Just in case anyone has any doubts about this yet, the Gentoo Weekly 
Newsletter has been updated to say that yes, this is a joke.

Rich 

On Tuesday 01 April 2003 10:25 pm, zscoundrel wrote:
> Internet law #1:
>
> 	If it sounds like it can't be true, it ain't.
>
>
> And on April 1st, don't believe NOITHIN'!!!!!   (grin!)
>
> numa@thenuma.com wrote:
> > Hook, Line, and Sinker.
> >
> >>Dang, that's just plain retarded...
> >>
> >>"Unfortunately, because of the architectural differences between the two
> >>formats, some features will not be supported once Gentoo moves to RPM.
> >>USE variables are one such feature; sandbox security is another."
> >>
> >>http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/20030401-newsletter.xml
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net
> >>>[mailto:owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of numa@thenuma.com
> >>>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 3:24 PM
> >>>To: kclug@kclug.org
> >>>Subject: Gentoo Going RPM...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>This is one of the best ones of the day.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>It's official...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>majordomo@kclug.org Enter without the quotes in body of message
> >>
> >