Sullivan: Operation Cold Comfort Successful

“Despite bad press, and discouraging comments from various
sources in the Toronto Linux community that we shouldn’t be
unprofessional, and that we’re giving Linux a bad name, Operation
Cold Comfort was an absolute success.

“At 4PM on Friday, February 2nd, with three security guards
already watching us (they knew we were coming!), we pulled our
10-foot penguin out of the bag and began the inflation process. The
security guards remained, watching on as Tux slowly gained height.
Not even 30 seconds after he was fully inflated, one member of the
security team approached us, asking if we had permits. Clearly, we
did not, and thus we were not permitted to have Tux on Dundas
Square, which is privately owned. All is well, as the
publicly-owned sidewalk was a mere 3 feet away…”

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