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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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+ | Some companies/foundations, while not needing these developers can greatly benefit from a community-maintained projects. In the comic, one of the devs is "helped" by Debian leaders with a "dating coach" that would only give him bad advice. Men can sometimes have the tendency of using criticism (even if constructive) to demonstrate their intelligence in order to impress/help a girl. | ||
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{{w|Debian}} is a {{w|GNU/Linux}} distribution (but also ships {{w|GNU Hurd}} and {{w|BSD}} versions). {{w|Red Hat}} is the company behind {{w|Fedora Linux}} and {{w|RHEL}}. | {{w|Debian}} is a {{w|GNU/Linux}} distribution (but also ships {{w|GNU Hurd}} and {{w|BSD}} versions). {{w|Red Hat}} is the company behind {{w|Fedora Linux}} and {{w|RHEL}}. | ||
− | + | {{w|Hitch (film)}} is a {{w|romantic comedy}} in which {{w|Will Smith}} plays a "dating coach", which helps men to have successful dates with women. | |
− | + | The comic is about orphaned Linux projects, because volunteer FOSS developers will often leave their projects aside whenever something of greater importance to them requires more time (like dating relationships, tiredness, sickness etc). | |
− | + | The title text goes on to say that, similarly, the girl is also a volunteer developer. Red Hat hires a "dating coach" to persuade her to watch romantic comedy movies with Cueball; romantic comedies are disliked by most men. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Voices are coming from behind a door with a sign that reads "Debian Linux HQ. | + | :[Voices are coming from behind a door with a sign that reads "Debian Linux HQ".] |
− | :First voice: Problem: One of the volunteer developers has a date this weekend. Dates lead to romance | + | :First voice: Problem: One of the volunteer developers has a date this weekend. Dates lead to romance, romance leads to orphaned projects. |
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:Second voice: What's the plan? | :Second voice: What's the plan? | ||
:First voice: We're hiring him a relationship coach. He's like Will Smith in "Hitch," but he only gives bad advice. | :First voice: We're hiring him a relationship coach. He's like Will Smith in "Hitch," but he only gives bad advice. | ||
− | + | :[Black Hat is talking to Cueball, who is standing in from of a mirror.] | |
− | :[Black Hat is talking to Cueball, who is standing in | + | :Black Hat: Okay, remember: The key to conversation is constructive criticism. |
− | :Black Hat: Okay, remember: The key to conversation is | ||
:Black Hat: You need to show you're smart enough to solve her problems. | :Black Hat: You need to show you're smart enough to solve her problems. | ||
:Cueball: Makes sense. | :Cueball: Makes sense. | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]] | ||
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