The "Extreme Ubuntu Install Challenge".

[Tom Buskey]

I couldn't help but think of the Purity Test when reading this......

On 10/13/05, Scott Garman <sgarman at iname.com> wrote:
>
> Since the final release of Ubuntu Breezy came out today, I thought I'd
> announce the "Extreme Ubuntu Install Challenge":
>
> http://www.zenlinux.com/ubuntu_challenge/
>
> "On October 2, 2005, two good friends and I hiked up Middle Sugarloaf
> Mountain in the White Mountains region of New Hampshire. But this wasn't
> your typical hike; this hike had *extreme geek value*. For at the top of
> the mountain, I was going to install Ubuntu Breezy on my laptop.
>
> To my knowledge, no one has ever accomplished such a feat in history.
> Probably, this is because no one would want to. I'd like to change that.
> Ubuntu geeks of the world, I challenge you - where can you install
> Ubuntu in an extreme environment? Has Ubuntu ever been installed on a
> skyscraper window-washing scaffold? On an active volcano? While standing
> on your head the whole time? Just think of the possibilities!
>
> When you have a laptop, a mission, and no sense of social shame,
> anything is possible. What follows is one man's story of hardship and
> triumph, as he scales a mountain to install Ubuntu linux..."
>
> Yes, there are video clips of this epic story. Anyone who knows me
> personally will probably lose any shred of respect they once had for me
> once they see them, but hey - I figure it's good for a few laughs. :)
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Scott
>
> --
> Scott Garman
> sgarman at iname dot com
>
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