More on the “I’m Linux” Video Contest

Posted by Sander_Marechal on Dec 24, 2008 3:19 AM EDT
Linux Foundation; By Amanda McPherson
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Last week, we launched the Linux Foundation video site. As part of the video site, we will also be holding a Linux video contest that kicks off in January. The contest reaction hasn’t been without controversy. Many emails and articles have asked, “Why are you copying Apple? Linux should be original!” My answer is that I originally thought of this contest while sitting through multiple Apple and Windows ads during a football game. It occurred to me that messages about operating systems are everywhere, but that Linux, by nature of its distributed organization, is not well represented in the video realm.

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