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Red Hat 'Geek World' Contest

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the didn't-I-see-this-on-mtv? dept.

Zyber writes "Red Hat is sending 6 geeks to the beach where they will live in a luxury beachhouse. The contest involves locating the Gnome footprint throughout their website. While on vacation you will have to maintain a geekworld website as well as being "videotaped, photographed and documented for the world to see". Hmmm. Female geeks? " Don't we wish.

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  1. Ah, venture capital is a fine thing by Kurt+Gray · · Score: 2

    So this is what you do with millions of bucks
    big companies throw at you? "Well, we're holding
    off the integrated desktop thing but hey you
    should see this killer beach house we bought!
    We're going to give it away in a contest!"

    Just kidding -- I like Red Hat. Using it right
    now, in fact.

  2. I have a better idea by heroine · · Score: 2

    How about six full time, paid, telecommuter positions at Red Hat, developing whatever dream Linux application you wish existed but no private company will ever pay anyone to code, with whatever hardware and OS you want, from home. Not many people can afford to take 7 days off in May and Wrightsville Beach NC definitely aint Clearwater beach FL.

  3. geek girls by dria · · Score: 2

    If the guys want to watch geek girls, maybe they can convince RedHat to give the girls who enter a bit of an edge on winning.

    I'm a geekchick who uses RedHat and could use a couple of days holiday. I'd put up with being leered at by a webs-worth of geekboyz for a couple of days if it meant a free vacation. ;>

    - deb

  4. Beaches suck by Stephen+Williams · · Score: 2
    • You'll stay in a luxury beachhouse through Saturday, May 29 and enjoy all the sites of Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington, NC, as you have fun in the sun.

    At the risk of sounding like a stereotypical geek, I personally don't find "fun in the sun" to be much of a motivator. I never have been into doing stuff outside, and haven't set foot on a beach for years.