[Debian-uk] Re: Expo aftermath - Final draft

[Paul Sladen]

On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Paul Martin wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 10:11:43AM +0100, Andrew Stribblehill wrote:
> > [...] We think he managed to "sell" Debian to a large petrochemical firm.
> Ah, but did they Shell out? :-)

``The well-Oiled Debian-uk machine rolled into action...''

It's amazing what the Elf's on the GNOME stand can achieve!  I Am sure that
the company will be Total-ly Exxon-erated with their choice and Arco-ing to
`debian.org/switch'[1] after they discover the Gulf separating Debian from
other rpm distributions promoted with Pennzoil-guins on the box.

Although there is still the odd program waiting to BP-recompiled as `.deb's
for your proc-Esso-r, Debian already has over 9000 packages to get you
started;  including a rather complete CalTeX distribution and a rumours of a
version of Knuth's masterpiece from Los Angelos, La-TeXaco.  <*groan*/>

Aswell as the unusual hardware Debian runs on, there are some unusual people
using Debian--does anyone know any Duke's, or anyone who is Royal? Dutch
language support, like many others, is provided and simply requires
apt-getting the packages.  For the more adventurous, installing
`task-laptop' adds Mobil-ility support, complimented further by drivers
for various Orin-Amoco wireless cards in `pcmcia-cs'.

I think the Wintershall bring even greater benefits to the Debian community;
the Chevron's are Final-ly pointing in the direction of the one true
operating system and [after some airsnort Petrol-ling] the warchalking marks
on the Microsoft stand).  Thanks also go for Phillips arrangement skills and
VATenfall receipts--I hope hands.com doesn't end up like Enron as a result!

(I Amoco-ing to apologize, but I already used that, so I can't!)

	-Paul

[1] apple.com/switch;  I can't believe nobody has done a Debian one yet?!
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Nottingham, GB