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Quirky Open Source Convention Photos
Lisa writes "I don't know if you've seen Julian (SuperSnail) Cash's amazing photos from last year's O'Reilly Open Source Convention ,
but they are worth checking out." Julian also took some pictures of the 2000 OSCON too. We figured since OSCON 2002 is almost upon us that this would be a fun thing to post.
Almost as much fun as stories posted twice!
Really, I think this is a heck of an informative post. Seriously, I'm not kidding. I think a -1 was a bit harsh.
After reading that little "polka" (and you KNOW what I'm talking about) *several* times I've been wondering all today "just what the heck is a choad?"
Now I can rest in peace.
From the site:
If you're not the person in the photograph and you want to use the photograph on your non-commercial website, then send me an email and let me know how you would like to use the photograph. I'll email you back and let you know what I think.
The convention may be open source, but the photos sure aren't.
"Oh no, 3 horny women and only 2 condoms...Thank god I read slashdot"
I heard it really blew.
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Freeper Logic
You know, when I hit pages like http://www.spidereyeballs.com/os5/ it makes me really miss my broadband.
On 56k I have time to reply on this thread before that page is even done loading in another browser.
Oh wait, my bad. That site is just slow.
Oh well. I still hate my modem.
My studio - www.graylands.ca
Well, after this post http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=35308&cid=3812 913 and looking at those photos, I hereby turn in my geek card. I guess I will never have that geek "X" factor. You elite bastards! :)
Damnit, I tried.
*sniff*
it's a joke, laugh.
Sent from your iPad.
You're posting hundreds of high-res photos on /.? Are you mad? :)
Heidi's there, alright; your browsing skills just aren't up to par. Does this, uh, ring a bell? :)
Shaun
Thanks to the War on Drugs, it's easier to buy meth than it is to buy cold medicine!
It can't be a coincidence that my browser crashed immediately after loading Craig (Microsoft) Mundie's pic. Remind me not to laugh anymore about JPGs bearing virii.
Click here if you just like to click on shit.
Hairy geeks, slimy geeks, overweighted geeks.... yes! That's exactly what we want to see! I'm sure nobody like those pictures taken at Microsoft's booth, they are very unprofessional.
:P
Oh wait...I think I like that.
You mean Heidi Wall? Is she the same one?
Right to the good stuff.
pr0n - keeping monitor glass spotless since 1981.
Utter non-news.
Doesn't it seem that there are an inordinate number of red-heads in this set of photos?
pr0n - keeping monitor glass spotless since 1981.
The site-design pretty much forces you to look at all 300 pix individually-- can't someone write a script that creates a text-only index-page, with the titles of each image linked to the large-sized version of the pic?
As everyone knows, Open Source software is the wave of the future. With the market share of GNU/Linux and *BSD increasing every day, interest in Open Source Software is at an all time high.
Developing software within the Open Source model benefits everyone. People can take your code, improve it and then release it back to the community. This cycle continues and leads to the creation of far more stable software than the 'Closed Source' shops can ever hope to create.
So you're itching to create that Doom 3 killer but don't know where to start? Read on!
The most important thing that any Open Source project needs is a Sourceforge page. There are tens of thousands of successful Open Source projects on Sourceforge; the support you receive here will be invaluable.
OK, so you've registered your Sourceforge project and set the status to '0: Pre-Thinking About It', what's next?
Now you need to set up your SourceForge homepage. Keep it plain and simple - don't use too many HTML tags, just knock something up in VI. Website editors like FrontPage and DreamWeaver just create bloated eye-candy - you need to get your message to the masses!
Since you probably can't program at all you'll need to try and find some people who think they can. If your project is a game you'll probably need an artist too. Ask for help on your new Sourceforge pages. Here is an example to get you started: Thousands of talented programmers and artists hang out at Sourceforge ready to devote their time to projects so you should get a team together in no time!
So now you have your team together you are ready to change your projects status to '1: Pre-Bickering'. You will need to discuss your ideas with your team mates and see what value they can add to the project. You could use an Instant Messaging program like MSN for this, but since you run Linux you'll have to stick to e-mail.
Don't forget that YOU are in charge! If your team doesn't like the idea of giant robotic spiders just delete them from the project and move on. Someone else can fill their place and this is the beauty of Open Source development. The code might end up a bit messy and the graphics inconsistant - but it's still 'Free as in Speech'!
Now that you've found a team of right thinking people you're ready to start development. Be prepared for some delays though. Programming is a craft and can take years to learn. Your programmer may be a bit rusty but will probably be writing "hello world" programs after school in no time.
Closed Source games like Doom 3 use the graphics card to do all the hard stuff anyhow, so your programmer will just have to get the NVidia 'API' and it will be plain sailing! Giant robot spiders, here we come!
So it's been a few years, you still have no files released or in CVS. Your programmer can't get enough time on the PC because his mother won't let him use it after 8pm. Your artist has run off with a Thai She-Male. Your project is still at '1: Pre-Bickering'...
Congratulations! You now have a successful Open Source project on Sourceforge! Pat yourself on the back, think up another idea and do it all again! See how simple it is?
... the true title of this article should be:
Photos Of Quirky Open Source Conventioneers
In the words of Francis, from PvP: "Gaaayyyyyyy..."
Not one comment over 4 points... I guess there isn't a whole lot of insightful, interesting, funny obersvations you can make about other people's photos.
Not even a grammar mistake to whine about (although the use of "also" and "too" may be questionable).
How about "Imagine a Julian (SuperSnail) Cash amazing photo of a Beowulf cluster"...
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Come on people, when laying out a page, don't hardcode the width of the [frames|table columns] - just because you run at 800x600 doesn't mean some of us don't run at 1600x1200, and vice-versa. I'd expect this from a Windows site (Window motto - "Everyone MUST do things just like I do!"), but from a site targeting OSS/FS?
www.eFax.com are spammers
For sure, the photos where girls appear take much more time to load since ./ effect!
N-e-R-d-Z-z-Z-z-Z!!!!!!!
hehehehehehehe
We figured since OSCON 2002 is almost upon us that this would be a fun thing to post.
I guess Linux geeks have a different definition of 'fun' than I do...
Definitely Tourette Syndrome!
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I tried every decent and legal way I could think of to resolve the issue w/the business before I rented the chicken suit
Are you sure it wasn't a few errant trojii? Maybe it was gaggle of wormii. They're the worst -- they get into your system with tentacles like octopii and barbs as sharp as cactii. You need to step way back and get statii on all your system when you get infected with those. Or you could take a one or more hiatii from online computing altogether and minimize your chances of getting infected.
I hate viruses.
-B
Ash and Hickory, straight-grained and true, make excellent bludgeons, dandy for the cudgeling of vegetarians.
Do you really expect people to pay for this content?
There's no nudity. I looked everywhere. What's wrong with you, chrisd?
Blearf. Blearf, I say.
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Wow... I sure got an eyeful of the classic nerd being a classic fool.
Long live people that go outside and have kissed a girl!
In one of the seminars I attended promoting linux I saw a picture of a large number of the developers responsible for linux (LT,AC ... etc). It had marker with names of each person in the picture. I could not find the source of the picture but would love to get an electronic copy of it. anyone know were to find it.
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