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Re:April Fools: migrate Apache Subversion project over to th... by yiedyie on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @06:56AM (#7514697)
Risky to make jokes with plausible things and especially without a hint.

Stackoverflow did it better in my opinion (lots of hints): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7507830

Re:April Fools: migrate Apache Subversion project over to th... by smtddr on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @07:01AM (#7514716)
Completely disagree.

The best April Fools jokes are ones that are actually plausible. Bonus points for being controversial as well.

Re:April Fools: migrate Apache Subversion project over to th... by MetaCosm on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @07:03AM (#7514723)
True, this is the most amazing one I can remember.
Re:April Fools: migrate Apache Subversion project over to th... by emmelaich on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @10:37PM (#7520578)
Totally.

Without some degree of plausiblity it's not an April Fools joke.

Re:April Fools: migrate Apache Subversion project over to th... by cycojesus on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @09:00AM (#7515135)
I'd say of you have to give hints for a joke then the joke's not good.