title>Re:WTF?</title>
	<author>Red Flayer</author>
	<datestamp>1245431160000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext>I agree, Dr. Who is probably not the best analogy for the model they are describing.<br> <br>Instead we should consider that the project leaders are like the drummers in the band, they set the rhythm and tempo at which the project moves.<br> <br>Most bands have only one drummer through the life of the band, because the drummer's style defines the band so much.  If that drummer leaves the band, or spontaneously combusts, the band often drifts into obscurity.  This is much like many OS projects.  There are exceptions, of course.<br> <br>The most obvious exception in the world of bands is Spinal Tap.  So I think we should call this the "Spinal Tap" model, rather than the "Dr. Who" model.<br> <br>Plus, you get dancing dwarfs on miniature stonehenges, and versions that go up to eleven.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I agree , Dr. Who is probably not the best analogy for the model they are describing .
Instead we should consider that the project leaders are like the drummers in the band , they set the rhythm and tempo at which the project moves .
Most bands have only one drummer through the life of the band , because the drummer 's style defines the band so much .
If that drummer leaves the band , or spontaneously combusts , the band often drifts into obscurity .
This is much like many OS projects .
There are exceptions , of course .
The most obvious exception in the world of bands is Spinal Tap .
So I think we should call this the " Spinal Tap " model , rather than the " Dr. Who " model .
Plus , you get dancing dwarfs on miniature stonehenges , and versions that go up to eleven .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I agree, Dr. Who is probably not the best analogy for the model they are describing.
Instead we should consider that the project leaders are like the drummers in the band, they set the rhythm and tempo at which the project moves.
Most bands have only one drummer through the life of the band, because the drummer's style defines the band so much.
If that drummer leaves the band, or spontaneously combusts, the band often drifts into obscurity.
This is much like many OS projects.
There are exceptions, of course.
The most obvious exception in the world of bands is Spinal Tap.
So I think we should call this the "Spinal Tap" model, rather than the "Dr. Who" model.
Plus, you get dancing dwarfs on miniature stonehenges, and versions that go up to eleven.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28392167</id>
	<title>Don't Blink!</title>
	<author>SockPuppet\_9\_5</author>
	<datestamp>1245435840000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I suppose this would make Sally Sparrow as the program feature everyone using once during the beta testing, but left out of the final RTM version.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I suppose this would make Sally Sparrow as the program feature everyone using once during the beta testing , but left out of the final RTM version .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I suppose this would make Sally Sparrow as the program feature everyone using once during the beta testing, but left out of the final RTM version.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390511</id>
	<title>where does microsoft play in all this</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1245428640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>the daleks?, cybermen? somebody has to be the badguy in this show...</htmltext>
<tokenext>the daleks ? , cybermen ?
somebody has to be the badguy in this show.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>the daleks?, cybermen?
somebody has to be the badguy in this show...</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28404519</id>
	<title>Re:WTF?</title>
	<author>mpeskett</author>
	<datestamp>1245494100000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Or when Jobs eventually dies, they just keep his corpse on as CEO. After all, a dead leader can't possibly make any bad decisions or mistakes.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Or when Jobs eventually dies , they just keep his corpse on as CEO .
After all , a dead leader ca n't possibly make any bad decisions or mistakes .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Or when Jobs eventually dies, they just keep his corpse on as CEO.
After all, a dead leader can't possibly make any bad decisions or mistakes.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28391163</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28392441</id>
	<title>Re:WTF?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1245436980000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>Doctor Who? We're talking about a contrivance that was used to explain away actors leaving a show.</p></div><p>I think that was his point. At some point, actors and developers leave. They get tired of doing something, they want to try something else, they get pissed off at the audience/users, or get hit by a bus. If you have an ensemble cast (e.g. ER) it's easy to shift things around and continue even when all of the orignal people are gone. But what about a single-main character show/project? What happens when the main actor/developer, the guy the show/project is built around, leaves? Most of the time, that's it. The show/project is ended, with no new episodes/releases, and get's relegated to a "best of" DVD in a bargain bin somewhere, and everyone moves on.</p><p>But it doesn't have to be that way. Even though "the Face of X" is gone, you can still keep the show going. A new actor/developer can take the reigns as the lead. Sure, the personality may be different, and the philosophy and attitude may change a little, but the major premise and purpose of the show/program is still the same, and it still does more or less the same job it always did. When Doctor Who first did the "regeneration" thing, and even now when they do it, it is a big risk. - Will the audience like the new Doctor? Will they be disappointed that the old Doctor is gone? Will people still watch, or will they think it has jumped the shark? You put a brain-dead bozo in the role of the Doctor, who completely changes the tone of the show, and you're likely to lose your audience.</p><p>The trick is to plan for the change. We know now that the Doctor regenerates and that the show stays more or less the same, despite the fact that the actor changes, so we are willing to accept it. I think that's the lesson we should learn from the essay. Set up your projects so that it's role driven rather than person driven, so that when the lead developer quits, a new guy can easily slide into the lead developer role, with out having to be a clone of Steve/Guido/Larry/Linus. If your main developer quits, it doesn't mean you have to abandon the project. The project can go on, even if the guy who it (originally) was all about quits.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Doctor Who ?
We 're talking about a contrivance that was used to explain away actors leaving a show.I think that was his point .
At some point , actors and developers leave .
They get tired of doing something , they want to try something else , they get pissed off at the audience/users , or get hit by a bus .
If you have an ensemble cast ( e.g .
ER ) it 's easy to shift things around and continue even when all of the orignal people are gone .
But what about a single-main character show/project ?
What happens when the main actor/developer , the guy the show/project is built around , leaves ?
Most of the time , that 's it .
The show/project is ended , with no new episodes/releases , and get 's relegated to a " best of " DVD in a bargain bin somewhere , and everyone moves on.But it does n't have to be that way .
Even though " the Face of X " is gone , you can still keep the show going .
A new actor/developer can take the reigns as the lead .
Sure , the personality may be different , and the philosophy and attitude may change a little , but the major premise and purpose of the show/program is still the same , and it still does more or less the same job it always did .
When Doctor Who first did the " regeneration " thing , and even now when they do it , it is a big risk .
- Will the audience like the new Doctor ?
Will they be disappointed that the old Doctor is gone ?
Will people still watch , or will they think it has jumped the shark ?
You put a brain-dead bozo in the role of the Doctor , who completely changes the tone of the show , and you 're likely to lose your audience.The trick is to plan for the change .
We know now that the Doctor regenerates and that the show stays more or less the same , despite the fact that the actor changes , so we are willing to accept it .
I think that 's the lesson we should learn from the essay .
Set up your projects so that it 's role driven rather than person driven , so that when the lead developer quits , a new guy can easily slide into the lead developer role , with out having to be a clone of Steve/Guido/Larry/Linus .
If your main developer quits , it does n't mean you have to abandon the project .
The project can go on , even if the guy who it ( originally ) was all about quits .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Doctor Who?
We're talking about a contrivance that was used to explain away actors leaving a show.I think that was his point.
At some point, actors and developers leave.
They get tired of doing something, they want to try something else, they get pissed off at the audience/users, or get hit by a bus.
If you have an ensemble cast (e.g.
ER) it's easy to shift things around and continue even when all of the orignal people are gone.
But what about a single-main character show/project?
What happens when the main actor/developer, the guy the show/project is built around, leaves?
Most of the time, that's it.
The show/project is ended, with no new episodes/releases, and get's relegated to a "best of" DVD in a bargain bin somewhere, and everyone moves on.But it doesn't have to be that way.
Even though "the Face of X" is gone, you can still keep the show going.
A new actor/developer can take the reigns as the lead.
Sure, the personality may be different, and the philosophy and attitude may change a little, but the major premise and purpose of the show/program is still the same, and it still does more or less the same job it always did.
When Doctor Who first did the "regeneration" thing, and even now when they do it, it is a big risk.
- Will the audience like the new Doctor?
Will they be disappointed that the old Doctor is gone?
Will people still watch, or will they think it has jumped the shark?
You put a brain-dead bozo in the role of the Doctor, who completely changes the tone of the show, and you're likely to lose your audience.The trick is to plan for the change.
We know now that the Doctor regenerates and that the show stays more or less the same, despite the fact that the actor changes, so we are willing to accept it.
I think that's the lesson we should learn from the essay.
Set up your projects so that it's role driven rather than person driven, so that when the lead developer quits, a new guy can easily slide into the lead developer role, with out having to be a clone of Steve/Guido/Larry/Linus.
If your main developer quits, it doesn't mean you have to abandon the project.
The project can go on, even if the guy who it (originally) was all about quits.
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390305</id>
	<title>The "Doctor Who" Model?</title>
	<author>Itninja</author>
	<datestamp>1245427680000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext>You mean the model where something is only deemed entertaining because everything else is either soccer or BBC news? And after a decade or so people just stop caring and the the whole things becomes a kind of national joke? That model?</htmltext>
<tokenext>You mean the model where something is only deemed entertaining because everything else is either soccer or BBC news ?
And after a decade or so people just stop caring and the the whole things becomes a kind of national joke ?
That model ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>You mean the model where something is only deemed entertaining because everything else is either soccer or BBC news?
And after a decade or so people just stop caring and the the whole things becomes a kind of national joke?
That model?</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28391327</id>
	<title>I have to say it now...</title>
	<author>tekproxy2</author>
	<datestamp>1245432120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Does this mean open source projects will have to start worrying about the Daleks?

EX - TER - MIN - ATE!</htmltext>
<tokenext>Does this mean open source projects will have to start worrying about the Daleks ?
EX - TER - MIN - ATE !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Does this mean open source projects will have to start worrying about the Daleks?
EX - TER - MIN - ATE!</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28391085</id>
	<title>Missing option</title>
	<author>greenguy</author>
	<datestamp>1245431160000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The "Hawkeye Pierce" model of open source is still my favorite.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The " Hawkeye Pierce " model of open source is still my favorite .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The "Hawkeye Pierce" model of open source is still my favorite.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28393207</id>
	<title>Re:RBS, Linus, Guido Python, Larry Perl</title>
	<author>dasheiff</author>
	<datestamp>1245440100000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>&gt;&gt;with characters such as RBS, Linus, Guido Python, Larry Perl, etc.<br>&gt;Um..... RMS, Linus Torvalds, Guido van Rossum, Larry Wall</p><p>First of all RBS is like Voltimort you can't say his name.<br>Second, we are all on a first name basis with Linus.<br>Third, Python has clearly become the programming language of choice.<br>Fourth, except to take down a system wall isn't really used. Perl is used slightly more often.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>&gt; &gt; with characters such as RBS , Linus , Guido Python , Larry Perl , etc. &gt; Um..... RMS , Linus Torvalds , Guido van Rossum , Larry WallFirst of all RBS is like Voltimort you ca n't say his name.Second , we are all on a first name basis with Linus.Third , Python has clearly become the programming language of choice.Fourth , except to take down a system wall is n't really used .
Perl is used slightly more often .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>&gt;&gt;with characters such as RBS, Linus, Guido Python, Larry Perl, etc.&gt;Um..... RMS, Linus Torvalds, Guido van Rossum, Larry WallFirst of all RBS is like Voltimort you can't say his name.Second, we are all on a first name basis with Linus.Third, Python has clearly become the programming language of choice.Fourth, except to take down a system wall isn't really used.
Perl is used slightly more often.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28400825</id>
	<title>Re:Doctor Who Has Limited Regenerations</title>
	<author>daveime</author>
	<datestamp>1245501480000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I think you'll find the *body* only has 12 regenerations<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... the Master managed to hop into another body when on his 13th "life", even if it was the horrible Anthony Ainley who bore no resemblance to Roger Delgado except that they both had a beard.</p><p>It just a shame that they used up Derek Jacobi so quickly in S3E11, the depth of blackness in those eyes made for me the best Master since the 70's.</p><p>(I wear my Doctor Who Nerd badge with pride, as someone who was cowering behind the sofa at age 4 or 5 hiding from Sea Devils).</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I think you 'll find the * body * only has 12 regenerations ... the Master managed to hop into another body when on his 13th " life " , even if it was the horrible Anthony Ainley who bore no resemblance to Roger Delgado except that they both had a beard.It just a shame that they used up Derek Jacobi so quickly in S3E11 , the depth of blackness in those eyes made for me the best Master since the 70 's .
( I wear my Doctor Who Nerd badge with pride , as someone who was cowering behind the sofa at age 4 or 5 hiding from Sea Devils ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I think you'll find the *body* only has 12 regenerations ... the Master managed to hop into another body when on his 13th "life", even if it was the horrible Anthony Ainley who bore no resemblance to Roger Delgado except that they both had a beard.It just a shame that they used up Derek Jacobi so quickly in S3E11, the depth of blackness in those eyes made for me the best Master since the 70's.
(I wear my Doctor Who Nerd badge with pride, as someone who was cowering behind the sofa at age 4 or 5 hiding from Sea Devils).</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390533</id>
	<title>So, you're telling me...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1245428760000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>... that every two weeks development and research will stop because the friggin' Daleks are back, and the Cybermen have destroyed the lab and upgraded the research team AGAIN? Sounds like a bad idea to me...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>... that every two weeks development and research will stop because the friggin ' Daleks are back , and the Cybermen have destroyed the lab and upgraded the research team AGAIN ?
Sounds like a bad idea to me.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>... that every two weeks development and research will stop because the friggin' Daleks are back, and the Cybermen have destroyed the lab and upgraded the research team AGAIN?
Sounds like a bad idea to me...</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28392875</id>
	<title>Re:What about the other models?</title>
	<author>BitZtream</author>
	<datestamp>1245438840000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>The Dalek model: One strong personality creates the project, and gets it to a first release.. then the other developers overthrow him, split the project, wage holy war upon the rest of the world (and each other), but occasionally bring back the original founder for their own reasons.. overall the project won't die since it's still popular with the masses even though everyone knows it's evil.</p></div></blockquote><p>We're aware of how Linux distros/forks came into being, thanks.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>The Dalek model : One strong personality creates the project , and gets it to a first release.. then the other developers overthrow him , split the project , wage holy war upon the rest of the world ( and each other ) , but occasionally bring back the original founder for their own reasons.. overall the project wo n't die since it 's still popular with the masses even though everyone knows it 's evil.We 're aware of how Linux distros/forks came into being , thanks .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The Dalek model: One strong personality creates the project, and gets it to a first release.. then the other developers overthrow him, split the project, wage holy war upon the rest of the world (and each other), but occasionally bring back the original founder for their own reasons.. overall the project won't die since it's still popular with the masses even though everyone knows it's evil.We're aware of how Linux distros/forks came into being, thanks.
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28391017</id>
	<title>Doctor Who Has Limited Regenerations</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1245430860000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Of course, this analogy only goes so far, since Doctor Who (as stated in Season 15, with Tom Baker) only has a total of thirteen regenerations and then death is permanent.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Of course , this analogy only goes so far , since Doctor Who ( as stated in Season 15 , with Tom Baker ) only has a total of thirteen regenerations and then death is permanent .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Of course, this analogy only goes so far, since Doctor Who (as stated in Season 15, with Tom Baker) only has a total of thirteen regenerations and then death is permanent.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28441423</id>
	<title>Re:A point well made ...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1245781620000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>do you think you could say 'fucking' again?  just to make a complete set.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>do you think you could say 'fucking ' again ?
just to make a complete set .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>do you think you could say 'fucking' again?
just to make a complete set.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28397813</id>
	<title>Re:RBS, Linus, Guido Python, Larry Perl</title>
	<author>CarpetShark</author>
	<datestamp>1245417960000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Actually RMS has now merged with RBS.  Collectively, they're now known as the Royal Bank of Stallman.  You can put money in, but only if you agree that anyone can take it out.</p><p>(this is a joke, by the way, and should not in any way be taken as a criticism of RMS, his principles, or the Free Software movement)</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Actually RMS has now merged with RBS .
Collectively , they 're now known as the Royal Bank of Stallman .
You can put money in , but only if you agree that anyone can take it out .
( this is a joke , by the way , and should not in any way be taken as a criticism of RMS , his principles , or the Free Software movement )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Actually RMS has now merged with RBS.
Collectively, they're now known as the Royal Bank of Stallman.
You can put money in, but only if you agree that anyone can take it out.
(this is a joke, by the way, and should not in any way be taken as a criticism of RMS, his principles, or the Free Software movement)</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390645</id>
	<title>Re:WTF?</title>
	<author>hal2814</author>
	<datestamp>1245429180000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>"he has built a Cult of Personality that will immediately cripple whoever follows."</p><p>Jobs certainly embodies Apple and is the person most people associate with it but whoever immediately follows Jobs will do fine.  It's the guy after that who strangles his companions and gets put on trial where he is his own prosecutor that will struggle.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>" he has built a Cult of Personality that will immediately cripple whoever follows .
" Jobs certainly embodies Apple and is the person most people associate with it but whoever immediately follows Jobs will do fine .
It 's the guy after that who strangles his companions and gets put on trial where he is his own prosecutor that will struggle .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>"he has built a Cult of Personality that will immediately cripple whoever follows.
"Jobs certainly embodies Apple and is the person most people associate with it but whoever immediately follows Jobs will do fine.
It's the guy after that who strangles his companions and gets put on trial where he is his own prosecutor that will struggle.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390753</id>
	<title>6th Doctor...</title>
	<author>hal2814</author>
	<datestamp>1245429660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>So that makes Hans Reiser the 6th Doctor, right?</htmltext>
<tokenext>So that makes Hans Reiser the 6th Doctor , right ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>So that makes Hans Reiser the 6th Doctor, right?</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390799</id>
	<title>Re:where does microsoft play in all this</title>
	<author>SydShamino</author>
	<datestamp>1245429960000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Microsoft should be the Daleks, because Steve can be Davros.  After all, they are both closely associated with their chair...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Microsoft should be the Daleks , because Steve can be Davros .
After all , they are both closely associated with their chair.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Microsoft should be the Daleks, because Steve can be Davros.
After all, they are both closely associated with their chair...</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_06_19_1326254.28390579</id>
	<title>A Change of Direction?</title>
	<author>hal2814</author>
	<datestamp>1245428880000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>And if the project lays dormant for a while and comes back in a completely new direction that doesn't even match up with where the project previously was, they'll just make up a "Time War" to explain away the differences.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>And if the project lays dormant for a while and comes back in a completely new direction that does n't even match up with where the project previously was , they 'll just make up a " Time War " to explain away the differences .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>And if the project lays dormant for a while and comes back in a completely new direction that doesn't even match up with where the project previously was, they'll just make up a "Time War" to explain away the differences.</sentencetext>
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