Re: [Eug-lug] Ubuntu in the news, and not necessarily in a good way

2009-01-18 Thread marbux
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 8:48 PM, James Kaplan wrote: > Whoever said TV news reports anything in a factual light? That wasn't exactly a case study in investigative reporting, was it? :-) Best regards, Paul -- Universal Interoperability Council ___

Re: [Eug-lug] Ubuntu in the news, and not necessarily in a good way

2009-01-18 Thread James Kaplan
[WARNING: Sarcastic Humour Follows] >An American woman has told a TV station in Madison, Wisconsin that something called Ubuntu prevented >her from joining online classes at her local technical college. >According to WKOW TV , Abbie Schubert recen

Re: [Eug-lug] Ubuntu in the news, and not necessarily in a good way

2009-01-15 Thread BB
Yes, the ramifications of a American, who is attending a technical college, not understanding the nature of Linux vs Windows is depressing. My response is to move along. I just loaded Mint this morning and I love it! Further, thanks to Marbux, et al, I'm checking out Orca for the local alter-abl

Re: [Eug-lug] Ubuntu in the news, and not necessarily in a good way

2009-01-14 Thread erock23175
AAARRRGGGHHH!(smacking forehead on desk!).? -Original Message- From: larry price To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group Sent: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 6:16 pm Subject: [Eug-lug] Ubuntu in the news, and not necessarily in a good way http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01

[Eug-lug] Ubuntu in the news, and not necessarily in a good way

2009-01-14 Thread larry price
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/15/ubuntu_cant_access_net/ I mean agreed, this woman may in fact be in a persistent vegetative state. But, how do we respond to this? Technical College May not be as Technical as Advertised. ___ EUGLUG mailing list