We're just assholes like that sometimes. There have been quiet a few successful batches, hopefully more to come. With every batch we seem to be buying more and more carboys. You can always ask chs or noid how things are going, if you are nice maybe they will let you have a swig. Visit the resources link for information on starting your own closet brewery.
Last years cider batch is just about ready for drinking.
In the beginning, linux was designed to be a way to get UNIX on the home computer. It didn't compete with anybody over the number of desktops it was installed on, it was popular because it could run on almost any machine with almost any resources, machines windows could no longer operate on. At some point, the focus changed and a sense of competition was formed, the desire to edge the behemoth microsoft out became key and new features including advanced audio support, video and super customizable elaborate window managers hit the community. To bad for the rest of us out there with no interest in all this crap. IE will bring back the original concepts of linux with all the new features, designed to be scalable with a focus on security and network resources.