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Voting Begins for $100k Beanie Awards

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the giving-away-money-is-a-gas-gas dept.

So the 2000 Beanie Awards have now entered phase two: Intense Voting. The nominees have been chosen in each category by you readers, and now you get to choose who wins the money in exciting catagories like 'Best Designed Interface in a non graphical application' and 'Best Newbie Helper'. Each category has a discussion so you can talk about your choices all you want. You may change your vote whenever you like. And the final winners will be announced at LinuxWorld in NY in feb.

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  1. Deny Hemos by ClarkBar · · Score: 4

    Hemos is shelfish by having the only sure win. Vote Abstain on the Hemos award. Don't let a single vote in for Hemos. Long live abstain!!!

  2. Funniest Candidate... by mochaone · · Score: 4

    has to be Tom Christiansen under Best Newbie Helper. Unless they count his books as being a newbie helper, Tom Christiansen is about as helpful as throwing a bag of salt on an open wound.

    Thanks for making me laugh Slashdot gang!

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    Hates people who have stupid little sigs
  3. Do the Decent Thing! by codemonkey_uk · · Score: 5

    Abstain when you don't know. Don't just go for the one that rings a bell, if you don't know, don't vote.

    Most Improved Open Source Project / Most Improved Kernel Module

    Have you benchmarked it? Done regression testing? Checked the source for comments? No? Then abstain, 'cos you don't know!

    Unsung Hero

    Do you know what each of these people has done? Have you done research to find out how "unsung" they actually are? (Alan Cox has been on TV - thats not unsung!)

    Best Open Source-Related Book

    Have you actually read *all* of these books? No? Well then don't vote, 'cos you don't know!

    I could go on, but your smart people, you know what I'm getting at. Don't just vote off the cuff, vote for what you know, and let those who are in the know's votes count by reducing the "noise" and keeping your uninformed opinion out of it. Like me.

    Oh, and before I get moderated down as an opiniated know it all, I've abstained on almost everyting, because I'm honest enough to say "I Don't Know".

    Thankyou for your time

    Thad
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    Thad

  4. THANK YOU ALL GUYS!!!! by Abstain · · Score: 5

    Really, I appreciate it so much that you voted for me in MASS! I'm almost crying! I called mom and she said, "son, I've never believe you'd make it, but now I'm proud of you!". Thank you all for all those votes! And I'd like to emphasize the fact that this is a team work, that nothing would have been possible without me, myself, and I!

    I plan to give most of the money to my crack dealer, who's in a dire need. THANKS AGAIN! (where's that pipe)