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Linux Conf 2004 Gives in Many Ways

Posted by michael on from the avert-thine-eyes dept.

Noddy writes "The Australian Linux Conf 2004 wrapped up today, with a few geek notables being dunked for their contributions.. to charity that is. Cystic Fibrosis benefitted from the likes of Andrew Tridgell, Damien Conway and Linus Torvalds stripping down, Linus getting into his speedos, and all getting wet. Video of the Linus dunking and a few images are available (thanks Internode). Bet the girls can't wait for the 'Geek Boys of Open Source' pinup calendar after seeing these shots of Linus. Great work guys! More conf wrap-up info also at ZDNet."

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  1. I know we'll probably have our share of gay jokes by (1337)+God · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I know we'll probably have our share of gay jokes, trolls, and comments about Linux being gay and what have you, but I ask that you avoid making fun of people who had the guts to sit nearly naked in front of hundreds of other guys just so they could do their part to put their fame to a good cause and donate a lot of money to the very worthy Cystic Fibrosis foundations.

    I probably wouldn't have had the guts to be able to do something like that, but Linus and those other guys did, and I think we should praise them instead of poking fun at them like Slashdotters do all too often.

    Thanks, Linus, for continuing to be a leader.

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  2. Mirror of the pics here: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative
    http://saintaardvarkthecarpeted.com/slash_mirror"

  3. Linux Pr0n? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Linus Torvalds stripping down, Linus getting into his speedos, and all getting wet"

    Only 9.95/hour!

  4. Linus in a speedo... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...Phew! good thing stallman wasnt invited>;)

    1. Re:Linus in a speedo... by probbka · · Score: 3, Funny

      I think I would have paid *more* to see RMS get splashed...

      But if they *really* wanted to make money, why didn't they invite Darl so Linux users could dunk him? Make a f'ckin fortune!!

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  5. First Bill Gates mod! by fredrikj · · Score: 5, Funny

    First Bill Gates Photoshop mod!

  6. Re:AVI by pantherace · · Score: 3, Informative
    Heh, you mean the .avi container format?

    Seriously this is mpeg4-type (divx) & pcm in avi, produced by "Software: MEncoder 0.90-3.2.3" (using most likely libavcodec which mplayer shares with almost anything on linux that wants to support a lot of formats.)

    I fail to see your complaint.

  7. OMG by Complicity · · Score: 5, Funny
    [Video of] Linus getting into his speedos, and all getting wet.

    Fastest. Slashdotting. Ever.

    (put your pants back on, nerds!)
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  8. Pinup Calendar by endeitzslash · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bet the girls can't wait for the 'Geek Boys of Open Source' pinup calendar after seeing these shots of Linus.


    I bet more straight geek guys would buy that calendar than girls.

  9. OMG...I was installing Linux on my laptop. by Androgynous+Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was installing Gentoo on my old thinkpad and almost "rm -Rf"'ed it when I came upon the shot of Linus in Speedos. I feel dirty...must shower.

  10. Re:speedos? by StringBlade · · Score: 4, Interesting
    As I gather, nearly everyone outside the United States. When I was in Germany for a few weeks I went to a nearby swimming pool with my German friend (their swimming pools beat the crap out of most U.S. swimming pools by the way!). I'm quite sure every other man except myself and one other American was wearing speedos. My German friend thought my swimming trunks looked funny.


    I held my tounge.

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  11. Look, God by 0x0d0a · · Score: 4, Funny

    Linus is married to a woman. He has had several children with her. I'm not sure how much more heterosexual you get.

    Oh, and forget dunking Linus. Everyone likes Linus, and he was getting up in front of a horde of his fans. You know who Linux folks would pay to dunk? McBride. You want to know what takes *balls* is standing in Speedos in front of a mass of people that hate you and saying "dunk me if you can".

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  12. Say what you want by andih8u · · Score: 5, Interesting

    but it takes a lot of guts (I'll refrain from saying a big set of balls from all the jokes that would lead to) to do that. Especially given the leadership role he has in the open source world. I don't think you'd find many CEO's of major companies willing to humiliate themselves in that way for charity.

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  13. we are one of the groups that benefitted! by timelady · · Score: 5, Informative

    On behalf of ITShare/Computerbank Sth Australia, we would like to thank the organisers of LinuxConfAu...We are an Open Source Non Profit group, who take donated hardware, refurbish it, put Linux on, and donate it to low income groups and individuals.

    We received AU$3600 towards a van, and also Linus sweetened the pot by adding the rights to having your name on the next kernel release.....

    People also donated AU$2000+ in cash on the night. Incredible generosity!

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  14. What did Linus yell? by borwells · · Score: 4, Funny

    The audio is a little fuzzy for me. But did Linus yell "You throw like McBride"?

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  15. Fat-so-what? by MsGeek · · Score: 4, Interesting

    To quote the great Captain Beefheart: "Better a big waist than a big waste." So he's still got the "incipient paunch." Big fsckn deal. So he won't win Mr. Universe. Again, big fsckn deal. I don't think many of you all reading this site can boast of being physically fit. I'm not. So what?

    If the "Guys of Open Source" calendar was for a good cause, like this dunk tank party was, then dammit, I'd buy it. Even if the centerfold was RMS. ^_^

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