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____/ Linonut on Friday 13 June 2008 14:10 : \____
> * Roy Schestowitz peremptorily fired off this memo:
>
>> Ubuntu gets the Remix right
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Shuttleworth's company Canonical is behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution
>>| and recently announced what it called a Ubuntu Notebook Remix which could
>>| be used on certain portable internet-centric devices. In the case of
>>| Ubuntu, this is aimed at devices which are built around Intel's Atom
>>| procesor. This, of course, is trying to follow in the footsteps of the
>>| eeePC which has enjoyed success beyond anybody's wildest dreams.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.itwire.com/content/view/18737/1090/
>
> Up yours, Roy, for that one <grin>. Why? Goddam "Microsoft Office
> Live" panel advertisements floating /over the article text/.
>
> And it won't go away! The first two paragraphs, half-covered.
>
> Ah, a reload fixes it.
>
> I just /luuuuuv/ how Microsoft is wallpapering the internet, including
> Linux-related site, with ads for their crapware.
>
> Aww Jesus, I go to the next page, and there's /another/ ad panel
> obscuring the text, for a different company.
>
> I just /luuuuuv/ the way companies are turning the internet into a
> frickin' teevee set.
>
> Anyway, decent article, rendered highly annoying by those ads.
No Ad/JS block? I didn't even know they have ads. Earlier I noticed that some
Microsoft ads are getting past the filters at Linux Today. Let's hope the next
version of the plug-ins resolves this *ahem* severe bug.
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~~ Best of wishes
Roy S. Schestowitz | "Quote when replying in non-real-time dialogues"
http://Schestowitz.com | GNU is Not UNIX | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
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