Linux Beer Hike Goes to Ireland

Jim Gleason sent us a notice of the upcoming Linux Beer Hike 2002: ""Linuxbierwanderung," a.k.a. The Linux Beer Hike or LBW for short, is an annual summer event in which Linux users from around the world meet in a region with a high density of brew pubs. The objectives are valorous - hike to the pub, drink beer and exchange ideas until closing time, then hack Linux through until it's morning again. Upwards of 100 people plan to rendez-vous on the west coast of Ireland to enjoy the fast bandwidth and attend one of the ad hoc technical seminars. Pints of local ale and traditional Irish music should only help foster a nourishing environment for a week's worth of serious Linux use. Funded by a small voluntary donation from each attendee, it is unclear if one can obtain a receipt. This sounds like a tax-deductible business trip to me."

The Linux Beer Hike Hits Ireland

Doolin, Ireland -- 23 July 2002 -- "Linuxbierwanderung," (also known as The Linux Beer Hike - LBW for short) will take place this year in the village of Doolin, August 24-31, 2002, on the west coast of Ireland. Now in its fourth year, LBW has travelled to Bavaria in Germany, the Lake District in England and the Ardennes in Belgium.

Upwards of 100 people have attended LBWs in the past, and even with above average rainfall in Ireland this year, no one is disheartened. The Russell Community Centre located near the Cliffs of Moher, has been confirmed as the base of operations for the event and where the weather is lacking, the fast connectivity and interplay of technological ideas (not to mention the "special recipe" brew being cooked up to commemorate the occasion) should more than compensate.

Funded by a small voluntary donation from each hiker, The Linux Beer Hike is a week-long, international summer event in which Linux users from around the world get together, exchange ideas, hack Linux, drink beer, take in a little local scenery and have a lot of fun. It is a great way for Linux users who correspond all year long via e-mail, to meet one another face-to-face. It is also a chance to work on Linux far into the night, compute with abandon, and conceive of the utterly cool. "It's the ultimate Linux users holiday" says Willem Konynenberg, a former organiser.

Planned events:
* technical seminars
* caving, golf, touring local castles and other sights
* having a pint in the local pub and listening to traditional Irish music

There is an active mailing list and information on how to join The Linux Beer Hike can be found on the main web page: http://www.lbw2002.draiocht.net.

Comments

Re:L eg B efore W icket?

[umm qasr]

For those not from Commonwealth countries, this is a cricketing term... Yes, that game Cricket, that Americans have heard of, but cannot fathom--it is not baseball.

LBW is a way you can get out. Basically its when you put your leg in the way of the stumps (aka wicket) to protect from a ball you could not hit. Debates have spanned years on whether this is an appropriate rule, and if it can ever be accurately ruled upon.

Funny thing is, I am Australian, been to an LBW (Linux Beer Hike), but never noticed the correlation to the cricketing LBW...weird.

Re:Geeks big drinkers?

[Anonymous Coward]

So true.. RED SECTOR's legendary megademo was coded by dead drunk coders (read the scrollertexts!), SCOOPEX's Mental Hangover was coded by Slayer, who was also dead drunk yet he managed to program real-time stencil vectors (line vectors filled with materials, like wood or metal) for the first time in the whole world. Very tricky and complicated mathematical stuff, but obviously it can be done under the heavy influence of alcohol. Besides, those coders coded using ASSEMBLY language!

Re:fast bandwidth? In Ireland? Can I get some?

[cavedave]

Just for any visitors. Doolin is also in the biggest caving region in Ireland.
The caves are mainly horizontal so SRT isn't necessary.
As usual local knowledge is necessary. For that http://www.ucd.ie/~caving or the Speleological Union of Ireland website is worth visiting.
If your a cave diver 200m off Doolin peir is some of the best sea cave diving in the British isles, or so I hear.
Enjoy McGann's and O'Connor's.

Re:ta bearla agat?

[Draoi]

That should be deich pionta ... Here's a list of more numbers;

Aon - one
Dó - two
Trí - three
Ceathar - four
Cúig - five
Sé - six
Seacht - seven
Naoí - nine
Deich - ten

If you're ordering more than ten - yee-harr! :-) Note that you use a different terms for counting people in Irish.

BTW - there's Linux in the Gaeltacht. I know of the Gaeilge GNU/Linux localisation project. Also, there's this company, which I helped set up. They produce Linux-based network devices for small business. Some of the source-code comments are in Irish ... 8-)