Paris Hilton Recruited to Publicize Linux

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Paris Hilton Recruited to Publicize Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on Friday April 1, 2005 @03:05AM from the but-nicole-ritchie-is-the-cool-one dept.

lamasquerade writes "Paris Hilton has been named by the Open Source Development Legue as their next recruit in a bid to gain maximum exposure for FOSS. The new Legue's CEO, Jeremy Bleats, noted that the length of Ms Hilton's legs were a great factor in the decision and was sure to deny any links to The Red-Headed Legue. Richard Stallman was quick to label the activity a 'cheap stunt'."

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In other news... by suso · 2005-04-01 03:06 · Score: 5, Funny

All distributions adopt new characteristic *BOIINNGGG!* bootup sound.

Speaking of which. On Wednesday, we were at LinuxFest in Indy and one of the freebies that the university was giving out where these little penguin squishy things. Two girls who looked like they just came off of the latest reality TV show came up to our booth and asked in a very gingery voice "Like, can we have one of these penguins?". I doubt they knew anything about Linux. After they left I then turned to Marina and said, you know there needs to be a new distribution of Linux called Pink Linux or something "like" that. It could have a pink gtk theme with cornflower blue icons.
1. Re:In other news... by 2names · 2005-04-01 03:11 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  "cheap stunt"
  
  Too...many...jokes...must...not...say...the..."c "...word...
  
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2. Re:In other news... by dedeman · 2005-04-01 03:14 · Score: 5, Interesting
  
  If I didn't laugh at this, I would mod it +1 interesting.
  How many young girls might be in the market to buy a computer, if for nothing else then to IM, and either wouldn't care, or wouldn't know, the difference between eye candy windows or eye candy linux. They might just be the only demographic to judge a disto based on it's "cuteness" factor.
  And I promise that this is not a shameless ploy to make linux geeks attractive in the eyes of 16+ yr old girls. It would be interesting to see linux take a larger market share through the efforts of promoting itself to high school/college age chicks.
3. Re:In other news... by DrEldarion · 2005-04-01 03:15 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Either that or remove the n and replace the first t with an l.
4. Re:In other news... by HarvardAce · 2005-04-01 03:19 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Also in other news...
  Duke Nukem Forever has gone gold! And it will *ONLY* run on Linux!
  
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5. Re:In other news... by mrotschi · 2005-04-01 03:19 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  there needs to be a new distribution of Linux called Pink Linux or something "like" that
  like this ? http://www.divisiontwo.com/articles/barbieOS.htm
6. Re:In other news... by Pharmboy · 2005-04-01 03:23 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  I don't see the attraction either. Plain face, boney body, bad attitude. I mean, its not like there is a shortage of little rich girls with no morals. She is far from the prettiest of the bunch.
  
  Its not like she is talented either. Her biggest assets are just being rich and being a celebrity. WHY she is a celebrity is beyond me.
  
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7. Re:In other news... by Anonymous+Custard · 2005-04-01 03:27 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I'm sure that new wiggly window thing that the guy was showing on her last week will snag a few more converts.
  
  Hasn't Apple already patented the practice of using gimmicky UI's to convert low-end users?
  
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8. Re:In other news... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-04-01 03:38 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  WHY she is a celebrity is beyond me.
  She is a celebrity b/c she is rich and grabs headlines with wild behavior. In other words, she acts like a celebrity, so the media celebrates her. Famous for being famous, Catch 22.
9. Re:In other news... by nametaken · 2005-04-01 04:04 · Score: 4, Interesting
  
  I don't see the attraction either. Plain face, boney body, bad attitude. I mean, its not like there is a shortage of little rich girls with no morals. She is far from the prettiest of the bunch. Its not like she is talented either. Her biggest assets are just being rich and being a celebrity. WHY she is a celebrity is beyond me.
  
  She's not just rich, she's damn rich. She also plays the part of being mentally handicapped quite well. In truth, I suspect she's quite smart and a ridiculously hard worker. You just can't be an idol to teens if you're way over their head and too normal to get attention. Perhaps some of us could even take a lesson, and learn to compromise some ego in return for some finacial success. Well, not me, but other people. :)
10. Re:In other news... by robertjw · 2005-04-01 04:31 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  and a ridiculously hard worker.
  
  I'll say. I saw the video.
  
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11. Re:In other news... by 2short · 2005-04-01 04:40 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  In truth, I suspect she's every bit as dumb as she seems. Certainly there are plenty of actresses, etc. who are famously dumb blondes, but when you see them not acting, it is clear they are in fact quite inteligent and hard working, and are acting the dumb blonde part because it brings them success. Christina Applegate might be the cannonical example; she got playing the role of a stupid bimbo, but seen out of that role, on a talk show for example, she is incredibly articulate. But Paris isn't compromising her ego for financial success; she isn't acting dumb to get rich. She was born damn rich. I suppose she could be acting dumb to get attention. But working hard at acting stupid in pursuit of a cleverly crafted strategy whose whole purpose is to make oneself a world-famous icon of spoiled stupidity strikes me as pretty clear evidence one is actually stupid in reality.
Finally! by fredtheshingle · 2005-04-01 03:06 · Score: 5, Funny

Tux with tits!
Linux looks to Hilton for exposure by webhat · 2005-04-01 03:06 · Score: 4, Funny

The joke is in the title.

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Welcome, Paris! by LukePieStalker · 2005-04-01 03:07 · Score: 5, Funny

I for one welcome our new bimbo overlords.
free goodies! by ack154 · 2005-04-01 03:07 · Score: 5, Funny

I also heard that the next Debian installs will include Paris' latest video and her hacked TMobile phonebook by default. No more searching around the net for your favorite downloads!
Paris Hilton Recruited to Publicize Linux by Jaguar777 · 2005-04-01 03:07 · Score: 5, Funny

That's Hot

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Don't want her... by carambola5 · 2005-04-01 03:07 · Score: 5, Funny

Could we just sell her for $30k? We could fund a bunch of projects with that!

(lay off. i know it's a joke)

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Why bother? by Xentor · 2005-04-01 03:07 · Score: 5, Insightful

What a waste of effort... Why even bother making a joke article? Just say "Paris Hilton", and it's already a joke.

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Any real stories? by SenFo · 2005-04-01 03:07 · Score: 5, Insightful

Are there going to be any serious posts today?

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1. Re:Any real stories? by MyLongNickName · 2005-04-01 03:12 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Why should today be any different than any other day?
  
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2. Re:Any real stories? by Peyna · 2005-04-01 03:19 · Score: 5, Informative
  
  No. It's April 1st. It's Slashdot. This has been a regular occurence since the beginning of Slashdot.
  
  Don't worry, you can just repost this comment in every story today and have Excellent Karma by sunset.
  
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*Yawn* by El_Muerte_TDS · 2005-04-01 03:08 · Score: 5, Funny

coming up next:
- Google Gulp
- Nasa reports: Water on Mars
- GMail inbox size to infinity+1
- Gentoo to drop x86 live cds
- gnome requiring subscription in the future ....
Linux convention by nnnneedles · 2005-04-01 03:09 · Score: 5, Funny

Here she is doing what she does best at a linux convention:

http://phil.askluke.com/chicks/parislol.jpg

I think she just read the camel book and was inspired.

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Re:WTF? by ack154 · 2005-04-01 03:09 · Score: 5, Funny

Did you guys hear how loud that "whoosh" sound was? I heard it all of the way over at my desk.
Ok... by Transcendent · 2005-04-01 03:10 · Score: 4, Insightful

going on 5 jokes in a row... time for a real news article already?

There is such a thing as "killing a joke"... ya know, that guy who gets a good laugh at a joke, then keeps adding on to the same thing over, and over, and over... the laughter dies down and then people just start nervously chuckling so they don't make the guy feel bad.

"That guy" is /. right now.
1. Re:Ok... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-04-01 03:24 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  There is such a thing as "killing a joke"... ya know
  In Soviet Russia joke kills you!
Re:Tux by Anonymous Coward · 2005-04-01 03:19 · Score: 5, Funny

Gotta be better than watching Tux go down on my new server ;-)'s
Re:Like by Dun+Malg · 2005-04-01 03:24 · Score: 4, Interesting

Where are the real stories today?
No shit, man. Isn't the really cleverness of April Fool's jokes in the subtlety of their presentation? The best ones are plausible falsehoods slipped in amongst the real thing. But not on /., of course. No, here we get to endure 24 hours of the Worst Jokes Ever, each one dumber that the last. Wait, I got some news story ideas guys! "Disney buys the ISS"! "Microsoft releases WinNT source"! "Linux cancelled forever"! Those are GREAT! HAHAHAHAHA!!

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I'd hit it.. by un1xl0ser · 2005-04-01 03:24 · Score: 4, Funny

I'd hit it.................

with a stick!!!!

Fuck, wrong forum.

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The Open Source Kama Sutra with Tux by October_30th · 2005-04-01 03:34 · Score: 5, Funny

Linux Sex Positions - The Open Source Kama Sutra.

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Re:Like by Rakshasa+Taisab · 2005-04-01 03:45 · Score: 5, Funny

The problem is, if you make the fake news subtle or hide it amongst real news, it will just be an ordinary day on /..

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