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Firefox 2 launch party
Is the new version of Firefox really a reason to party? Literally, there are currently 170 parties registered for the launch of Firefox 2. I can just imagine a myriad of cliche games, like "which Firefox 2 feature are you" where party guests wear a secret name tag on their back and go around asking questions about themselves, trying to guess what they are. Games or not, I really don't get the point of a software launch party for a browser, but I'll tell you one thing, there is no way I would ever attend an IE7 launch party. If you couldn't tell from past posts from me on IE7, I'm not a big fan. I won't be attending the Firefox parties either because I have a life, but it does sound like fun (I think). If you are so inclined, have a good time, but be sure to save me a Firefox cookie, and let me know how it went.
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Subscribe to commentsDan LurieOct 14th 2006 3:42AM
The point of a software lauch party is the same as any other party, three fold:
Relax and let loose
See your friends
Attempt to leave said party with an attractive member of the opposite sex (in most cases)
With a software lauch party, there is the additional goal to akknowledge the hard work people have put into the software.
Some of the best parties I've been to have been software lauch parties.
franckOct 14th 2006 11:19AM
One of the reason for these parties is that all the guests will talk about Firefox 2 in their blogs. it's also a way to promote FF2.
DonovanOct 14th 2006 1:27PM
At time of this comment, 219 parties and 824 party-goers. That's an average of 3.76 party-goers per party. Sounds like a blast!
I-Like-FF2Oct 14th 2006 9:22PM
3.76 party-goers and they're all dudes. Good luck leaving with someone of the opposite sex unless of course you're into that, not that there is anything wrong with that.
David ChartierOct 14th 2006 9:22PM
Sounds like one of my biggest gripes with open source has spilled into the way the OSS community handles their real world planning: too much stratification, not enough uniting of forces.
There should be far fewer parties, netting much better attendance and more fun to be had by all.