Re: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

I just use them for conversation starters that can lead into LO.

One day, I will get some actual Tux and other items, but I no longer
work in an office, but out of my apartment.


On 10/05/2013 12:10 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)  
> Nicely said Virgil! :D  You almost make it sound like you are not already in the club just by 
> using LibreOffice and a bit more besides! :)
>
> The Tux penguin is a mascot of Gnu&Linux but used a bit more widely in OpenSource generally too.  
> I was thinking of using a cuddly toy as a way of sounding out the IT department.  Only people "in 
> the know" would recognise it and you might see a flash of a grin from just 1 individual and be 
> able to make contact with that person when the Windows fanboys aren't around.  Like a super 
> secret symbol used by a secret society so members can recognise each other.  Like 2 fishes or 
> dodgy handshakes or logos.  
> Regards from 
> Tom :)  
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Kracked_P_P---webmaster <webmaster@krackedpress.com>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Saturday, 5 October 2013, 13:32
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)
>  
>
>
> We are not weird, just passonate about Open Source.
>
> Actually, to be honest, having some type of penguin stuff animal or sign
> at our work desks can be a good conversation starter for Linux, Open
> Source Packages, and even LO.  Instead of you coming to them, they come
> to you and would not be concidered rude on your side to answer questions
> when they come to you.
>
> The Penguin Defence Squad poster was just something to give others a
> good laugh. 
>
> Well, to be perfectly honest, it is weird for us to . . . .
> 1 - want to pay for an operating system for our computers, if we get a
> good one for free. 
>
> 2 - want to pay for an office suite when you can get a good one for free
> - think LO
>
> 3 - want to deal with all of the crashes and other stability issues
>
> 4 - want to have the OS "type" that runs most of the Internet and other
> "must be up 99.99% of the time" servers?
>
> 5 - want to have the freedom to choose what the desktop environment will
> look like - Untiy, KDE, MATE, and a whole lot of others - instead of
> what some big company boss decides you must like.
>
> It is called Freedom
>
> by the way
> more and more industries are moving over to Linux as their primary
> business systems, desktop and server, and dropping MS products, after MS
> decided that everyone wanted those little tiles on your computer and
> many other things that businesses really do not want.
>
> Would you have 10+ windows open and on the screen or minimized to the
> "tray"?  When I work, I tend to have many windows open at the same time,
> or minimized so I can interact with all them creating my documents. 
> Last Time I tried it on Windows, Vista or Win7, it was a nightmare.
>
> I really love Ubuntu Linux over Windows 7.  I started using Linux when I
> could not find a free Windows package to do what I needed after the
> Windows package crashed and would not allow me to reinstall it.  I have
> been using it as my default desktop since early spring of 2010.  I have
> all my Windows laptops dual booting to Ubuntu as well.  There are
> something I need Windows for, but I rarely use it more than a few times
> a month.
>
> Yes, we are weird, but it is a good weird.
>
>
> On 10/05/2013 07:44 AM, Virgil Arrington wrote:
> > These two messages 'splain a lot. You Linux dudes are really weird. ;)
> >
> > Virgil
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Kracked_P_P---webmaster
> > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 8:53 PM
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Corrupt Installer Errors??
> >
> >
> > I collect every non-movie-character penguin stuffed animal as I can
> > find.  I think they are cute, for some odd reason.
> >
> > Still, it would be interesting to see more Tux Penguin "items" being
> > sold somewhere so you could have a "Tux" on your desk or door, or
> > somewhere.  Then if the ask why you have a pengiun there, you could tell
> > them.  Actually, I found severl hundred penguin images that have the
> > character dressed in super hero and other "costumes".  I even have a
> > self made poster stating that my place is defended by a Penguin Defence
> > Squad with about a dozen costume character penguines that are dresses in
> > such a way that I would not want to have a bunch of humans dress liked
> > that I had to go up against, even if a few look more Halloween costume
> > than real type people would wear.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10/04/2013 11:09 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > > Hi :)
> > > Maybe consider being nice to them and getting a cute cuddly penguin
> > > as a present.  Also see if you can spot anyone that already has a
> > > penguin on their desk as they might be more amenable to using
> > > OpenSource software.
> > >
> > > Personally i tend to hate cute and cuddly things but even so if it
> > > was a penguin that would make me smile.  Penguins are so cool,
> > > especially Tux
> > > Regards from
> > > Tom :)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > >   From: contrazz <diggle@contrawise.net>
> > > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > > Sent: Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 4:59
> > > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Corrupt Installer Errors??
> > >
> > >
> > > Wow!
> > > Nice thread hijack, folks!
> > > > From busted downloads to nefarious Wi-Fi in three easy steps!
> > >
> > > My company's firewall doesn't allow torrent downloads.
> > >
> > > I never use IE unless it's the only option.
> > > I used Firefox and Chrome - with identical, broken results.
> > > Eventually, I took one of the computers off-site, and immediately got
> > > a good
> > > download.  .
> > > Back inside the perimeter, another try yielded another broken file.
> > > I'll grouch to my IT crew about it tomorrow.
> > >
> > > Hope y'all have fun with the Wi-Fi thread ... !
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > View this message in context:
> > > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Corrupt-Installer-Errors-tp4075791p4075945.html
> > > Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.


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