Paris Hilton Recruited to Publicize Linux 438
lamasquerade writes "Paris Hilton has been named by the Open Source Development Legue as their next recruit in a bid to gain maximum exposure for FOSS. The new Legue's CEO, Jeremy Bleats, noted that the length of Ms Hilton's legs were a great factor in the decision and was sure to deny any links to The Red-Headed Legue. Richard Stallman was quick to label the activity a 'cheap stunt'."
In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
Speaking of which. On Wednesday, we were at LinuxFest [iu.edu] in Indy and one of the freebies that the university was giving out where these little penguin squishy things. Two girls who looked like they just came off of the latest reality TV show came up to our booth and asked in a very gingery voice "Like, can we have one of these penguins?". I doubt they knew anything about Linux. After they left I then turned to Marina and said, you know there needs to be a new distribution of Linux called Pink Linux or something "like" that. It could have a pink gtk theme with cornflower blue icons.
Re:In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
Too...many...jokes...must...not...say...the..."
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Re:In other news... (Score:5, Interesting)
How many young girls might be in the market to buy a computer, if for nothing else then to IM, and either wouldn't care, or wouldn't know, the difference between eye candy windows or eye candy linux. They might just be the only demographic to judge a disto based on it's "cuteness" factor.
And I promise that this is not a shameless ploy to make linux geeks attractive in the eyes of 16+ yr old girls. It would be interesting to see linux take a larger market share through the efforts of promoting itself to high school/college age chicks.
Re:In other news... (Score:3, Insightful)
True, true. This girl I knew wanted me to install Linux on her machine after she saw the neat exploding animation that Window Maker made when you took an icon off the wharf. I'm sure that new wiggly window thing that th
Re:In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
Hasn't Apple already patented the practice of using gimmicky UI's to convert low-end users?
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Oh there is no worry about that.
-m
Re:In other news... (Score:2, Funny)
She's a man!?! Well, at least that explains the lack of development in certain other areas.
Re:In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
Duke Nukem Forever has gone gold! And it will *ONLY* run on Linux!
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Oh, come on now. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
like this ? http://www.divisiontwo.com/articles/barbieOS.htm [divisiontwo.com]
Re:In other news... (Score:4, Funny)
In all seriousness, it's supposed to increase the number of computers running linux as their primary desktop to 100% within the next few days.
The OS war is officialy dead. We won!
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Re:In other news... (Score:5, Insightful)
Its not like she is talented either. Her biggest assets are just being rich and being a celebrity. WHY she is a celebrity is beyond me.
Re:In other news... (Score:4, Insightful)
She is a celebrity b/c she is rich and grabs headlines with wild behavior. In other words, she acts like a celebrity, so the media celebrates her. Famous for being famous, Catch 22.
Re:In other news... (Score:3, Insightful)
The moral is either:
(1) The media has skewed our idea of attractiveness towards unrealistic standards.
(2) Slashdot readers should get out more often.
Note the two aren't mutually exclusive.
Re:In other news... (Score:3, Insightful)
You must not get out much
Regarding "unrealistic standards", I don't find her standards as unrealistic: Average looking and boney. You can find that in any developing country. Last time I was in eastern Europe, I saw plenty of girls that were just as slim and much better looking. You can find millions o
WHY she is a celebrity ... (Score:3, Insightful)
She's a celebrity because she's a celebrity. It's the same reason everybody uses Windows. Everybody uses it
Re:In other news... (Score:5, Interesting)
She's not just rich, she's damn rich. She also plays the part of being mentally handicapped quite well. In truth, I suspect she's quite smart and a ridiculously hard worker. You just can't be an idol to teens if you're way over their head and too normal to get attention. Perhaps some of us could even take a lesson, and learn to compromise some ego in return for some finacial success. Well, not me, but other people.
Re:In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
I'll say. I saw the video.
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It seems to have worked for George W Bush though.
Hmmm (Score:3, Informative)
Finally! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Finally! (Score:2, Informative)
The Open Source Kama Sutra with Tux (Score:5, Funny)
Linux looks to Hilton for exposure (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Linux looks to Hilton for exposure (Score:3, Funny)
No no, Tthis could work. (Score:3, Funny)
darn (Score:3, Funny)
ok, like, again, check... (Score:2, Informative)
Re:ok, like, again, check... (Score:2)
Like (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Like (Score:2)
Bryan
Re:Like (Score:5, Interesting)
No shit, man. Isn't the really cleverness of April Fool's jokes in the subtlety of their presentation? The best ones are plausible falsehoods slipped in amongst the real thing. But not on /., of course. No, here we get to endure 24 hours of the Worst Jokes Ever, each one dumber that the last. Wait, I got some news story ideas guys! "Disney buys the ISS"! "Microsoft releases WinNT source"! "Linux cancelled forever"! Those are GREAT! HAHAHAHAHA!!
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Welcome, Paris! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Welcome, Paris! (Score:3, Funny)
Linux User: Windows has more viruses!
Windows User: Linux has more STDs!
free goodies! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:free goodies! (Score:3, Funny)
apt-get install herpes
Paris Hilton Recruited to Publicize Linux (Score:5, Funny)
Don't want her... (Score:5, Funny)
(lay off. i know it's a joke)
Re:Don't want her... (Score:3, Funny)
The best part is we can make more money by pimping her out while making the children.
Tux (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Tux (Score:5, Funny)
good one (Score:3, Insightful)
Why bother? (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Why bother? (Score:3, Funny)
I *am* Paris Hilton, you insensitive clod!
no reg (Score:2)
Always no-reg (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:no reg (Score:2)
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A new group set up to advance the cause of free and open source software has decided to recruit socialite Paris Hilton into its ranks as a means to gain more exposure.
The Open Source Development League said it was recruiting Ms Hilton because it knew of nobody else who had managed to gain such a degree of exposure despite having no apparent learning in this direction.
"What she managed to
Any real stories? (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Any real stories? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Any real stories? (Score:5, Informative)
Don't worry, you can just repost this comment in every story today and have Excellent Karma by sunset.
Re:Any real stories? (Score:2)
Relax, get a sense of humor, and quit whining.
Dup! (Score:4, Funny)
I am just waiting for tomorrow, when they post a dup of a phony story.
Cheap Stunt (Score:2, Funny)
I'd agree, Stallman has better legs.
better face, too, without the make-up
*Yawn* (Score:5, Funny)
- Google Gulp
- Nasa reports: Water on Mars
- GMail inbox size to infinity+1
- Gentoo to drop x86 live cds
- gnome requiring subscription in the future
Re:*Yawn* (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:*Yawn* (Score:4, Funny)
Actually, Astronomy Picture of the Day [nasa.gov] do have a photo of water on Mars today.
emphasis.... (Score:2)
Emphasis in this case on "cheap"
Re:emphasis.... (Score:2, Funny)
I for one welcome our new pop princess Overlord! (Score:2)
*Thank Gorf It's April Fools:)
Linux convention (Score:5, Funny)
http://phil.askluke.com/chicks/parislol.jpg
I think she just read the camel book and was inspired.
Let me be the first... (Score:2)
Worst April Fools joke ever (Score:3)
Ugh
Ok... (Score:5, Insightful)
There is such a thing as "killing a joke"... ya know, that guy who gets a good laugh at a joke, then keeps adding on to the same thing over, and over, and over... the laughter dies down and then people just start nervously chuckling so they don't make the guy feel bad.
"That guy" is
Re:Ok... (Score:4, Funny)
Wow, this is great... (Score:3, Funny)
Not a good thing security-wise.... (Score:3, Funny)
Press Release by SCO (Score:3, Funny)
Ms Hilton was quoted as saying "they promised me they wouldn't show that tape to anyone, if you can't trust a nerd, who can you trust?".
Paris Hilton has some geek cred (Score:4, Interesting)
On her appearance on Saturday Night Live, she did a fake commercial for a geek-oriented phone sex line. She dressed up in a hat & huge scarf and made various Doctor Who references.
After that, i have now officially seen everything on TV. Nothing could ever top such an obscure reference than that. Closest was the cast of AbFab showing up on an episode of Roseanne.
Re:Paris Hilton has some geek cred (Score:3, Insightful)
Do you think Paris is a closet Dr Who fan who never managed to mention it while exposing every other detail of her personal life, or do you think maybe one of the SNL writers is a Dr Who fan?
Yeah, that's what I thought.
-aiabx
Video (Score:2)
Gifts (Score:2)
Open source... (Score:2)
Gentoo has had this for months (Score:2, Funny)
LinuxFund.org (Score:2)
(This is not a joke)
Anybody know?
Open Access Software? (Score:2)
Stupidity Completes Its Takeover of Slashdot (Score:2)
Posted by CmdrTaco on Friday April 01, $TIME
from the wtf-were-you-smoking dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Stupidity has completed a passive takeover of Slashdot. Slashdot administrators, members of the Slashdot Board of Trustees, Roland Piquepaille and several other people recently sold their souls to Stupidity, Inc. completely by giving up their 2% share in holdings."
"In what has become increasingly obvious to many, Slashdot has been completely infiltrated by spies from Stupidity Inc. Many
Testdrive (Score:2)
Naked Linux (Score:2, Funny)
April Fools! (Score:2)
"since I use linux..." (Score:2)
Not that'd be a great cathphrase
Productive (Score:3, Funny)
Welcome to April 1 on Slashdot, when productivity in IT departments around the country shoots up 500%.
It's official. . . (Score:2)
I'd hit it.. (Score:5, Funny)
with a stick!!!!
Fuck, wrong forum.
All kidding aside... (Score:2)
Paris Hilton?? (Score:2)
Interview (Score:4, Funny)
"That's hot."
"Hot...Alright, what about the pengiun mascot, do you think it fits Linux or what are your feelings on that?"
"That's hot."
"Also....hot. OK, let me ask you this, what would you think of dinner with me tonight?"
"That's hot."
"Are you listening at all?"
"That's hot."
So.. (Score:3, Funny)
Plusses and minusses (Score:3, Funny)
Plus Side:
Minus side:
Talk about "Open Sores" (Score:3, Funny)
Re:WTF? (Score:5, Funny)
Hacked? (Score:2)
maybee after she got her sidekicked hacked...
She got Nicole hacked? That's hot.
Re:Well... (Score:2)
ARRRRG NOOOOO