Comments on: Don’t be such a “#ffc0cb” http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/ Drama! Intrigue! Geekiness! Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tathagata Chatterjee http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Tathagata Chatterjee Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:04:01 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/#comment-752 1) Slackware's mascot : Tux with a Pipe 2) J R "Bob" Dobbs - the figurehead of The Church of the Subgenius The connection is : Patrick Volkerding. (PV) PV is the founder of Slackware Linux. He is also an affiliate member of The Church of the Subgenius, and once claimed that the word"slack" of Slackware is a homage to J R "Bob" Dobbs and the Church. regards, Tathagata Chatterjee 1) Slackware's mascot : Tux with a Pipe
2) J R "Bob" Dobbs – the figurehead of The Church of the Subgenius
The connection is : Patrick Volkerding. (PV)
PV is the founder of Slackware Linux. He is also an affiliate member of The Church of the Subgenius, and once claimed that the word"slack" of Slackware is a homage to J R "Bob" Dobbs and the Church.
regards,
Tathagata Chatterjee

]]> By: Prasad http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Prasad Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:55:48 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/#comment-751 1, Tux with a pipe and Bob Dobb hair is the mascot for Slackware 2, J. R. "Bob" Dobbs is the figurehead of the Church of the SubGenius. The connect is that Slackware gets its name from the definition of 'Slack' as defined by the Church of the SubGenius, according to whom Slack generally stands for "the sense of freedom, independence, and original thinking that comes when you achieve your personal goals". (for Slackware 2.0 through 3.0, distribution CDs were printed  with a dobbshead on it) 1, Tux with a pipe and Bob Dobb hair is the mascot for Slackware
2, J. R. "Bob" Dobbs is the figurehead of the Church of the SubGenius.

The connect is that Slackware gets its name from the definition of 'Slack' as defined by the Church of the SubGenius, according to whom Slack generally stands for "the sense of freedom, independence, and original thinking that comes when you achieve your personal goals".
(for Slackware 2.0 through 3.0, distribution CDs were printed  with a dobbshead on it)

]]> By: shyam http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/comment-page-1/#comment-750 shyam Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:20:58 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/#comment-750 Pic 1 - Tux Pic 2- J. R. "Bob" Dobbs  Tux got its new avatar from Dobbs to become the  "slackware" mascot Pic 1 – Tux
Pic 2- J. R. "Bob" Dobbs 

Tux got its new avatar from Dobbs to become the  "slackware" mascot

]]> By: prasanth http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/comment-page-1/#comment-749 prasanth Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:03:33 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/#comment-749 Slackware the slackware logo, inspired by bob the deity of the church of subgenius. this church has a base around "slack". volkerding named slackware after this Slackware

the slackware logo, inspired by bob the deity of the church of subgenius. this church has a base around "slack". volkerding named slackware after this

]]> By: uma http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/comment-page-1/#comment-748 uma Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:52:50 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/#comment-748 pic1 : mascot of Slackware pic2: J.R Bob Dobbs,the figurehead of the "Church of the SubGenius" . connect: "Church of Sub-Genius".Patrick Volkerding, the founder of Slackware Linux, is a SubGenius affiliate, and he has confirmed the Church and "Bob" inspired the name for Slackware. pic1 : mascot of Slackware

pic2: J.R Bob Dobbs,the figurehead of the “Church of the SubGenius” .

connect: “Church of Sub-Genius”.Patrick Volkerding, the founder of Slackware Linux, is a SubGenius affiliate, and he has confirmed the Church and “Bob” inspired the name for Slackware.

]]> By: yaksha http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/comment-page-1/#comment-747 yaksha Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:47:08 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/#comment-747 oh the connect is Slackware oh the connect is Slackware

]]> By: yaksha http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/comment-page-1/#comment-746 yaksha Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:46:31 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/#comment-746 Slackware's mascot - Tux with a pipe Patrick Volkerding Slackware's mascot – Tux with a pipe
Patrick Volkerding

]]> By: alephnull http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/comment-page-1/#comment-745 alephnull Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:25:07 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/#comment-745 (1) is the one of the Slackware propaganda images and (2) is "Bob", the head of the Church of the Sub-Genius. (1) is a reference to (2) and the pipe is an essential part of "Bob". (1) is the one of the Slackware propaganda images and (2) is "Bob", the head of the Church of the Sub-Genius.

(1) is a reference to (2) and the pipe is an essential part of "Bob".

]]> By: Abhishek http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/comment-page-1/#comment-743 Abhishek Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:08:08 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/#comment-743 1)Slackware's mascot - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tux" title="Tux" rel="nofollow">Tux</a> with a pipe 2)J.R."Bob" Dobbs The "Slack" in Slackware is a reference to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_SubGenius#Slack" title="Church of the SubGenius" rel="nofollow">the term "Slack" as defined by the Church of the SubGenius</a>. Volkerding, the founder and maintainer of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slackware" title="Slackware" rel="nofollow">Slackware</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux" title="Linux" rel="nofollow">Linux</a>, is also a SubGenius affiliate, and he has confirmed the Church and "Bob" inspired the name for Slackware. <strong>J. R. "Bob" Dobbs</strong> is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figurehead_(metaphor)" title="Figurehead (metaphor)" rel="nofollow">figurehead</a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_SubGenius" title="Church of the SubGenius" rel="nofollow">Church of the SubGenius</a> 1)Slackware's mascot – Tux with a pipe
2)J.R."Bob" Dobbs
The "Slack" in Slackware is a reference to the term "Slack" as defined by the Church of the SubGenius.
Volkerding, the founder and maintainer of Slackware Linux, is also a SubGenius affiliate, and he has confirmed the Church and "Bob" inspired the name for Slackware.
J. R. "Bob" Dobbs is the figurehead of the Church of the SubGenius

]]> By: Preetish http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Preetish Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:09:41 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/2007/09/27/dont-be-such-a-ffc0cb/#comment-742 1st pic -  Tux with pipe is the mascot of  <strong>SLACKWARE</strong>. 2nd pic - <strong>BOB dobbs</strong> the founder of  "Church of the SubGenius". <strong>Connect -</strong> Slack is an important term in "church of the subgenius" and Slack in Slackware is derived from the "church of the subgenius". Patrick Volkerding, the founder and maintainer of Slackware Linux, is also a SubGenius affiliate, and he has confirmed the Church and "Bob" inspired the name for Slackware. 1st pic -  Tux with pipe is the mascot of  SLACKWARE.
2nd pic – BOB dobbs the founder of  "Church of the SubGenius".

Connect - Slack is an important term in "church of the subgenius"
and Slack in Slackware is derived from the "church of the subgenius".

Patrick Volkerding, the founder and maintainer of Slackware Linux, is also a SubGenius affiliate, and he has confirmed the Church and "Bob" inspired the name for Slackware.

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