Quirky Open Source Convention Photos

Lisa writes "I don't know if you've seen Julian (SuperSnail) Cash's amazing photos from last year's O'Reilly Open Source Convention , but they are worth checking out." Julian also took some pictures of the 2000 OSCON too. We figured since OSCON 2002 is almost upon us that this would be a fun thing to post.

Re:Open source photos?

[the_real_tigga]

Well. he doesn't say you're not allowed to use it, he just wants to tell you what he thinks! Plus, by that quote, it don't matter if you use it on a *commercial* site

Hmm...

[Karl_Hungus]

I heard it really blew. [spidereyeballs.com]

Re:Hmm...

[Petersko]

Well, what do you know. You all have probably figured out by now that they aren't blowing up the balloons - they're inhaling from them.

And not to make cartoon voices either.

They moved the nitrous cartridge and cracker from the frame.

Who says techies don't know how to have fun?

dial up

[MonkeyPaw]

You know, when I hit pages like http://www.spidereyeballs.com/os5/ it makes me really miss my broadband.

On 56k I have time to reply on this thread before that page is even done loading in another browser.

Oh wait, my bad. That site is just slow.

Oh well. I still hate my modem.

that's it

[Em Emalb]

Well, after this post http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=35308&cid=3812 913 and looking at those photos, I hereby turn in my geek card. I guess I will never have that geek "X" factor. You elite bastards! :)

Damnit, I tried.

*sniff*

it's a joke, laugh.

Photos? Uh-oh

[Anonymous Coward]

You're posting hundreds of high-res photos on /.? Are you mad? :)

You didn't look deep enough

[ShaunC]

Heidi's there, alright; your browsing skills just aren't up to par. Does this [spidereyeballs.com], uh, ring a bell? :)

Shaun

The power of Microsoft

[hazyshadeofwinter]

It can't be a coincidence that my browser crashed immediately after loading Craig (Microsoft) Mundie's pic. Remind me not to laugh anymore about JPGs bearing virii. [slashdot.org]

Virii?

[Wee]

Remind me not to laugh anymore about JPGs bearing virii.

Are you sure it wasn't a few errant trojii? Maybe it was gaggle of wormii. They're the worst -- they get into your system with tentacles like octopii and barbs as sharp as cactii. You need to step way back and get statii on all your system when you get infected with those. Or you could take a one or more hiatii from online computing altogether and minimize your chances of getting infected.

I hate viruses [dictionary.com].

-B

Re:That's what we want to see

[zephc]

such cuteness... with such evil... AHH! Confuuused!

Re:That's what we want to see

[jsse]

I met her personally and I can tell you she really has an angel face with devil body. I believe Microsoft picks her because of that. XD

Too bad people don't like it, and the post is modded as troll. I forgot most modders don't take critism. I'd never compare them to cute girls anymore. :P

Re:That's what we want to see

[j1mmy]

WOOHA [spidereyeballs.com]

Re:That's what we want to see

[DrunkenPenguin]

Yeah, I agree with you. Even my sincere comment (which included a link to Finnish scene party pics) was modded down to -1. It was offtopic. Yeah right.

Re:That's what we want to see

[jsse]

thank you for your support. I don't mind losing karma. I wish you like this girl. :)

Re:That's what we want to see

[Clover_Kicker]

>Hairy geeks, slimy geeks, overweighted geeks....
>yes! That's exactly what we want to see! I'm sure
>nobody like those pictures [inscyber.net] taken at
>Microsoft's booth, they are very unprofessional.

Here's another guy who chooses his OS based on the quality of the booth babes:

Why BSD is superior to Linux [xs4all.nl]

Re:That's what we want to see

[jsse]

Thank you for your support, and sorry for that brave comment cost your another karma point. :(

I thought people would like this girl. :)

I'll save you the searching

[flacco]

.

Right to the good stuff [perl.com].

Red-heads

[flacco]

Doesn't it seem that there are an inordinate number of red-heads in this set of photos?

Open Source Development HOW-TO

[Anonymous Coward]

1. Introduction
   As everyone knows, Open Source software is the wave of the future. With the market share of GNU/Linux and *BSD increasing every day, interest in Open Source Software is at an all time high.

   Developing software within the Open Source model benefits everyone. People can take your code, improve it and then release it back to the community. This cycle continues and leads to the creation of far more stable software than the 'Closed Source' shops can ever hope to create.

   So you're itching to create that Doom 3 killer but don't know where to start? Read on!

2. First Steps
   The most important thing that any Open Source project needs is a Sourceforge page. There are tens of thousands of successful Open Source projects on Sourceforge; the support you receive here will be invaluable.

   OK, so you've registered your Sourceforge project and set the status to '0: Pre-Thinking About It', what's next?

3. Don't Waste Time!
   Now you need to set up your SourceForge homepage. Keep it plain and simple - don't use too many HTML tags, just knock something up in VI. Website editors like FrontPage and DreamWeaver just create bloated eye-candy - you need to get your message to the masses!

4. Ask For Help
   Since you probably can't program at all you'll need to try and find some people who think they can. If your project is a game you'll probably need an artist too. Ask for help on your new Sourceforge pages. Here is an example to get you started:

   "Hi there! Welcom to my SorceForge page! I am planing to create a Fisrt Person Shooter game for Linux that is going to kick Doom 3's ass! I have loads of awesome ideas, like giant robotic spiders! I need some help thouh as I cant program or draw. If you can program or draw the tekstures please get in touch! K thx bye!"

   Thousands of talented programmers and artists hang out at Sourceforge ready to devote their time to projects so you should get a team together in no time!

5. The A-Team
   So now you have your team together you are ready to change your projects status to '1: Pre-Bickering'. You will need to discuss your ideas with your team mates and see what value they can add to the project. You could use an Instant Messaging program like MSN for this, but since you run Linux you'll have to stick to e-mail.

   Don't forget that YOU are in charge! If your team doesn't like the idea of giant robotic spiders just delete them from the project and move on. Someone else can fill their place and this is the beauty of Open Source development. The code might end up a bit messy and the graphics inconsistant - but it's still 'Free as in Speech'!

6. Getting Down To It
   Now that you've found a team of right thinking people you're ready to start development. Be prepared for some delays though. Programming is a craft and can take years to learn. Your programmer may be a bit rusty but will probably be writing "hello world" programs after school in no time.

   Closed Source games like Doom 3 use the graphics card to do all the hard stuff anyhow, so your programmer will just have to get the NVidia 'API' and it will be plain sailing! Giant robot spiders, here we come!

7. The Outcome
   So it's been a few years, you still have no files released or in CVS. Your programmer can't get enough time on the PC because his mother won't let him use it after 8pm. Your artist has run off with a Thai She-Male. Your project is still at '1: Pre-Bickering'...

   Congratulations! You now have a successful Open Source project on Sourceforge! Pat yourself on the back, think up another idea and do it all again! See how simple it is?

Ahem..

[neroz]

In the words of Francis, from PvP [pvponline.com]: "Gaaayyyyyyy..."

Re:Ho Humm

[BoBaBrain]

I guess there isn't a whole lot of insightful, interesting, funny observations you can make about other people's photos.

Maybe not, but there are certainly one or two frankly scary [perl.com] observations to be made.

Page layout

[wowbagger]

Did
anyone
else
get
the
page
laid
out
like
this?

Come on people, when laying out a page, don't hardcode the width of the [frames|table columns] - just because you run at 800x600 doesn't mean some of us don't run at 1600x1200, and vice-versa. I'd expect this from a Windows site (Window motto - "Everyone MUST do things just like I do!"), but from a site targeting OSS/FS?

Fun ?

[tmark]

We figured since OSCON 2002 is almost upon us that this would be a fun thing to post.

I guess Linux geeks have a different definition of 'fun' than I do...

Open source bukkake

[rworne]

Well, the before [spidereyeballs.com] shot. What's with the giant green penis-lizard?

...stuff that matters...

[SocietyoftheFist]

Do you really expect people to pay for this content?

Why did this story get posted?

[MadFarmAnimalz]

There's no nudity. I looked everywhere. What's wrong with you, chrisd?

Re:Why did this story get posted?

[Sebbo]

Wait a week and visit Supersnail.com, which Julian has temporarily taken down due to the Slashdot Effect.. You'll be pleased to observe that a) lots of people are nekkid, and b) I'm not one of them.

Who is this girl?

[modulus]

http://www.spidereyeballs.com/os5/set2/small_os5_r 10_0092.html

http://www.spidereyeballs.com/os5/set2/small_os5 _r 08_9965.html

http://www.spidereyeballs.com/os5/perl/small_os5 _r 10_0118.html

Re:Who is this girl?

[ActiveSX]

One of lwall's daughters. She is pictured with his other daughter, Heidi, in this picture [spidereyeballs.com] and this other picture [spidereyeballs.com].

Re:Who is this girl?

[ActiveSX]

A bit more research (actually a 5 minute trip to Google) shows that her name is Geneva Wall. Hooray for Google.

talking about open source and fotos

[Qaseem]

In one of the seminars I attended promoting linux I saw a picture of a large number of the developers responsible for linux (LT,AC ... etc). It had marker with names of each person in the picture. I could not find the source of the picture but would love to get an electronic copy of it. anyone know were to find it.