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The original post which triggered the broad discussion of the OSBP online was made by [http://theferrett.livejournal.com/ theferrett] on LiveJournal, and can be found [http://theferrett.livejournal.com/1087686.html here]. |
The original post which triggered the broad discussion of the OSBP online was made by [http://theferrett.livejournal.com/ theferrett] on LiveJournal, and can be found [http://theferrett.livejournal.com/1087686.html here]. |
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Revision as of 01:11, 19 June 2009
The Open Source Boob Project was an incident that occurred in April 2008 at Penguicon, a hybrid SF/Linux convention, and was subsequently much discussed on LiveJournal and blogs.
The OSBP was a project in which all participants wore red "No" or green "Yes" badges to signal their interest in participating. Participants approached each those who were wearing "Yes" buttons (generally women) and asked if they could touch their breasts. The person asked was allowed to give or refuse their consent. It was forbidden to ask this of those wearing "No" buttons.
The original post which triggered the broad discussion of the OSBP online was made by theferrett on LiveJournal, and can be found here.
OSBP was not in any way sponsored by Penguicon. Only about two dozen people wore the buttons, most of whom were a close group of friends who organized OSBP, and the Penguicon organisers (and most attendees) were unaware of the OBSP project at the time it occurred.
Responses
- Women's bodies: just like open source software! (Feministing)
- A Modest Proposal (Parody; Writer Hanne Blank proposes the Open Source Kick in the Pants Project)
- This is not a joke. This is not satire. This is not a test. (vito-excalibur proposes the Open Source Women Back Each Other Up Program)
- The OSWBEOU Project & Gentlemen's Auxiliary (The Open Source Women Back Each Other Up Project and Gentlemen's Auxiliary Web Site)