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Here's the full transcript, it's about halfway down the page, and well worth the read. Parable of the Two Gardens Parable of the Two Gardens There were once two gardens. One was grown by slaves in a City behind closed Gates, overlooked by a castle above. The other garden was grown in the open commons by a community of Penguins. The slaves in the Gated city were not free to talk to their King, and were forced to plant seeds and tend crops in a regimented manner. Those who spoke out were quickly punished by having furnishings from the castle hurled down against them. As a result, the slaves were not careful how they planted the seeds -- which often withered or were stunted -- and much seed was necessary to produce these crops. The shadow of the Castle also darkened the garden, making the plants thin and sparse. The slaves ignored the weeds in the garden, fearing that they would be punished for the neglect of others. The weeds were poisonous if eaten, so the King ordered that crops be bundled tightly after harvesting, lest customers become aware of the weeds within. Many people from neighbouring villages were poisoned by eating the packaged crops of the Gated City. The King of the Gated City loudly proclaimed that these illnesses were caused by plagues, yet gave out small bags of gold to those in charge of the villages in which the deaths and illnesses occurred. Thus, the people in the other villages were very sad, but the villages kept buying the crops of the Gated City. The Penguins' garden, being kept in the open, was tended more carefully, and received much sun. Penguins were always at work, and those walking by also stopped and were commended by others if they managed to spy a weed and remove it. Any seeds that were misplaced during planting were quickly repositioned by others, who were happily thanked by the one who had mis-planted it. As a result, the garden flourished, and very little seed was required to yield a bountiful harvest. The seeds became stronger and stronger each year. The Penguins sold the harvest in open bushels, so that those in other villages could see the healthy plants, free of poisonous weeds. One day the villagers began to talk with one another. They discovered that the crops of the Gated City contained the poisonous weeds, as those eating these crops often became ill or died, whereas those eating the crops of the Penguins remained healthy and strong. They threw down the small bags of gold, knowing that the King had lied to them about the plague that was killing them. The villagers from all the villages took up the packaged crops and, ignoring the bellowing King in the Castle, flung them against the Gates of the City, bridging the walls, and allowing the slaves within to escape to freedom. Many of the freed slaves joined the Penguins, who taught them to garden in the open and help with the crops. Others took residence in the surrounding villages, and lived happy lives. And the King in the castle was banished to the wilderness. posted by : A_penguin_gardener Regards, Ross Bearman On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:10 AM, Tom Potts <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In here somewhere > http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/08/vista-security-rendered-usless > Tom te tom te tom > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html