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Linus Torvalds autographed Mac Powerbook on ebay

cgi.ebay.com — Some guy on ebay is auctioning off a mac laptop autographed by Linus Torvalds and a bunch of other Linux guys. Wonder what it's running? Hope it's Linux! :)

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  • jackwaters, on 10/12/2007, -35/+5They havn't actually signed the Powerbook, the autographs are on paper.....
    • swaggadocio, on 08/20/2008, -2/+23Ermm… No they are not. They are on the case under clear plastic.
    • fiendskull9, on 10/12/2007, -6/+0i get that feeling too

      in a few of the pics, the autographs are shining

      meaning they are OVER that *plastic*

      i think its a fake
    • malliemcg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This is the real deal. I was there when that laptop was won. Was a fund raising raffle $1au/entry. Kinda disappointing to see it up for auction tbh. Although I do kinda remember it being re-auctioned at the dinner for charity. I must admit that night is now kinda hazy :D

      M
  • ElectricSoup, on 10/12/2007, -13/+2Gee, got one with some of Richard Stallman's dandruff on?

    FWIW, Linus is using a G5 and now has a Mac mini for his wife but has expressed doubts about Yonah, although he likes Merom.

    http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/hardware/soa/Torvalds_takes_bite_of_Mac_mini/0,130061702,339271592,00.htm
  • titlesaysitall, on 10/12/2007, -6/+24"800Ghz processor"

    Gee, Apple ditched IBM over an 800 GHz processor?
    • BigglesPiP, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Spotted that, that thing must really fly!

      Although IBM do hold the record right now, at slightly over 100Ghz. Silicone Germanium FTW!
    • drlha, on 10/12/2007, -8/+2Damn. Why can't I delete this post!
    • cankillar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4You can't. Comments are edit-only.
  • InSeverance, on 10/12/2007, -25/+4um...Who?
    • Skwerl, on 10/12/2007, -20/+2Seriously, wake me up when it's someone who doesn't have his head up his ass.
    • SamsLembas, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10I really hope that was a joke.... But I fear it was not.
    • sicapitan, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1fair call, not everyone are nerds, even though nerds like to think go
  • wdfmor, on 10/12/2007, -10/+7"An apple a day keeps bill gates away" John "maddog" Hall.
    Quote of the day.
  • dragazis, on 10/12/2007, -17/+11anyone know what Linus uses now? Just curious
    • justinjacobs, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25My guess is Linux. But what do I know?
    • TenebrousX, on 10/12/2007, -3/+50Linux Torvalds reads raw binary and compiles it in his head in real time
    • Aldrenean, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17Yep. Linus, being a real man, uses straight linux. Just the kernel. Nothing else. Distros are for pussies. Hell, he doesn't even use a shell. Bash? What bash?
    • dragazis, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11I meant computer wise. And wtf, why am I being dugg down?
    • astrosmash, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4He uses Apple hardware because he prefers the PPC architecture, so apparently he's not too happy with Apple's switch to Intel
      http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=16132

      Apparently he's not too impressed with EFI either (Intel's BIOS replacement that Apple and IA-64 PCs use)
      http://kerneltrap.org/node/6884
    • drlha, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Linus is unimpressed by almost everything, its in his nature.
  • bonkers1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14OOO 800Ghz processor. Nice!
    • rabidjade, on 10/12/2007, -9/+2Sounds like something comming from a Mac owner.
    • bonkers1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Lmao, I dont own a mac you *****.
  • gafasiesornivek, on 10/12/2007, -37/+6My Dad is actually pretty good friends with Linus, they went to MIT together. Back in the day, they used to laugh about what if we called it Unus instead of Linux. I sure do miss Dad since he passed away. Just thought I'd relate.
    • TruthElixirX, on 10/12/2007, -3/+29Funny. Linus didn't go to MIT. :)
    • monkeymad2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18Oooo, so that's what a squashed e-penis looks like...
    • fiendskull9, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3ROFL is all i have to say
    • masterc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12I think your dad lied to you...
    • Gatesophile, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1@truthelixirx

      i meant to digg you up, sorry. damn small up and down buttons...
    • akira117, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"Torvalds attended the University of Helsinki from 1988 to 1996, graduating with a master's degree in computer science."
      From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds
    • rickbauls, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13My Dad was actually pretty good friends with Linus, they went to University of Helsinki together. Back in the day, they used to laugh about what if we called it Unus instead of Linux. I sure do miss Dad since he passed away. Just thought I'd relate.
  • SamsLembas, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25"brand new refurbished battery"
  • satch, on 10/12/2007, -9/+2But does it run Linux?
  • coldphoenix, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6It looks very sloppily signed, like what's with the rectangles around each signature. But no matter who the hell signed it, I wouldn't want their ugly handwriting all over my macbook.
    • wounded625, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3quote from the auction:
      "Autographs are covered in a clear adhesive with some minor peeling at the corners of a couple of the names.
      Autographs are signed directly on to the case of the laptop with a black marker. The reflection in the photographs is the clear adhesive covering the signatures reflecting the light back."
  • Mclaren1444, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1I seriously would never spend a dime on that crap. In fact to me that decreases the value of the beautiful powerbook. I just got a macbook pro. I don't even let relatives touch the keyboard and I definitely wouldn't want some people signing my $3,000 laptop.
  • inkhead, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3Just for the record if your curious what Linus Torvalds 'actually' uses day to day, it's a Mac, and Mac OS X. Even though he never will admit in public to using it as his main OS, it is what he uses more so than Linux (And I know you're thinking this is a Mac fanboy talking) but this is somebody who actually knows first hand. I was pretty shocked.
  • Fluidity, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3Marked as lame because the excitement in the "hope it's linux" comment at the end. Seriously. Do you really care? If it isn't already you can install it yourself if you're crazy enough to want to bid to win it.
  • BobaFettTDG, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Well, the sigs aren't on paper. But they ARE on duct tape...
  • goatfucker, on 10/12/2007, -6/+0It looks like the signatures are on pieces of clear adhesive, like packing tape.
  • Cherubim, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5Umm, why is this news ? Torvalds is full of it. Calling the Gnome team "interface nazis" just shows how out of touch with reality this self-appointed "pope of linux" is.







    • astrosmash, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Or, more likely, it shows just how out of touch the Gnome guys are with real Linux users.
    • Gatesophile, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2actually, it just shows that different people have different preferences. I prefer GNOME, but KDE is fine too. I wont go calling people names, but then again I'm not Linus, and I wouldn't have the right to. :P
    • astrosmash, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I very much prefer Gnome over KDE, too (because KDE just makes my blood boil) and I very much appreciate the new direction they took starting with Gnome 2.0 to focus on sophistication and usability, back in 2001 or whenever it was.

      But Linus requested a feature that was completely reasonable (configuring mouse buttons) and for the Gnome guys to use usability as an argument against that feature is just naive and wrong, especially considering that both Microsoft and Apple have offered the same feature for quite some time.

      The goal of the Gnome project is to create a sophisticated user interface. I don't think their intent is wrong, but it's really a question of whether they have the technical ability to achieve their goal, and, 5 years in to Gnome 2, I'm not so sure they've demonstrated that they have the ability. Clearly they did not demonstrate adequate ability during this dispute with Linus.
  • Jasonn, on 10/12/2007, -11/+4"Some guy on ebay is auctioning off a mac laptop autographed by Linus Torvalds and a bunch of other Linux guys. Wonder what it's running? Hope it's Linux! :)"

    Who gives a ***** you ***** nerds
    • TheG2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6I gotta agree...Linux really has turned into a religion, complete with Zealots.

      I'm considering starting the Church of MSPAINT.exe
    • Gatesophile, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@theg2

      I'll join.
    • CBanga, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Me too Theg2!

      Can I be an admiral?
  • goonmaster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1http://i14.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/93/11/a945_3.JPG
  • ericdano, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Is it me, or would getting a Linus autographed laptop be like getting a Steve Ballmer autographed laptop? Both really aren't relevant anymore.
    • astrosmash, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2What's this? Ballmer used to be relevant at some point?
  • bumblefoot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1someones greatly over estimating the value of peoples signatures
  • ASkillz, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Yes, it's autographed. But will it blend?
  • TheElectricMonk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i first read that as "lord torvalds" and thought "geez, another classical metal band"
  • TheYellowMole, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I hear he sleeps with nunchucks.
  • jbham184, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0"Hope its running Linux"

    it says its got mac os x 10.4 you retards
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