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Grand Tour: the Story of a Penguin and a Red Fedora

Posted by michael on from the rather-have-a-good-wool-watch-cap dept.

GaelDesign writes "The legendary Red Hat Road Tour 2002 is nearly at an end, and a good time was had by all. One of the most successful stops on the tour was the presentation at the O'Reilly and Associates headquarters in Sebastopol, California. Because the Red Hat RV's arrival was delayed due to traffic conditions, Tim O'Reilly gave a rousing speech beforehand that was well received by the audience. Read a detailed report of the event at The Idea Basket."

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  1. The Oreilly Definitive Guide by puto · · Score: 1, Funny

    Does this mean we are going to an

    "OReilly Defininive Guid Guide to the Red Hat Tour, From the Mini Fridge to the Chemical Toilet"

    Theflatline

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    1. Re:The Oreilly Definitive Guide by iamwoodyjones · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yea and if they did release it, then surely it'd just be an overview with numereous plugs in there for their other books such as:

      p. 5, 10, 15, 20, 35
      "We'll talk more about the chemical toliet in a latter chapter..."

      p. 35
      "The color of the Chemical Toliet is way beyond the scope of this book. Please refer to the 'OReilly Defininive Guide to Fecese and the thrones in which they are spawned'."

      p. 6, 11, 16, 21, 36
      "We'll talk more of the 'Red Hat Tour' in a latter chapter. For now, let's discuss other brief technologies that we have books about in which you can buy."

      p. 200
      "Although we mentioned 'The scope of the Red Hat Tour' in the title of this book, explaning it any deeper would be beyond the scope of this book. Lukily, we offer another book entitled 'Advanced Red Hat Tour description' in which you can purchase.

    2. Re:The Oreilly Definitive Guide by Ed+Avis · · Score: 3, Funny

      At least they won't run out of toilet paper. Mmm, lay-flat binding...

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  2. Debian Road Trip by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Debian Road Trip was also planned, but no-one could figure out how to start the car for a long time. After reading thousands of pages of engine and transmission documentation they got underway, but then were stalled while the driver and passengers argued if a 4-wheeled vehicle was really 'stable' enough. Eventually it was decided that it was OK, but only if it ran on steam power and didn't include an FM radio.

  3. what next? by RobertTaylor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Road Touring Pengiuns For Dummies

    1. Re:what next? by stevenbdjr · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually, it would be more like the RoadTour-HOWTO.

  4. Paradigm Shifts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    >Basically, the computer world is on the verge of a major paradigm shift...

    Oh boy! I wish those damn paradigmns wouldn't keep shifting around like they do! They never stay still long enough so you can get a clean shot at them with a rifle. Hard critters to track too.

    My Daddy shot a 80 pounder once! We had it stuffed and it nailed to the wall of the den.

    Oh shit! Come to think of it, I think the critter was a *pangolin*, not a paradigm. Easy mistake to make tho.

    I think paradigms make better eating tho.

  5. Legendary? by agedman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ok, this may well be off-topic, a troll, redundant, and/or flamebait, but...

    The thing isn't even over and you're calling it legendary? Seems like a waste of a good word.

    I don't have karma to burn, but my pre-coffee indignation wouldn't let this pass.

  6. Well crap. by Zelxyb · · Score: 2, Funny

    I knew we should have invited them to our LAN party (we had the room right after they left).

    Fame has abandoned me again.