What's wrong with getting a blanket from Google? (along with $175, actually) We always keep one in our living room, handy for occasional dozing on the couch. You can give one to a homeless guy and he will be thankful for it. After the earthquake in 1999 here in my hometown in Turkey, we received thousands of them from all around the world (got one from Greece and was thankful for it). Cats love them, you can use one for the floor to make a winter home for street cats... etc.
Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers
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Re: Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers
#32My first impression was that this was some joke and that Google think open source developers are poor and need help keeping warm at night.
Re: Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers
#33I got an email like this a couple of years ago -- apparently someone liked my work on bsdiff. 175 USD of stuff from the Google Store plus a gift; in my case, the gift turned out to be a modular pocket knife ( http://www.quirky.com/products/35 ). (Oh, and it had "Google I think it's great that Google has a program for recognizing open source developers; that said, they seem to be going a bit far afield with their "giv…
To be fair: Not everyone lives in silicon valley. Some of us have winters to contend with. I have blankets everywhere, because I'm not about to pay the required energy bill to keep my house balmy.
Re: Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers
#34Gifting blankets... This sounds familiar. So it has begun. The war against open source. Blankets laden with smallpox.
Re: Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers
#35Some people seem to dislike the blankets. Google (or anyone, I guess) could set up a donation system so these blankets end up somewhere useful, rather than just sitting in a cupboard. I don't know why people don't like blankets. I freakin' love blankets.
No sleeves.
Re: Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers
#36Is this a legal technique to avoid Google having to pay for open source software in any way? Does acceptance of the blanket mean anything legally?
It's a bribe !!! ;) seriously , no string attached whatsoever , it is a gift and that's great.
Re: Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers
#37Why is there a "[sic]" in the title? After reading the post on Slashdot, I have the impression that we are talking about actual blankets. So the word is correctly spelled.
I assume it's based upon the idea of sending plague-ridden blankets. The sic being there to denote that they are actually sending blankets; it's not a metaphor. That said, it's not a great usage.
Re: Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers
#38Some people seem to dislike the blankets. Google (or anyone, I guess) could set up a donation system so these blankets end up somewhere useful, rather than just sitting in a cupboard. I don't know why people don't like blankets. I freakin' love blankets.
Check you email. Great start up idea. Donate blankets. I'll get the domain and look for some VC money. We'll need a developer.
Re: Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers
#39I got an email like this a couple of years ago -- apparently someone liked my work on bsdiff. 175 USD of stuff from the Google Store plus a gift; in my case, the gift turned out to be a modular pocket knife ( http://www.quirky.com/products/35 ). (Oh, and it had "Google I think it's great that Google has a program for recognizing open source developers; that said, they seem to be going a bit far afield with their "giv…
I'm not sure if spreading android like fertilizer to techy users that are likely to have them already is environmentally defensible.