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Voluntary Sponsorship of Linux?

Posted by Cliff on from the pushing-penguins dept.

shift8key asks: "Last year, a friend asked me whether I would sponsor his NASCAR race car. The sponsorship came cheap and I decided to do it. Since I did not have a commercial message for my business, I had him put 'Linux.org' and a penguin on the hood. He had more inquiries about it than any other message on his car. My community phonebook called me to ask if I would repeat the message there, and I think I will do it. Have any Slashdot readers ever done any voluntary sponsorship of Linux? If so, what experiences did you have?"

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  1. Wow! by Wuukie · · Score: 3, Funny

    A real-life TuxRacer! Nice!

  2. awesome! by Hadlock · · Score: 3, Interesting

    i guess the important question everyone wants to know is...

    how much is "fairly cheap" sponsorship?

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    1. Re:awesome! by oyenstikker · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I don't think NASCAR fans are really RedHat's target audience. Formula 1 or CART would probably be a better bet.

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  3. Linux Fish by mshiltonj · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I have a Linux Fish on my car. Does that count?

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  4. I have! by Hell+O'World · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Have any Slashdot readers ever done any voluntary sponsorship of Linux?"
    I like to go around town with spraypaint and write EAT MORE LINUX on peoples cars. Then I lie in the gutter and twitch, and yell at people about how stupid they are for supporting the Evil M$ Empire.