News: 2022-05-05_22-53-43_steven-van-gucht-nomme-citoyen-dhonneur-

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Steven Van Gucht nommé citoyen d’honneur à Denderleeuw

(2022-05-05_22-53-43 (Belga))


La ville de Denderleeuw, en Flandre orientale, a nommé, jeudi soir, le virologue Steven Van Gucht citoyen d’honneur de la commune. M. Van Gucht vit à Denderleeuw depuis plus de 10 ans et reçoit ce titre “parce qu’il a acquis une grande notoriété en Flandre mais aussi à l’échelle nationale et internationale”, a déclaré le bourgmestre de Denderleeuw, Jo Fonck.

Steven Van Gucht est le premier citoyen d’honneur de Denderleeuw. Le rôle qu’il a joué pendant la crise sanitaire a conduit la commune à lui remettre ce titre de reconnaissance. “Il a conduit notre pays à travers la crise du Covid”, a commenté Jo Fonck. “Il parvient à expliquer simplement les choses difficiles. Et il respire la sérénité. A la télévision, mais aussi dans son entourage”, a-t-il ponctué.


AP/STT. Helsinki, Dec 5th, 6:22 AM. For immediate release.

In order to allay fears about the continuity of the Linux project, Linus
Torvalds together with his manager Tove Monni have released "Linus
v2.0", affectionately known as "Kernel Hacker - The Next Generation".

Linux stock prices on Wall Street rose sharply after the announcement;
as one well-known analyst who wishes to remain anonymous says - "It
shows a long-term commitment, and while we expect a short-term decrease
in productivity, we feel that this solidifies the development in the
long run".

Other analysts downplay the importance of the event, and claim that just
about anybody could have done it. "I'm glad somebody finally told them
about the birds and the bees" one sceptic comments cryptically. But
even the skeptics agree that it is an interesting turn of events.

Others bring up other issues with the new version - "I'm especially
intrigued by the fact that the new version is female, and look forward
to seeing what the impact of that will be on future development. Will
"Red Hat Linux" change to "Pink Hat Linux", for example?"
-- Linus Torvalds announcing that he became father of a girl