Most offensive thing I've seen all day

Pradeep Varadarajan pradeep.vjn at gmail.com
Sat Aug 26 17:08:37 BST 2006


  *perhaps you should look deep into yourself and discover why you would be
offended by a distribution that seeks to glorify a man who died for you
freedom.
**
*Perhaps you should realize that this is a devel list and preach elsewhere.*
*
On 8/26/06, Scott White <scott.w.white at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don't know why anyone would be so offended by it.  Personally I think
> this sector is entirely vulnerable from being snatched away from Microsoft
> and there is little to no brand loyalty with them.  I see this as no
> different from the Edubuntu (which my children proudly use at home) which
> provide a child-like theme & children's software out of the box.
>
> Ultimately all of this contributes towards the #1 Bug, removing Microsoft
> as the top Desktop Operating system.  Now for those who are offended,
> perhaps you should look deep into yourself and discover why you would be
> offended by a distribution that seeks to glorify a man who died for you
> freedom.
>
> Besides, Jesus as a historical figure brought an end to the Roman empire
> and initiated many of the freedom and human rights we now stand for.  Sure
> some have done evil in his name throughout the history of mankind, but what
> 2 thousand year religion wouldn't have a few nuts in it.
>
> This is Ubuntu we have a common goal here and lets not let an offshoot of
> our favorite Distro get us off track or  divide us.
>
> Sincerely,
> Scott
>
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