Paul B. '11 | March 16, 2009
"We're Linux!"
Congratulations to the future class of 2013! I'm looking forward to meeting you over the coming weeks through the blogs and, of course, CPW.
And now, here's a cute little something to brighten your day.
Maybe I'm a little crazy, but isn't that just too cute for words? :)
The video, Challenges at the Office, was produced by a alum friend of mine from SIPB, Waseem '07. The video's been entered in the Linux Foundation's "We're Linux" contest and it's been doing quite well. If you liked the entry, I'd really appreciate it if you took a moment to vote for it online, but no big deal either way.
Any other Linux users out there, among the current students or the prefrosh? What distro do you use?
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I liked the video :). I tried to vote for it, but the link you provided sends me to an error 404. If you fix it I will surely vote :D.
PS: I want a doughnut =S
~Julio ('14?)
Posted by: Julio ('14?) on March 16, 2009 03:23 PM
@Julio: Link fixed. :)
Posted by: Paul on March 16, 2009 03:25 PM
Done. One more vote for your friend's video. Hope he wins the trip to Tokyo :)
~Julio ('14?)
Posted by: Julio ('14?) on March 16, 2009 03:39 PM
I loved it. But now I'm in the mood for a doughnut. Dang you, Paul!
Posted by: Chris Praley on March 16, 2009 03:59 PM
Nice video! Good luck to your friend.
I was a Debian user on my old laptop, but now I just run Ubuntu occasionally on my MBP through VMWare, and some open-source software (mainly Wireshark and GIMP) via macports. I'm just too much of a sucker for eye-candy to deal with X on a regular basis.
Posted by: Merritt '13 on March 16, 2009 04:04 PM
Debian sid user =) unstable's the way to go.
It also means your system breaks often. And then you have fun trying to fix it - it's the only and best way to learn :D
Posted by: Vivian '12 on March 16, 2009 04:26 PM
Posted by: !! on March 16, 2009 04:35 PM
Ubuntu on my main laptop. :) My older laptop has Fedora on it an the moment, but its OS changes pretty frequently.
Posted by: Kelsey '13 on March 16, 2009 04:51 PM
I voted ;) great video.
Greetings from Poland ;)
Posted by: Jola '14? on March 16, 2009 05:32 PM
Except she pulls a doughnut out of a box CLEARLY labeled "munchkins." Fail! =P
Posted by: Laura on March 16, 2009 05:54 PM
Sabayon is a great distro for those who want to use gentoo but dont have time to compile everything themselves!
Posted by: Sabayon Linux on March 16, 2009 06:01 PM
Hahaha, that's adorable. I'm planning to try Linux this summer after partitioning my hard drive. :D
Posted by: Anon on March 16, 2009 06:19 PM
Kubuntu 8.10! I simply love KDE--I think it has better integration.
But... I'm starting to get frustrated with *ubuntu for Ruby development... especially with gems and Rails: rubygems repository version is 1.2.0 while everyone else is at 1.3.1!
Posted by: JonTec '13 on March 16, 2009 06:20 PM
Linux Mint all the way!
It has a lot of spiffy features and the user interface is quite attractive (and minty fresh!)
Posted by: Caitlin Mehl on March 16, 2009 06:57 PM
She totally puts the donut in her mouth before the second game of Rock Paper Scissors. Then she gives him the half that was in her mouth. Idonno about this Linux thing.
Posted by: Sam on March 16, 2009 08:36 PM
Ubuntu Studio FTW
I've been meaning to try the new Debian, but haven't gotten along to it.
Posted by: Sam Range '13 on March 16, 2009 09:13 PM
debian debian debian love love love
Posted by: Karen on March 16, 2009 09:43 PM
Fedora on laptop, Ubuntu on desktop.
Posted by: Kiran '13 on March 16, 2009 10:16 PM
I like Linux more than Windows (and don't care about Macs at all), but since I don't technically own a laptop right now, I must admit that there is no computer than uses Linux in my house ^.^"
There will be in May, though~
Posted by: Narce on March 16, 2009 10:31 PM
Use Ubuntu. I had a Fedora box back in high school, although I used Windows XP on my laptop more often. I've gotten better, though, and primarily use Ubuntu now. Occasionally I'll use Windows if I want to game, but that doesn't happen very often.
Posted by: ShawnOfAwesome '11 on March 17, 2009 01:10 AM
Also, I feel like "cheesy" better describes the video :P
Compelling reasons to "be Linux", though ;)
Posted by: ShawnOfAwesome '11 on March 17, 2009 01:23 AM
Mandriva! Mandriva ALL the way. I wanted to use Debian or Ubuntu but I chose Mandriva in the end because the name sounded cooler.
Posted by: Aditya on March 17, 2009 09:03 AM
what was their mood while saying: you can be too
eating doughnut or dental difficulties due to online non-linux dentistry services?
Posted by: comboy on March 17, 2009 10:04 AM
Yes just partitioned my hard drive a few weeks ago so I can run Linux ubuntu in addition to windows!
Posted by: Justin on March 17, 2009 04:57 PM
Lol, that's adorable.
JUMPING JACKALOPE FTW!!!
Posted by: Anonymous on March 17, 2009 07:48 PM
Jaunty. Its JAUNTY.
Posted by: Anonymous on March 17, 2009 07:49 PM
Kubuntu > Ubuntu !!
There is a reason why more people use Windows than Mac--the "taskbar" needs to be on the botton by default.
I am using Gutsy Gibbon and Hardy Heron.
I couldn't get the broadcom restricted drivers working in KDE4. Jaunty might work.
Posted by: Kam '13 on March 17, 2009 09:04 PM
freebsd unix...?
Posted by: anon on March 18, 2009 02:12 AM
I started using linux when i was 11 or so. Oh well, thanks for not admitting me ;]. MIT isn't admitting hackers anymore.
Posted by: catch me on March 18, 2009 06:16 PM
Arch Linux running on my Thinkpad T30 and Debian Lenny on my server. The video is pretty cool too. :)
Posted by: Josh '13 on March 19, 2009 12:25 AM
Bah, I'm Windows Vista. I beat Linux :P
Posted by: Muz on March 19, 2009 11:36 AM
L scissors Linux
is your car auto-shift or are you a sport driver
V five
R N 1 2 3 4 5
Posted by: comboy on March 19, 2009 03:21 PM
Wow...I feel like that girl is my 5.12 TA
Posted by: Anonymous on March 20, 2009 12:17 AM
Arch Linux for me. I was reading the comments and saw nothing about Arch until the end, xD. Nice to see another Arch user I don't know about :P FreeBSD is pretty awesome, too.
If only I had the time to work on my application, I would be prefrosh. x.x;
Posted by: Musee on March 20, 2009 03:14 AM
Hey, Paul i have a completely unrelated question(s). How did you get your research position in high school? What did you research?
Posted by: Claire on March 20, 2009 09:10 PM
Another Arch user here. Woohoo!
Posted by: Carlos '13 on March 21, 2009 06:38 PM
simple guide to linux
-go to mit.edu homepage
-search linux go
-first result
-down there linux on laptops
-you know the rest ;)
Posted by: comboy on March 22, 2009 07:52 PM
