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The Story The Story
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``narcissus`` was written on April 15th, 2011 at the `hackfest` hosted by the ``narcissus`` was written on April 15th, 2011 at the `hackfest` hosted by the
the `Rochester Institute of Technology <http://www.rit.edu>`_ FOSSbox. FOSSBox at `Rochester Institute of Technology <http://www.rit.edu>`_.


We knew that `mirror.rit.edu <http://mirror.rit.edu>`_ was cool, fast, and was We knew that `mirror.rit.edu <http://mirror.rit.edu>`_ was cool, fast, and was
the site with the heaviest traffic on RIT's entire network, but looking at a the site with the heaviest traffic on RIT's entire network, but looking at a
mirror frontpage or silently updating your Linux distribution in the background mirror frontpage or silently updating your Linux distribution in the background
is not very flashy, not something to phone home about. We wanted to make is not very flashy--not something to phone home about. We wanted to make
something cool, something that would show the 'big picture' of the Open Source something cool. Something that would show the 'big picture' of the Open Source
world. We hope we did that with ``narcissus``. world. We feel we did that with ``narcissus``.


The RIT FOSSbox is the launch pad for all things Free & Open Source The RIT FOSSbox is the launch pad for all things Free & Open Source Software
Software (FOSS) at RIT. It is parented both by the `Center for Student (FOSS) at RIT. It is parented both by the `Center for Student Innovation
Innovation <http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/centerforstudentinnovation/>`_ <http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/centerforstudentinnovation/>`_ (physically)
(physically) and the `FOSS@RIT Initiative <http://foss.rit.edu>`_ (virtually). and the `Lab for Technological Literacy's <http://ltl.rit.edu>`_ `FOSS@RIT
They have great `staff <http://foss.rit.edu/people>`_, Initiative <http://foss.rit.edu>`_ (virtually). They have great `staff
`mentors <http://foss.rit.edu/mentors>`_, and students who all work on <http://foss.rit.edu/people>`_, `mentors <http://foss.rit.edu/mentors>`_, and
`amazing stuff <http://foss.rit.edu/projects>`_. students who all work on `amazing stuff <http://foss.rit.edu/projects>`_. If
If you read their `history <http://foss.rit.edu/history>`_ you can learn all you read their `history <http://foss.rit.edu/history>`_ you can learn all sorts
sorts of neat things about their work on the One Laptop Per Child project. of neat things about their work on the One Laptop Per Child project.


The ``narcissus`` authors got together and got the proof-of-concept (and some The ``narcissus`` authors got together and got the proof-of-concept (and some
bling-bling) working in a single afternoon but really it was the space, time, bling-bling) working in a single afternoon but really it was the space, time,
and environment provided by the FOSSbox that made it possible. and environment provided by the FOSSbox that made it possible.


This project could **not** have happened without the hard work of `Remy This project could **not** have happened without the hard work of `Remy
DeCausemaker <https://opensource.com/users/remyd>`_, the "FOSSBoss" and DeCausemaker <https://opensource.com/users/remyd>`_, the "FOSSBoss" and
backbone of the FOSSbox. He has made countless contributions at cost to backbone of the FOSSbox. He and his students have made countless contributions
self that drive forward the far-most-reaching edge of software development at cost to self that push the limits in the art of software development and
on campus and should be recognized therefore. code culture on campus, and should be recognized therefore. Together with `Luke
Macken <http://lewk.org>`_, `RJ Bean <http://threebean.wordpress.com`_, the
power of `Moksha <http://fedorahosted.org/moksha>`_, and the support of the
Grey Beards, RIT has become a real center of gravity for the FOSS Movement.


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