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Linuxbierwanderung Report

Posted by justin++ on from the courtesy-of-wired dept.

Wired News has an enjoyable report of the Linuxbierwanderung (Linux Beer Hike). It sounds like it was a wonderful event, and you can't beat the admission (free)! I almost feel stupid for missing out on this, even if I don't drink. As a bonus, they even got to see the eclipse.

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  1. Can we have that here in NA by Jonavin · · Score: 2

    Cool. When can we have that here in my neck of the woods (North American Great Lakes).

  2. "I don't drink" by Hobbex · · Score: 2

    Terminal error: statement does not compute.
    Core dumped.

  3. the universal unifier ... by mdvkng · · Score: 2

    ... is beer?

    This really suits the Linux mentality. I mean, think of the parallels:

    Q) What's yer favourite distro?
    A) SUSE
    Q) Lame Ass. Real men run Slackware!

    Q) What's yer favourite brew?
    A) Lower Musquadaboit Lager
    Q) Lame Ass, LM Lager is crap. Real swillers drink Mosquito Gulch Ale!

    The only difference being I'm too chicken to name real beers because of the inevitable flame wars that will result. Linux preferences are safer to state. :-b

    Suggestion: we have the next Linux Beer event right on the Canada-US border, say a western portion of it so I can travel. That way we can insult each others' beer in the comfortable setting of enjoying our favourite software.

    -M

  4. American Beer Hike by Brian+Knotts · · Score: 2
    At the end of the article, someone suggested having a Beer Hike in the U.S., where there are many microbreweries.

    I would obviously recommend that this be somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, California has a few very good breweries, and magnificent scenery with the Coast Redwoods.

    Portland, Oregon supposedly has the highest per-capita concentration of breweries on the planet, and nearby there is Mt. Hood, the Columbia River Gorge, and many other very good hiking areas.

    If Seattle is preferred, perhaps it could be a bike trip through the San Juan Islands. I don't know if there are many breweries up there, though.

    Finally, across the Strait of Juan de Fuca (I just like to say that out loud), there is Victoria, B.C. on Vancouver Island. There are some good breweries, and many excellent pubs, and the island has many recreational opportunities.

    I couldn't make it to Germany (although I would have liked to), but I could definitely attend a Beer Hike in any of these places.

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