New Contest Will Seek the Best "I'm Linux" Video

LinuxScribe writes "From Apple's ubiquitous 'I'm a Mac,' to Jerry Seinfeld, to Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' retort, operating system commercials have been flooding the airways. Except that Linux is the one OS that has been notably absent. Now the Linux Foundation is launching a video contest on their new video site to fill this void. The winner gets a trip to Tokyo next year to participate in the Linux Foundation Japan Linux Symposium, and some serious geek cred." The contest doesn't officially open until late January; the blog post has an email address to contact if you want to get a head start.

Comments

Script

[symbolset]

(big)Hi, I'm a PC.

(med mac)Hi, I'm a mac.

(flea linux)I'm Linux!

(big pc)Let's talk about servers.

PC shrinks, mac grows, but Linux takes over 90% of the scale

(linux)Hey! Where did you guys go?

Re:Script

[symbolset]

You're welcome. Maybe you would prefer the alternate version where PC has leprosy, and server share drops off.

Re:Script

[machine321]

Hi, I'm OpenBSD. Now STFU and RTFM.

Re:Script

[WWWWolf]

I work with consumers and a good 85-90% of the time you walk into a customer's house and sitting there is a Lexmark all in one. Have you ever tried getting one of those bastards working in Linux?

Mythologians claim there was an age when Lexmark printers actually printed something, but rational people dismiss such superstitions as highly unlikely. Most people who own one seem to be saying "oh, the printer side died, I'm just using the scanner". =)

I've just told people to buy HP lasers instead if they want something that's compatible with many OSes/different OS versions, and not have problems all the time. (And for what it's worth, the one time I tried using a Lexmark all-in-one scanner in Ubuntu, it worked pretty fine in SANE. I think.)

Distros Cause Spartacus Syndrome

[Sean0michael]

With all the distros out there vying for this, I'm sure this will end up being like Spartacus.

User: Which one of you is Linux?

Ubuntu: I am Linux!
Gentoo: No, I am Linux!
Red Hat: No, I am Linux!
SuSE: Don't listen to them - I am Linux!
Shouts from Slackware, YellowDog, DamnSmallLinux and thousands of others fill the air.

You Haven't Seen the "I'm Linux" TV Ad...

[Anonymous Coward]

Because it's only really suitable for radio, if you know what I mean.

Wish someone would do this

[ancientt]

A man walks to a corner and is solicited by two ladies of the evening.

(Windows) [dressed in fishnet and miniskirt] - "Wanna have a good time baby? I'm very popular, I do _all_ the fun things. [pause] I'm cheap."

(Mac) [catholic schoolgirl look with heavy makeup] - "Take me sweetie! I'm fun too and I'm cuter! [giggle, then dead serious] Not cheap."

[Mac and Windows get into a hair pulling fight while Marketing, old leering suited man, pulls up a jello filled wading pool.]

(Linux) [A girl next door type walks up] "Hi again, wanna grab dinner, [pause] I'm buying."

(Man) "Sure. Wait, you're buying? Do you expect to get paid?"

(Linux) "No, it might be nice if you buy some time, but that's up to you.

(Man) Dutch?

Re:Wish someone would do this

[Kenshin]

(Linux) [A girl next door type walks up] "Hi again, wanna grab dinner, [pause] I'm buying."

And then, she added: "Oh, but you have to cook it yourself, and if you dare ask how to do it my friends and I will laugh at you."

Re:I vote for Rodney McKay

[timeOday]

Sorry dude the casting is done.

Re:Not OSs

[centuren]

The answer, then, should be a Mac / PC ad spinoff where the "Mac" and "PC" start their banter, then "Linux" comes out as a Borg, injects itself into both, and we end up with all three as part of the Linux "community".

I can see it

[lord_sarpedon]

Picture an I'm a Mac/I'm a PC commercial as they typically start!

Richard Stallman shouts from offstage, "I'm linux, and I'm freee free FREEEE"

He the proceeds to prance naked around stage throwing rose petals to the ground as the other two are stricken with a deep terror.

Freeeee! Free freeeeee!

Re:I can see it

[Anonymous Coward]

Surely Stallman would say "I'm GNUde"

Already Done

[geoffrobinson]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-22EpQOm8c&feature=related

Computers suck.

Re:I vote for Rodney McKay

[Bootarn]

Indeed, the casting is done.

No trolling, just have a laugh.

Re:The contest is over.

[hairyfeet]

Bah! If you want mass market appeal you have to go for the evil genius market!

Hi I'm vista

[garlicbready]

I like this one the best
http://incredimazing.com/page/Hi_Im_Vista

Amusing

[Bert64]

I've seen the "I'm a PC" ads microsoft has been putting out, i particularly like the slogan "Life without walls".. but has anyone considered that there's no need for windows if you don't have any walls?

Bill Hicks

[ciderVisor]

I'll tell you the commercial they'd like to do, if they could, and I guarantee you, if they could, they'd do this, right here:

Here's the woman's face, beautiful.

Camera pulls back, naked breast.

Camera pulls back, she's totally naked. Legs apart.
Two fingers, right here, and it just says, "I'm Linux".

Now I don't know the connection here, but goddamn if Ubuntu isn't on my download list that week. -- Bill Hicks

Re:I vote for Rodney McKay

[McFadden]

You mean you want an arrogant obnoxious know-it-all fictional character to play the part of Linux?

Sounds spot on to me

(except for the fictional part - but I can see how you could have confused the average Linux user with their girlfriend)

Re:Novell already did this

[gzipped_tar]

--
Brian: You are individuals!

The mass: (in unison) Yes! we are individuals!

Brain: You are all different!

The mass: (in unison) Yes! We are different!

Man in the mass: I'm not.

Men around him: Shhhhh!
--

Sorry. Can't help.

Re:Novell already did this

[Anonymous Coward]

...and you have my sword!

Re:Novell already did this

[Abreu]

...and my axe!

Re:I vote for Rodney McKay

[EvilIdler]

I guess it means "lumpy", like grits.

Re:Novell already did this

[DiegoBravo]

And in the credits a fat bearded guy yelling "I'm GNU/Linux".

Re:Stupid idea

[Yetihehe]

Actually it's more like a wigwam. No gates, no windows, only apache inside.