The "Extreme Ubuntu Install Challenge".

Travis Roy travis at scootz.net
Thu Oct 13 11:47:00 EDT 2005


They run linux at the top of Mt. Washington. I'm sure they've installed 
it during January..

While probalby not Ubuntu, it's still impressive :)

Scott Garman 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
> 



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