h3%5kr3w Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 http://www.wkowtv.com/global/video/popup/p...s&h1=Ubuntu go watch the follow up to what happened when all the ubuntu fanboys read the story and watched the video. share what u think.. i think the bitch got exactly what she was plotting for... just my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eviltechie Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I don't know. If she wanted a computer with windows, why didn't she get one? The only place dell sells linux pcs is a little link that says "open source pcs". So how did she end up buying this anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wire Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 For those of you (like me) with wobbly internet connections here's the text version: http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9...;nav=menu1362_2 I'm going to avoid making any comments about the quality of reporting in this article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X_factor003 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 boy is she getting more than she'd hoped for. well thats what happens when you are that ignorant lol. There are many solutions to her problem but she took the easy, lazy way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Gerling Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I still don't get the "accidentally" part. She didn't accidentally do shit. Either she purposely ordered it via the website with Ubuntu, or she was ordering via phone and purposely ignored anything the rep said about the OS. Obviously the entire conversation/interaction with her and Dell might never be fully known, but something's fucking wrong here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiyentai Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 All I have to say still is wow. They make linux sound evil..kind of sad lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iyeman Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 All I have to say still is wow. They make linux sound evil..kind of sad lol. let me get this straight...she had to drop out of classes bevause she couldnt get on the internet BUT she can find internet access to goto facebook?.... "The young woman also contacted 27 News to report she's being harassed on her Facebook account by Ubuntu users." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopez1364 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I mean come on. Linux is obviously different from Windows but its Ubuntu. How much easier of a Linux distro could she have gotten. I would understand if she gotten something like a gentoo but she got Ubuntu. I bet if she would have gotten a MAC she would have found a way to make it work. She would have asked friends or even GOOGLE'd it on how to configure the network settings. I mean come on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingleBerries Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 ./configure rant make sudo make install rant Seriously. If i go up to someone with very little experience in computers and ask "So are you using ubuntu", they will probably respond "What is that". Its not entirely her fault, there are multiple scenarios for this to play into. All these "stoopid bitch", "retard", comments just go to prove that most linux users are elitist/arrogant/ass hats and thats why the OS will never be main stream. At least with windows you dont have to hunt down a bearded man to help solve your problem. Googling a problem is not common sense for every one. There are people out there that do not use linux and are smarter than most of use, a doctor for example. Just because some one doesn't understand it doesn't make them a bad problem. All this "Any one with half a brain can use linux" nonsense is played out, maybe if your brain was twice the size as a normal brain then yeah. The media did however handle this story in a bad way. They should have covered the facts: Dell now has the /choice/ to ship with a different OS, Some people are unaware of this, Here is an example. Also, I use linux as my main OS with windows VMs. Linux is not the save all to beat all. ctrl+c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopez1364 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 "Googling a problem is not common sense for every one." Maybe in the late 90's but not in 2009. The elder use "THE Google" (http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/google_launches_the_google). Even the president uses "THE Google" ( ). True most people don't use Linux and unless you have a ounce of geek in your chromosomes then you won't know what Ubuntu is but Ubuntu is not the hardest OS to understand. I don't believe in bashing but I do believe she used it as an excuse to get out of school. Ubuntu uses a "start button" and has pictures of all the programs and Office with word processor. What would she have done if she got a Vista machine??? OR even a Mac???? How would she ever survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seshan Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 It's like the time I tried getting my parents to us Ubuntu because Windows was being gey. My dad didn't care because he could still get to his porn sites, but my mom hated it, partly because she doesn't know a lot about computer, like she thought she needed the Nikon software to get the pictures off the camera, Witch you don't, So I showed her how to do that. Then I showed her Gimp, She thought it was crap just because it didn't look all fancy and shit. Then open office... Oh open office. She was freaking out because it didn't have all the fonts Microsoft word has. I tried to explain to her why, but it was hopeless. I could go on for ever but I don't feel like it. If it wasn't for me she would of been lost. But If I gave her windows she would be fine because everything she has is meant for windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 If she was missing Comic Sans specifically tell her "No, Comic Sans never has a correct use situation", because it doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingleBerries Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Ever? Also some flame bait from the writer him/her self? http://addins.wkowtv.com/blogs/behindthenews/archives/84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iyeman Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Ever? Also some flame bait from the writer him/her self? http://addins.wkowtv.com/blogs/behindthenews/archives/84 Wonder how long until there webserver is taken down because they pissed the wrong linux user off lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackthebastard Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Am loving this - highly amusing!! I certainly enjoyed the use of language to describe the situation in the article - "Ubuntu is an operating system that contains Linux." - Really? Where?! And in the 1st article - "Later, she discovered Ubuntu might look like Windows, but it doesn't always act like it." - What?? Pull the other one!!! OMG, is this the way that people think of the beautiful open source community?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vector Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 there goes the rabid linux fanboy weenies quick to run out and flame anyone for not using their inferior operating system. /me prepares for flame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopez1364 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 She bought it with Ubuntu because it was cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jopn Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 its so cool man i will love to have her in my clase, i can give her some classes of how to use here OS :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leapo Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Option A: Leave "Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium" selected when you order the laptop. There's only laptop from Dell comes with Ubuntu by default, and it's not the one she ordered. This is fully her fault for selecting that OS. Option B: Order a Windows disc off the internet for $89 (Product Link). This would have solved the problem she created quickly and cheaply. Option C: Stick with Ubuntu, spend a few hours on the phone with Verison so they can walk you through getting online. Look more into OpenOffice to see if it will work for you college classes or install Microsoft Office under WINE. (yes, this involves actual "work", but it is an option). Option D: Blow the situation way out of proportion; don't go online looking for solutions, call the local news crew and blame Dell for something that is clearly your fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkwolf Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Shit like this is the reason I don't watch the news. I was entertained by the story but the complete ignorance of it all was just amazing. I also find it incredibly immature when the people from the news are bashing people who showed an interest in the story just because they ranted and acted pissy. I'm gonna shut up now before I get started ranting myself lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H@L0_F00 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Seriously... She didn't even try... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3%5kr3w Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 If the flame war starts ill be the ref. Ill do this by running vms in the current configuration: windows 7 inside mepis, inside windows vista, inside ubuntu, inside windows 98,inside fedora core 8 err.. something. AND IT'LL RUN DAMN SHITTY TOO! LOLZ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3%5kr3w Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 # schrei January 15, 2009 9:45 pm “Hell hath no fury like an Internet full of nerds scorned.” Watch yourself. You’re walking a fine enough line as it is. this is the first reaction post on that site for his follow up... If I was him I would watch himself too... I am not a linux-nazi, I am a linux user, and I know that there are some crazy ass people using linux... I would be scared... (Or at least pull the plug on my dsl for awhile.) sry if it sounds silly but I dunno, this is interesting and I think someone's gonna pull some shiz on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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