Everybody Kick In A Buck Or Two!

[je_fro]

Yeah yeah, I know lots of you youngsters gravitated to linux because it's "free".
But now it's time to kick in $2 to sponsor a Linux car at the Indy 500!

http://www.tux500.com/

ESPECIALLY now because the vista fanboys are asking MS to kick in for a car of their own... What are there, like a billion windows users and NOT AN ORIGINAL THOUGHT AMONG THEM??? I guess the only place they've got a fighting chance at competing is on the racetrack... :D

http://vista500.ifastnet.com/

They take paypal at tux500.com. I just gave $5 - you can too!!

Thanks,
je_fro

[aNoob]

Gave 10 bucks.

[je_fro]

Suh-weet!
You're _twice_ as cool as me! :)

[ph34r]

I'll donate to a F1 team or other "real" racing... none of this left-turn-only stuff tho

[eyceguy]

i think its funny if you go to vista500's forums its full of linux fanboys :D

ahh the irony makes my dark soul proud :)

[Parcival]

Okay, I finally have a reason to sign up at paypal. :D

[bwkaz]

Money duly kicked in. Wheee! ;)

(I'd echo the sentiment about F1, but as the page says, Indy is nice for this kind of thing because it's possible to sponsor a driver for a single race, instead of having to do it for an entire season. Just about anything else is for an entire season.)

[HughA]

I assume that a 'Microsoft' car would manage a few (slowish) laps before crashing for no apparent reason, and that Microsoft would issue a press release promising that a reliable vehicle would be available in time for next year's race ;-)

Regards,
Hugh

[aNoob]

I don't want to be so pessimistic but judging the rate donations gathers up I'm afraid there won't be 350k in such a short time interval. What happens if they won't gather 350k? Will they buy a smaller advertising spot?
I'd also donate for a NASCAR car, my favorite motor sport but I guess that'll take a while to happen now.

[je_fro]

They say what they're going to do with the $$ whatever happens...
I'm going to wait awhile and let the news spread...just a couple of corporate sponsors would make all the difference.

[je_fro]

I searched "tux500" over at slashdot and got NO HITS!
Some of you guys with /. accounts double-cross post this puppy over there and maybe a bigger news organization will pick it up!!!

[Parcival]

What happens if they won't gather 350k? Will they buy a smaller advertising spot?

Guckst Du hier (http://www.tux500.com/goal.php) :)

[knute]

ESPECIALLY now because the vista fanboys are asking MS to kick in for a car of their own... What are there, like a billion windows users and NOT AN ORIGINAL THOUGHT AMONG THEM??? I guess the only place they've got a fighting chance at competing is on the racetrack... :D


Not if they have a windows-esque motor under the hood! :D

[Syngin]

Consider it added to StumbleUpon.

FYI for anyone else reading this thread, here's their plan if they don't quite make the mark:

* $25K - $50K USD : Minor Associate Sponsorship; logo appears on the car
* $50K - $100K USD : Associate Sponsorship; larger logo appears on the car
* $125K - $300K USD : Major Associate Sponsorship; large logo appears on the car's engine cover
* $350K - $600K USD : Primary Sponsorship; logo appears on the car's sidepod, and the race team name contains "Team Linux"

[DarkDexter]

I gave $10. If it wins that would be awesome!

[blackbelt_jones]

If they don't raise enough, I think they should sink it all into an entry in the Red Bull soapbox derby.

I think this is a terrible idea, but that's cause I'm not a sports fag. I picture a fiery crash and a headline that reads "LINUX DEATH CAR!"

But if there's someplace where I can send a check and not use my debit card, I'll kick in a few bucks, because I want everyone to like me.

[je_fro]

I'll acknowledge you on IRC if you give them 5 bucks through PayPal :D
C'mon...everybody's got a paypal account!

[mrrangerman43]

blackbelt_jones

I'll kick in a few bucks, because I want everyone to like me.

Do you have enough money for that??;)

[Parcival]

Do you have enough money for that??;)

I love blackbelt because he uses the command line, though I'm no woman. ;)

[blackbelt_jones]

I don't have a paypal account. Really, what is the world coming to when people turn down money?

[blackbelt_jones]

i think its funny if you go to vista500's forums its full of linux fanboys :D

ahh the irony makes my dark soul proud :)

They should stop being mean and and leave that poor guy alone. Especially some wag who goes by the unlikely username of "blackbelt_jones". Where do people come up with this stuff?

[Syngin]

I'll acknowledge you on IRC if you give them 5 bucks through PayPal :D
C'mon...everybody's got a paypal account!

Hehe wow, I'm suddenly transported back to 1995 back in my IRC days. Does he get 'ops' too? Do they even still have 'ops'? :p

[Syngin]

Ok, what IRC server/channel? There's no #justlinux on irc.freenode.net? Wasn't that it?

[je_fro]

Yeah, it used to be #justlinux but we all moved to #linuxn00b because the name is cooler :)
(yeah, those are zeros in the channel name :( )

[Syngin]

Hmm, nobody there. It redirected to cookies.shadowfire.org for the server. Netsplit or are u just having fun with me? hehe

Says I'm in #linuxn00b.

Update: Just realized now that its in your sig. Call me 'Mr. Observant' :rolleyes:

[je_fro]

we're on irc.freenode.net

#linuxn00b

Really, we're not laughing...

[blackbelt_jones]

Yeah, it used to be #justlinux but we all moved to #linuxn00b because the name is cooler :)
(yeah, those are zeros in the channel name :( )

Or as I like to call it, #linuxnobs

Why do I keep arguing with Vista500? He must be 12 or something.

[je_fro]

LOL! Nice trolling blackbelt! Keep up the good work!

[je_fro]

Bump!
http://myspace.com/tux500

[heckle]

Donated 5 and pending submission on /.

[Calipso]

WOW! this is awesome! Im definitely going to donate as soon as Im on a wired network. They really should've started this a year ago to give enough time to raise the money. Not much time left until May.

[je_fro]

Bump!
http://linux-blog.org/index.php?/archives/198-Indy-500-and-Linux-Not-Newsworthy.html

[bwkaz]

Bump again!

(18 hours left, guys... ;))

http://content.zdnet.com/2346-9595_22-67217-7.html

[Calipso]

Lap 38, Moreno crashes out. At least the cameras had an excuse to zoom in close enough to see tux on the car!

[bwkaz]

:(

I didn't even get to see him! (That's what happens when I eat meals. Sigh. :p)

I'm hoping I'll be able to find some video somewhere, at least.

(Hopefully Tux wasn't mangled, either; that'd be really bad. Depends on how he hit the wall, though, I suppose.)

[boxxertrumps]

I require footage. Someone HAD to be recording it.
(Linux never crashed before...)

[bwkaz]

I found this URL in a comment on the tux500.com blog, but it didn't seem to work for me yesterday. It does, however, seem to be working now. :)

http://www.indycar.com/multimedia/videos/player.php?v=619