[Info-vax] OT: For Mr VAXman: Microsoft racist gaffe !

[Mike Rechtman]

VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article <t%vlm.14280$ze1.12959 at news-server.bigpond.net.au>, "Tim E. Sneddon" <tim.sneddon at bigpond.com> writes:
>> VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>> In article <slrnh9cq9u.u38.BRAD at rabbit.turquoisewitch.com>, BRAD at rabbit.turquoisewitch.com () writes:
>>>> In article <00441a0f$0$22429$c3e8da3 at news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei wrote:
>>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8221896.stm
>>>>>
>>>>> Basically, Microsoft had an ad featuring 3 people, one of them with
>>>>> black skin, but in Poland, they photoshopped the black head and put in a
>>>>> white person's head, (but forgot to change the black skinned hands !).
>>>>>
>>>>> Since Mr Vaxman's opinion of Microsoft is well known, I figured he would
>>>>> get a smile out of this Microsoft gaffe.
>>>> And what about the laptop on the desk in the photo; awfully white, isn't it? 
>>>> One can imagine that it's really an iBook, with the Apple logo Photoshopped
>>>> out.
>>> Judging by the look of ports on its left, I'd conclude that it *IS* a Mac.
>>> However, Macs will run WEENDOZE but why the fuck anyone would is beyond my
>>> powers of human comprehension.
>>>
>>> I took notice yesterday while out and about that there are some of these
>>> small NetBooks now being sold with Linux!  The ASUS Eee PC was one I saw
>>> in my travels.  I liked it too as there was no evil M$ WEENDOZE swastika
>>> on its keyboard. :)  The small floor sample was only a mockup.  I wasn't
>>> able to discern which distribution of Linux was installed.  
>> I've seen those around too.  They are quite reasonably priced.  According
>> to Wikipedia the distribution is Xandros.
>>
>>     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC#Software
> 
> I wonder how easy it would be to get other Distros to install and boot
> on one of those.  I didn't see a CD/DVD on the one I saw on the shelf,
> to an external CD/DVD or a USB thumbdrive would be needed to get some
> other distro loaded.  I can't afford to lay out $200 just for a toy to
> check it out though.
> 
You can put a "Live" system on a USB memory stick, boot from that and 
try out Ubuntu (in a version called Network Remix) without affecting the 
contents of your hard disk or SSD. I've done this on an Acer Aspire One 
and it works like a charm.
Have a look at  http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download-netbook

Lots of info on the net; Google for "ubuntu UNR"

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