Occasionally I get requests for free copies of my apps and games.  Usually by someone out of work or folks in school (or sometimes just plain broke).  And I have been inclined to give it to them when asked.  I mean, it's not like I'm loosing money there, right?  I call it my "Try Not To Be A Gigantic Jerk-Face" approach to life.

But, I'm going to try something new (while still trying to stick to the whole "Not A Jerk-Face" thing).  From now on, I'm going to ask anyone who wants a free copy of Illumination Software Creator (or any other software I make) with a little help spreading the word.  That way we help each other.

Here's how you can get a free copy of any one piece of software I make (including Illumination Software Creator):

Post one of the following pages...

• The Illumination Software Creator Page
• The Download and Purchase Page
• The Illumination 5.0 Press Release
• The TV Page
• The Linux Tycoon Page
• The Wallpaper Page
• Or just Lunduke.com in general

To one of the various social media or news sites below.  If you your posting reaches any of the following levels (which I tried to make reasonable with a little elbow grease), email me (bryan@lunduke.com) with a link to your post and let me know which application (or game) that you want.

• Facebook - 40 Likes
• Google+ - 40 +1's or 40 Re-Shares (or a combination of the two adding up to 40)
• Twitter - 40 Re-Tweets
• Reddit - 40 upvotes
• Slashdot - Link in a story that makes it to front page
• Some other site (there's a lot of 'em).  Just ask me first to make sure it'll qualify.

Or you can write your own blog post (or YouTube video!), linking to the links above (with the same requirements of reaching a certain level on the social networks), and you can have a free copy of the "Everything Bundle".  Just, you know, make sure it's not a mean blog post.

That's it, really.  Sort of a "You scratch my back, I scratch yours" thing.  Of course, if you'd prefer to simply buy a copy, I won't stop you.

Plus... the less time I need to spend spreading the word about the cool software here... the more time I have to write the actual cool software.  Which is a good thing.

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On the weekend of April 27th and 28th I will be attending LinuxFest Northwest in Bellingham, WA.

Over the course of the weekend I will be giving 3 presentations (feel free to check them out at the links below):

• Why Linux (Always) Sucks... and what we can do to fix it.
• Why Linux Does Not Suck... not even a little.
• Building Linux and Android apps without writing code.

You can check out videos of last years "Why Linux Sucks" presentations on the TV page if you haven't seen them before.  This year... oh man.  It's going to be fun.

And, yes, they will be recorded and posted online (at my YouTube channel) after the event... but there's really nothing like being there in person.

A few things to note about LinuxFest Northwest:

1. There is no admission fee.
2. The event is both relaxed... and super awesome.  At the same time.
3. It is located within easy driving distance of both Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC.
4. The city it is located in (Bellingham, WA) is gorgeous.  Right on the water.  And filled with good food.

If you're planning to attend, feel free to bug me and say "hi" at any time.  I'll be giving out free high-fives and fist-bumps all weekend long.

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Boy howdy.  I get a major kick out of talking about making DOS games.  It's a great opportunity to amuse myself.  Which, as it turns out, I like to do.

Here's an excerpt from an interview I did with Gamasutra about Linux Tycoon for DOS :

"I did it just to make Richard Stallman's [founder of the GNU Project] head explode," laughs Lunduke. "A closed-source game about building Linux... running on DOS? I don't think something like that can exist in our universe at the same time as Stallman. I'm sure, at the very least, a temporal rift opened up somewhere."

In case anyone is curious... yes.  I reached out to Stallman -- mostly just to make sure he didn't think I actually wanted his head to explode.

His response was, in essence, a very polite no comment.  :)

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Enjoy reading articles with the word "Linux" in them?

Then you, good sir or madam, are in luck!  Here's a smattering of articles that I wrote for Network World and Linux World recently:

Linux profitability: How successful are the companies behind the biggest distros?

Ubuntu for Nexus is just the tip of the OS iceberg.

SUSE Studio: The lazy way to set up new system installs.

Can closed source software transition to the GPL successfully?

Ubuntu's rolling release: Pros and cons.

Why this Linux user is now using Windows 3.1.

Firefox OS smartphones: Everything you need to know about the hardware.

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Just a quick heads up (mostly for Facebook users):

I've finally gotten around to creating a Facebook page.

You can find all the various ways to get a hold of me right on the top of the site there.  Between Facebook, G+, Twitter, LinkedIn and Email... if you need to get in touch, I'm sure you can find a way.

I also tend to post announcements on the various social networks whenever something cool is going on (new episode of a show, new version of a game, etc.).  So if you want to stay up to date on Bryan-ness that's the way to do it.  That... or the RSS feed.

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