On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 03:34:16PM +0000, Ken Robson wrote: > > US woman says Ubuntu can't access internet > <cid:part1.08010708.05090402@robsonfamily.co.uk>
The follow up [1] from the station is pretty disheartening: > Ubuntu fans read our story and linked to it on Linux fan message > boards and other technology blogs. By Thursday morning, several major > technology websites featured WKOW's article on their front pages. > > That's also when the comments - many of them angry, rude, and hateful > - started pouring in. > > Many Ubuntu users also wrote very personal attacks about the young > lady who was having trouble using the operating system. They called > her "lazy," "a dumb girl," and "not worthy of a college degree." > > The young woman also contacted 27 News to report she's being harassed > on her Facebook account by Ubuntu users. To me that's made the Ubuntu community look like it's populated with people who would be more at home in a playground. What happened to "Humanity towards others," FFS? [1] http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9682258&nav=menu1362_2 -- Graham Binns | PGP Key: 4DAD18FA
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