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Preparation for LinuxWorld Heats Up

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the here-we-go-again dept.

BoomZilla writes "Numerous stories abound regarding next week's LinuxWorld in San Francisco. Reuters has published a report about Sun's upcoming announcement at the show. Apparently Sun will be revealing its first general-purpose, low-end Linux machine, and its own version of Linux. In another article CBS MarketWatch reports that IBM and RedHat/Dell will also be making major announcements." It'll at least be interesting this year with Microsoft having a booth. I'll be there as usual, but without a booth, so maybe we can russle up a party somewhere for Wed night? Anyone know a good place? Perhaps that serves Guinness & Bodingtons? Also, go see the Golden Penguin Bowl since I'm a contestant this year and will undoubtedly embarass myself terribly.

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  1. What exactly does Microsoft plan on doing there? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sit and have things thrown at them?

    Or are they going to release their own Linux distribution? That could make things interesting.

  2. Announcements: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sun announcement: We now own Linux and Sun is now the standard.

    IBM announcement: We recognize Linux rules.

    Red Hat announcement: We suck.

    Dell announcement: Microsoft won't let us use Linux.

  3. I wonder... by mellonhead · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I'll be there as usual, but without a booth, so maybe we can russle up a party somewhere for Wed night? Anyone know a good place? Perhaps that serves Guinness & Bodingtons?"

    I wonder if this will be the first bar that gets slashdotted...

  4. Re:What exactly does Microsoft plan on doing there by bangzilla · · Score: 4, Funny

    www.mslinux.org -- tells the whole story. Microsoft is ready to rumble! :-)

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  5. Re:Personally I fear by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm sure microsoft body guards can handle a pack of disgruntled 13 year olds who just deleted "w1nd0z3" and are a proud leenucks h4x0r.

  6. Re:Personally I fear by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I plan to heckle the slashdot booth while wearing a shirt with a big "-1" printed on the front. Anyone else care to make some iron on goatse.cx prints?

  7. Re:Place to go: Dave and Busters? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Mod parent up!

    On the other hand, Mod parent down! Let's try to keep the slashdot crowd away from said world-class nightlife, mmmm-kay?

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  8. I hear MS is gonna hire... by ihoppancakes · · Score: 1, Funny

    the goatsex guy as their booth babe.

  9. Personally... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I plan to heckle the slashdot booth while wearing a shirt with a big "-1" printed on the front. Anyone else care to make some iron on goatse.cx prints?

  10. Re:Just maybe by floydman · · Score: 2, Funny

    hahahahaha
    well i guess ur right.. maybe the code needs some spagetti sauce :)

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