Linuxworld Fun

The Linuxworld Expo is now in full swing, and there's a variety of news. The BBC has an overview. Microsoft has a booth at the Expo in the section intended for "new, up-and-coming companies". Sun is rolling out servers running Linux. And VA Software - Slashdot's owner - is moving Sourceforge.net to IBM's database software.

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Wow, go LNUX!

[Otter]

And VA Software - Slashdot's owner - is moving Sourceforge.net to IBM's database software.

Damn, I never thought I'd see this graph go upwards again!

I can just see it now...

[yeoua]

At some point... every single linux geek in the entire place is going to collectively turn to and point at the Microsoft booth, and then in unison, laugh their asses off, when one of the machines bsod's.

how is a sun a sun?

[Anonymous Coward]

how is a Sun a sun if they aren't using SPARCs and they aren't running Solaris? Might as well called it Bob's OEM PC's running Linux instead of Sun Microsystems.

Yes, but why does Microsoft need a stand...

[altgrr]

when all the people at the show know about Microsoft software, and that's why they're running Linux?

Re:Yes, but why does Microsoft need a stand...

[Jonny Ringo]

but they don't know about MS. Didn't you read, it says:

"Microsoft has a booth at the Expo in the section intended for "new, up-and-coming companies"."

I am thrilled to finally have something else out there other than Linux. I mean have you ever heard of a Microsoft Windows expo? I didn't think so. Linux is has ruled the planet earth for long enough!

Re:Yes, but why does Microsoft need a stand...

[Anonymous Coward]

If there was a Microsoft Windows expo, licenses to attend would be $499. And in actuality, you wouldn't be attending. You would be licensing the use of the concept. That concept would also be closed off to competitors. You wouldn't be able to post information about the expo due to an NDA in the EULA. But you wouldn't own it. And you'd have to upgrade for $200 during next year's expo... You'd also have to phone home at Microsoft and let them know that it is really you. You are only allowed to take a bathroom break 8 times, and each time you return, you must phone home to MS again to verify that it is you.

"please don't ignore us"

[RichMan]

Houston said.
"Just please don't ignore us."

I didn't know Microsoft was in that bad a way.

Re:"please don't ignore us"

[jeffy124]

if a demo machine bsods, they say "Houston, we have a problem"

Linux world and Linux land

[brejc8]

Doesnt Linux-world bring images of children going on rides with huge fluffy penguins.
And wearing penguin ears? hmm maybe not penguin ears.

Re:Linux world and Linux land

[Maran]

Maybe there's an "educational" area where kids can watch fuzzy animatronic characters giving a glossed-over demonstration of how to recompile your kernel.

And there's people dressed up as all the "old favourite" distros. But they've got their networking disabled, so they just move around a lot and pose, but can't say anything.

And there's a shop selling lots of ThinkGeek gear, that's a real laugh in the park itself, but wearing it in the outside world results in people giving you strange looks.

Maran

Gotta love those final comments

[MarvinMouse]

"Tell us what we are doing right and what we are doing wrong"

Well.. this is going to take a while.

nice BBC article

[Clover_Kicker]

From the linked BBC article:

>Linux is gaining corporate fans is because it is
>cheap, easy to maintain and much more secure than
>Microsoft software.

You can't buy advertising like that.

Pirates of Silicon Valley?

[MarvinMouse]

Anyone remember that scene from the movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley" where there was an Apple booth and the company MS worked with at the expo. Everyone ignored the other booth and went over to the Apple booth. When Bill tried to talk with any of the Apple reps, he was ignored.

wouldn't that be great if that happened here. The entire MS booth is barren while everyone is busy doing what they came to a _Linux_ expo for. To look at _Linux_ products, not Windows products.

just a thought. :-)

M$ Schwag?

[smartin]

What are they giving out? I like to give any Microsoft T-shirts i get to homeless people. Puts them to a good cause :)

I wonder...

[BlackMesaResearchFac]

I wonder what those MS employees did to get sent there. Somebody's not well liked.

Hopefully everyone will react with nothing but class.

Re:Hot off the presses!

[skidgetron]

Linux torvalds? Is he going to fight windows gates?

Re:Isn't this how that song goes........

[morgajel]

keep in mind this is a microsoft booth babe.

(it was either him or the goatse pic, just be glad I chose what I did!)

in other news...

[benson hedges]

microsoft announces they'll have a booth at linuxworld.
sales of nerf weapons and super soaker water pistols rise to all-time highs.

lol

[Anonymous Coward]

The site www.goatse.cx is running Microsoft-IIS/5.0 on Linux.

That goatse guy cracks me up. And when I say "cracks me up" I mean "makes me want to gouge out my eyes".

booth babe photos?

[bernz]

...Will be posted where? and when?

and no closeups. They all have bad skin :)