Crazy Fan Geeko-Pimps His Ride

by Susan Linton - Oct. 10, 2011Comments (3)

openSUSE Bruno Friedmann takes his Linux seriously. Yes sir-ree. While most users are content with a case sticker and tee-shirt, Friedmann needs to go bigger. Bigger than a toaster. Yes, he decked out his car to reflect his Linux love.

Friedman, one of those convention goer-types and openSUSE Ambassador, modeled auto-body racing stripes, openSUSE Geeko decals, and main openSUSE domainname stickers using Open Source tools like GIMP, Blender, and Inkscape. The result is a professional yet tasteful display of openSUSE fan advertisement.

I was into cars in my younger days, so I'm still distantly connected to the automotive world. openSUSE has always been one of my favorite distributions, and there's even a fine example for myth-busting the assumption that all Linux geeks are "Unkels" hold-up in their parents' basement. Yes, all my favorite things rolled up on one Webpage.