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Linux Foundation picks "We're Linux" video finalists
by Brad Linder Apr 7th 2009 at 5:00PM
So the Linux Foundation decided to put together a video contest asking some of those enthusiasts to develop their own ads. The odds of any of these commercials showing up on prime time TV aren't great. But this week the Linux Foundation picked five finalists from more than 90 entries. Tomorrow the winner will be announced, but all five of the finalists are worth a look if you're interested in open source software development.
The video at the top of this post wins my vote for the funniest of the bunch. But I'm not sure it's the best at conveying what makes Linux special. You can find the other four entries after the break.
[via OStatic]
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
bryan said 9:25PM on 4-07-2009
That was funny? Seriously?
I don't get it.
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ZeRo said 7:34AM on 4-08-2009
i want me a penguin costume too!
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Sean said 7:35AM on 4-08-2009
I personally liked the Freedom and Origins videos were the best. The other ones just don't really seem to be in the same breed of what really seems best as an ad in today's audience. However, I do think it would be good to put in some Compiz footage as a little hooker to show that Linux can be pretty like Vista/OS X if it wants to. Not saying that should be the only thing to be shown.
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andrew said 7:35AM on 4-08-2009
completley agree that the origins and freedom are the best, their exactly the type of thing you'd see on tv.
the rest try too hard but don't really get anywhere (especially the last one! which is terrible). i didn't laugh at the first either...
whats the difference between an apple and a window...nothing...
i dont get it! :-S
sitruc said 7:35AM on 4-08-2009
Those were pretty disappointing.
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Jaffarn said 7:35AM on 4-08-2009
THAT WAS HILARIOUS!!!
haha now to watch the others :p
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Eric H said 9:18AM on 4-08-2009
Yeah the problem with all but one of these is that they are just as deceptive as the Mac ads, hell only two of them even reference the fact that Linux is an os directly. All of these, from a marketing stand point are fail.
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t said 7:54AM on 4-16-2009
What do you know about marketing? All marketing proffessionals will tell that you have to advertise your trademark not the product itself. Best examples: Apple: people now tend to call all music players ipods; google: because of google influence "searching the web" turned into "googling".
BTW, "what does it mean" ad seems to be the best imho :)
Eric H said 8:43AM on 4-16-2009
So apple doesn't show its products in their ads? The never show anyone using a player, or any specifics about them? Man I guess I missed those.
Chhama said 10:26AM on 4-08-2009
I loove the third one. An the last one's second in my opinion. I'm not impressed with the first one mainly because it took an unnecessary dig at windows and mac in my opinion. Linux is more than just an anti-windows/anti-mac OS. I think the third one and the last one captured the essence of Linux better than the other 3.
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decapattack said 7:23PM on 4-09-2009
Funny, none of them is better than the one released more than years ago, by professionals: the IBM Linux ad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwL0G9wK8j4
I think people are using cellphones to cook... pens to take a bath... the wrong people to create a good ad.
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lilduderpimp said 10:02PM on 4-12-2009
These ads make Linux users seem like stuck up idiots...honestly..
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Abscissa said 1:33PM on 4-13-2009
...Just like the Apple ads. I'd call it "keeping with the theme" ;)