*I pressed send before I finished the mail!* The terms are that you must be 18 and represent Linux in some way. More info here: http://video.linuxfoundation.org/category/video-category/-linux-foundation-video-contest
Have fun and hopefully participate guys, Christopher Swift <[email protected]> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 6:18 PM, Christopher Swift < [email protected]> wrote: > *"If you've been alive and aware of mass media over the last twelve > months, you've probably seen television commercials from Apple and Microsoft > touting their operating system. From Apple's ubiquitous "I'm a Mac" to Jerry > Seinfeld to Microsoft's "I'm a PC" retort, operating system commercials have > been flooding the airways. Except one OS has been notably absent – Linux.* > > *While the Linux Foundation would love to spend millions promoting Linux > on TV, it's simply not our style (or in our budget). Even more importantly, > Linux isn't a top-down, commercially controlled operating system. It's a > grassroots product of mass collaboration. That's why we're sponsoring a > community contest to create a Linux video that showcases just what Linux > means to those who use it, and hopefully inspires many to try it.* > > *The winner will receive a free trip to Tokyo, Japan to participate in the > Linux Foundation Japan Linux Symposium in October 2009. The winning video > will also be unveiled at the Linux Foundation's Collaboration Summit in San > Francisco on April 8, 2009."* > > > In short, the Linux foundation have started a contest for a video > advert/commercial. The video has to represent GNU/Linux in some way and can > even be specific to Ubuntu, Debian, OpenSUSE, Fedora etc. >
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