Comments on: Enemies of GNU/Linux? http://www.internetling.com/2008/12/14/enemies-of-gnulinux/ Linux, opensource and me Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:21:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Linux Void @ Technographer.net › Episode 15 - Connection Established (Supersize) http://www.internetling.com/2008/12/14/enemies-of-gnulinux/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 Linux Void @ Technographer.net › Episode 15 - Connection Established (Supersize) Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:08:19 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/?p=164#comment-1574 [...] Enemies of GNU/Linux? [...] [...] Enemies of GNU/Linux? [...]

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]]> By: Sum Yung Gai http://www.internetling.com/2008/12/14/enemies-of-gnulinux/comment-page-1/#comment-1554 Sum Yung Gai Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:00:18 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/?p=164#comment-1554 Yes, there was a follow-up. Yes, they've "kissed and made up." And yes, that teacher is learning about GNU/Linux now. That's a good thing. But would she have been so ready to attack that student had it been a girl? Would she have been as suspicious of any "nefarious" behaviour had it been a gaggle of girls centered around another girl's laptop? Probably not. She was wrong. Way wrong. On so many levels. Helios' response was remarkably diplomatic given that she threatened him and his project. One thing it did was make it clear, world-wide (this even made The Register in the UK!), that GNU/Linux exists and is LEGAL to give away and share. So yeah, overall, it helped. --SYG Yes, there was a follow-up. Yes, they’ve “kissed and made up.” And yes, that teacher is learning about GNU/Linux now. That’s a good thing.

But would she have been so ready to attack that student had it been a girl? Would she have been as suspicious of any “nefarious” behaviour had it been a gaggle of girls centered around another girl’s laptop? Probably not.

She was wrong. Way wrong. On so many levels. Helios’ response was remarkably diplomatic given that she threatened him and his project.

One thing it did was make it clear, world-wide (this even made The Register in the UK!), that GNU/Linux exists and is LEGAL to give away and share. So yeah, overall, it helped.

–SYG

]]> By: http://www.dailyartisan.com/ http://www.internetling.com/2008/12/14/enemies-of-gnulinux/comment-page-1/#comment-1552 http://www.dailyartisan.com/ Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:45:48 +0000 http://www.internetling.com/?p=164#comment-1552 Two thoughts: (1) What the heck are 8th graders doing with laptops in the classroom? and (2) Taxpayer money should NEVER be used to fund proprietary software in any of the state's school districts. A second report indicated that she pre-freaked over a gaggle of boys centered around a laptop, thinking they were viewing porn. And as we've recently seen, prosecutors will gladly charge teachers as sex offenders if - god forbid! - a kid sees a naked tittay. Two thoughts: (1) What the heck are 8th graders doing with laptops in the classroom? and (2) Taxpayer money should NEVER be used to fund proprietary software in any of the state’s school districts.

A second report indicated that she pre-freaked over a gaggle of boys centered around a laptop, thinking they were viewing porn. And as we’ve recently seen, prosecutors will gladly charge teachers as sex offenders if – god forbid! – a kid sees a naked tittay.

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