NEW YORK: He's nine years old, bright-eyed and hungry to learn.
Meet Linux, or a human embodiment of the computer operating system, in a new television commercial by IBM. The ad airs next week during the US Open men's finals and the National Football League's kick-off on Sunday.......................
In the IBM commercial, a blond, blue-eyed boy sits mum as a stream of celebrities ply him with information on everything from plumbing to the mysteries of the universe. The more knowledge the boy absorbs, the more it benefits humankind, it says.
"Collecting data is only the first step toward wisdom, but sharing data is the first step toward community," Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr advises the boy in the ad, recalling the ethos of the programming community behind Linux.
The ad closes with the slogan "Linux. The Future is Open. IBM.
--
**************** *****************************
Kiggundu Mukasa # Computer Network Consultancy###
KYM-NET LTD. # Intranets & Internet Solutions#
House 73 # Data Communication Service ####
Plot 80 kanjokya Street
P.O. Box 173 Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256 77 972255
+256 71 221141
Fax: +256 31 262122
*************************************************************************
|
