OSDL Answers SCO With Kernel Awareness Campaign

prostoalex writes "Open Source Development Labs announced a new initiative to increase customer confidence in using Linux in business. The initiative is launched in answer to legal claims by SCO Group. So far managers and developers around the world are supposed to boost their confidence in Linux with the help of this little poster, which explains the kernel development process."

Comments

SCO can make LEGITIMATE money!

[pridefinger]

What if they went on tour? 32 cities in 25 days...

Make sure all the big guns are there...Darl, et al...

And have a dunking machine...:)

I'd pay money for that!!!

-Pride

In wonder

[Leroy_Brown242]

How many of you linux boy and girls hav a new desktop image now? ]:3}>

Re:In wonder

[Karamchand]

I didn't know linux girl even exist!

Missing arrow

[arendjr]

I'm just missing a big red arrow with the text "You are here."...

Re:Business model of OSDL

[Anonymous Coward]

I, for one, welcome our new penguin-shaped overlords.

(see the poster)

Good freaking Lord!

[Otter]

OK, the next time someone spouts off about "Joe Sixpack", "marketdroids" or "lusers", keep this helpful bit of highly technical documentation in mind:

A diagram explaining how Linux code is written by humans, approved by two layers of penguins (one with a briefcase) and then passed on to human users.

What is the target audience supposed to do, go to their legal division and say, "No, there's no problem with Linux! See this explanatory document? All code is approved by a penguin. And yes, the GIMP is a perfectly suitable professional replacement for Photoshop. Notice the beautiful use of the select and fill tools?"

Am I the only one who thinks this diagram looks like an outtake from a Troy McClure film? "Mr. McClure, SCO says Linus stole their code!" "Not true, Timmy! As this diagram indicates, all code in Linux is approved by two levels of penguins!"

Re:Good freaking Lord!

[Otter]

In fact, that probably _is_ the logic, fighting stupid with stupid. I'm just wondering if it's maybe targeting a little too low -- press releases are one thing, but a cartoon penguin with a magnifying glass may be seen as insufficient legal advice.

Still, Malcontent is right. You need to send this out as a 3 meg .ppt file (ideally with each round of penguins or humans sliding in from the side with a car crash noise) if you expect your technology to be taken seriously.