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Torvalds shaves Garbee's beard: Photos

By Renai LeMay, Sarah Stokely and Donna Benjamin, ZDNet.com.au
January 23, 2009
URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/software/soa/Torvalds-shaves-Garbee-s-beard-Photos/0,139023769,339294567,00.htm


In these photos, Linux founder Linus Torvalds shaves Hewlett-Packard Linux CTO and open-source luminary Bdale Garbee's beard to raise money for the endangered Tasmanian Devil species.

Torvalds shaves Garbee's beard: Photos

Garbee looks apprehensively at the shears Torvalds brought for the occasion.

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Torvalds shaves Garbee's beard: Photos

The shears proved unnecessary and were replaced by a normal electric razor.

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Torvalds shaves Garbee's beard: Photos

The conference's Tasmanian Devil mascot Tuz made an appearance.

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Torvalds shaves Garbee's beard: Photos

A large crowd gathered to watch the ceremony.

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Torvalds shaves Garbee's beard: Photos

Torvalds paid close attention as he tried to make it comfortable for Garbee.

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Torvalds shaves Garbee's beard: Photos

Shifting to the other side.

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Torvalds shaves Garbee's beard: Photos

The crowd is rapt with attention.

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Torvalds shaves Garbee's beard: Photos

Finishing off a sizable body of work.

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Torvalds shaves Garbee's beard: Photos

The event was immortalised on film.

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