Subject: Re: looking for a linux flag From: Chris Bier <chris.bier@cymor.com> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 00:26:32 -0500 Message-Id: <1023773819.896.1.camel@bach-5>
My license plates read: LNXADM1
On Mon, 2002-06-10 at 10:40, "Marvin \"GodfatherofSoul\" Bellamy" wrote:
> Completely OT, but does anyone have a customized computer geek license
> plate. I was thinking of getting one, but wasn't sure if I was being
> just too geeky.
>
> Duane Attaway wrote:
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> >On Mon, 10 Jun 2002 mbsmith@dstsystems.com wrote:
> >
> >>I have one from an AS/400 guy in the office here who got it from an IBM
> >>shindig he went to. It's from their "Peace, Love, Linux" campaign, black
> >>with small peace sign and heart and a larger Tux upper torso and head in
> >>the middle. It's nice because it doesn't have corporate logos all over it
> >> You may want to call an IBM rep and see if they have some.
> >>
> >
> >Also, if you live in Kansas, I believe the DMV only gives you one license
> >plate for your car unlike Missouri. That means you need one of those
> >fancy front license plate logos to compete with all the other motorheads.
> >Well, Compaq gives away A TON of plates modeled after New Hampshire's
> >license plate with the logo "LINUX live free or die" The Open Group has
> >commissioned a bunch of these plates with UNIX.
> >
> >So where do you get these gems? The opengroup's UNIX offering is just $12
> >US Dollars (what a steal!)
> >
> >http://www.opengroup.org/pubs/catalog/n900.htm
> >
> >Now, if you want the Linux plate, the Compaq booths at any Linux
> >convention are famous for giving them away. They don't appear to be sold
> >as I haven't seen anyone have any luck finding a vendor. I have one of
> >these coveted Linux plates, but since I live in Missouri...you can't steal
> >it off my car.
> >
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