“Online Comic Strip “Waiting For Bob” Launches Mobile
Edition; Linux And Open Source Software Is Mentioned In Cynical
Attention Ploy”
“Waiting for Bob, a popular web comic strip (www.waitingforbob.com), is now
available in a mobile edition for users of the AvantGo wireless Web
service (www.avantgo.com).
AvantGo’s service and free software allow users of PalmOS and
Windows CE PDAs to download web pages for mobile reading.” The
mobile edition of Waiting for Bob is optimized for viewing on PDAs
(personal digital assistants) like the Palm IIIxe, Handspring
Visor, or Compaq Aero.”
“Everything involved in creating the comic, except one copy of
Adobe Photoshop, is open source software. The web site is created
and hosted on the Linux operating system, and uses the popular
back-end scripting language PHP. (For more information on Linux and
PHP, visit http://www.linux.org
or http://www.php.net.)” Open
source software means that instead of spending our money on
expensive and buggy development tools, we can spend it on liquor
and international jet travel,” said Katrin. “Or so Doug tells me. I
just use Photoshop.”
“Waiting for Bob chronicles the life and times of three
twentysomethings: Sean, a bon vivant couch potato; Jane, a neurotic
and reluctant yuppie; and Bernie, a hedonistic geek girl. A new
comic strip is posted every weekday at http://www.waitingforbob.com/.
The AvantGo channel may be added to your existing AvantGo account
by visiting http://avantgo.com/channels/detail.html?cha_id=1594.”
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