Day 3: Linuxbowl

• How many years has linuxexpo been running? 5
• When was kernel 2.0 released? June 96
• What was the first linux distribution? H J Lu's boot and root disk or MCC
• How many hits did linux.com get on its first day? 4.3 million
• How many variables are named foo in the linux kernel 2.2.5? 10
• Who implemented the high performance corba in gnome? Elliot Lee
• On the average, how many typos has raster have? it depends on the sentence length, one per word
• What did Rusty Russel change in the 2.2 kernel? IP chains.
• In ELF shared libraries, what does ELF stand for? Executable and Linking Format
• What does GOAD stand for? Gnome Object Activation Directory
• What is the filesystem that SGI is opensourcing? XFS
• What did the K in KDE originally stand for? Kewl
• Who is the new head of mozilla.org? Michael Shaver
• Which free software developer goes to Bali to dance? RMS
• Which port does portmapper listen on? 111
• Who was the founder of linuxexpo? Donnie Barnes
• What was the first linux distribution released for the alpha? Blade
• What are the final versions as of today of each of the major kernel releases? 1.0.9 1.2.13 2.0.36 2.2.9
• What are the programs used to boot linux on Sparc and Alpha? Silo and Milo
• Who did the original Sparc/Linux port? David "S"parc Miller
• What is the name of Caldera's new install procedure? Lizard
• What does SUSE's YAST stand for? Yet Another Setup Tool
• Linus' wife is a champion is which sport? Karate
• Where was the first linux expo held? College of Textiles in North Carolina State
• IDC reports that linux server shipments where up by what % last year? 212%
• Where can you get a 3 feet stuffed penguin? Linuxmall
• What are the names of Linus' wife and two daugthers? Tove, Patricia, Daniella
• At what age did Linus receive his lifetime achievement award? 27
• Who presented it? Doug Michaels of SCO

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