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Linux Community Halloween Challenge

LuMinoR writes "In a cool contest with a Halloween theme, BitDefender is inviting Linux enthusiasts to crash test their upcoming antivirus solution for Linux e-mail servers. The most thorough beta tester will receive 1,000 German beers and a trip to BitDefender's corporate headquarters in Romania, where they will attend meetings with Count Dracula, the BitDefender development team and other local luminaries."

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  1. Re:Had you read the article by ironfrost · · Score: 4, Informative

    through extrapolation....one can assume that "most prolific" equates to "finds the most bugs"

    Almost, but not quite. Quoting from the contest FAQ:

    Q. The rules weren't quite clear. What are we supposed to do in order to win?

    A. Send bug reports that have not been sent by someone else. They will be rated and a score from 1 to 3 will be announced by the judges in 24h max from the bug's arrival. At the end, the person with the most points wins.

  2. Re:Maybe I'm the only one but... by Jesus_666 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Cologne and D'dorf sell their beer in 0.2 glasses, Bavaria usually sells theirs in 1 liter glasses ("Maß") or even bigger, everyone else is somewhere in between. Over here (near Bremen) you usually get a small pilsener (0.2l), a large pilsener (0.4l) or a wheat beer (0.5l). Note that Kölsch (the beer you get in Cologne) is exceptionally expensive. I don't know about Alt (the D'dorfian beer).

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  3. Re:Hmmm.... German beer... by Jesus_666 · · Score: 2, Informative

    According to the German Wikipedia article the strongest beer is an American beer ("Barley Johns Rosies Ale") with 28% alcohol (but you call anything above 4.5% malt liquor - which applies to most German beers). Also, I know that monks brewed some fairly strong beer which they consumed during lent.

    And yes, I should have written "99%". But you can interpret my figure as 90% water and 10% normal beer, which approximates what I meant, although it might only be 90% accurate. ;)

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