[lug] Re: [Glug]IBM Linux ad (fwd)

J. Wayde Allen wallen at its.bldrdoc.gov
Mon Oct 22 09:33:38 MDT 2001


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Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 23:14:31 -0600
From: F.L. Whiteley <greeley at greeleynet.com>
Reply-To: glug at lists.community.tummy.com
To: glug at lists.community.tummy.com
Subject: Re: [Glug]IBM Linux ad

Probably a push for the new Z900

http://www.ibm.com/news/us/2001/10/191.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "F.L. Whiteley" <greeley at greeleynet.com>
To: <glug at lists.community.tummy.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Glug]IBM Linux ad


> Started out with a corporate exec greeting police screaming "we've been
> robbed."
>
> Police enter like gangbusters and walk into nearly empty room.
>
> Exec's yelling "they've taken everything, including the servers!", as
camera
> pans around.
>
> A clued sys admin walks by casually, saying something the the effect "No,
> it's over there.  I sent an e-mail."
>
> Camera pans to single server rack by the wall.  IBM with Linux (Linux in
> bold red italics) across screen with announcement something like better,
> faster, much cheaper solution.
>
> Shooting for the bottom line.
>
> Hope some were still watching by the third quarter;^)
>
> Frank
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Gorman" <rob at emphasys.net>
> To: "GLUG" <glug at lists.community.tummy.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 10:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Glug]IBM Linux ad
>
>
> > I missed it.  What was the basic premise?
> > -rob
> >
> > on 10/21/01 11:15 PM, F.L. Whiteley wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone catch the IBM Linux ad during the Broncos today?
> > >
> > > Frank Whiteley
> >
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