Re: Stuffed Gnu
Hey Karl,
We'ed like to all like see the pict of your cube.
To complete my OpenSrc server farm I erected a small windmill...
...still searching that special cow poopy to complete the picture.
BTW, I still think that gnu looks like a water buffulo.
--- Karl Pena <karl@tux.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Anyone know where I can exchange a few, green dollar-bills for a cute,
> stuffed-GNU, as in this picture below?
>
> http://www.linux.org.uk/FEATURE/Bremen/51.jpg
>
> I've already combed many community-websites, search-engines, and Debian
> Mail List archives for mention of the stuffed-GNU. No luck.
>
>
> WHY do I ask for a lead to the stuffed GNU?
>
> The local newspaper may publish a picture of my office-cube
> (apparently they like the creative stimuli from my aerial/aquatic use of
> little stuffed, and inflatable, penguins and waterfall-fountains).
>
> Gnu/Linux has provided me with a job, and intellectual nourishment, an
> ethically-minded technical community, and limitless opportunities, and
> there is much for which I need to give back to Gnu and its contributantes.
>
> It would be fitting if the GNU was in the pix in the paper as well.
> I really would like to have Debian and GNU articles in my cube, to
> constantly evoke the GNU and FS ideals that inspire so much
> global-community. Also, stuffed-GNUs would remind me how badly I need to
> familiarize myself with MUTT.
>
> I started using only Debian-2.1 about 6 months ago, after Christoph
> Lameter gave me a CD of Debian at the NY LinuxWorldExpo in February, and
> after my superviser at office told me about VRMS, and showed me the path
> to the Debian install disks.
>
>
> I already suggested to thinkgeek.net that it would be great if they also
> sold stuffed-gnus in addition to stuffed-penguins.
>
> Thanks for ANY info, leads, response, or for any help in finding a
> stuffed-GNU.
>
>
> sincerely grateful,
> Have a great week,
>
> Karl
>
> sysadmin/dns admin
> at a Local Virginia ISP
>
>
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