__/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Monday 05 June 2006 17:00 \__
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 11:52:39 +0100
> <10854656.T809FbAa23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> http://digg.com/linux_unix/Microsoft_blatantly_steals_Ubuntu_logo
>>
>> Unbelievable! And yet inarguable.
>
> Erm...what logo exactly did they steal? The
> http://join.msn.com/spaces/overview contains fat letters
> (HotMail), two abstract people (Messenger), and a weather
> storm (Weather). Perhaps this is a transitory thing, and
> Microsoft has already taken steps to mod it? *confusion*
See the top-right corner. It's still there: Ubuntu's iconic image.
Ironically, MSN Spaces is the service which banned bloggers who had used
their right for free speech. Maybe the Chinese authorities had them jailed
as well; maybe even tortured, who knows?
Given the symbolic meaning of that icon (see Mandela interview), you can
think of it as the scenario where a pedophile is luring children with some
candy or a statue of an angel before the entrance to Hell.
> (BTW, clicking on "Learn more" doesn't do much on my copy
> of Epiphany. Must be an Epiphany bug. Couldn't possibly
> be a bug in their webpage, oh no...)
Well, it starts with an 'E'. Close, but no cigar. They check the entire
user-agent string...
Best wishes,
Roy
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