[Ubuntu-PH] ubuntu-ph Digest, Vol 20, Issue 23

Sat Nov 25 13:08:44 UTC 2006

On 11/25/06, ubuntu-ph-request at lists.ubuntu.com <
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>    1. Re:  ubuntu-ph Digest, Vol 20, Issue 21 (Yolynne Medina)
>    2. Re:  Arguments agains persecution by Microsoft-centric    office
>       (AJ Lee)
>    3. Re:  Arguments agains persecution by Microsoft-centric    office
>       (Radamanthus Batnag)
>    4.  Ubuntu-ph November 29 Suggested Topics (Yolynne Medina)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 04:01:16 -0800
> From: "Yolynne Medina" <yolynne at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-PH] ubuntu-ph Digest, Vol 20, Issue 21
> To: "Mailing List para sa Ubuntu Pilipinas (Philippines)"
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> Oh David, ang puso mo.. lapit pa naman na nang birthday mo!
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> Happy Birthday Pare!
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> mwuah
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> On 11/23/06, david t. asuncion, jr. <daveasuncion at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Message: 1
> > > Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:06:47 -0800 (PST)
> > > From: Barbon Wilson John < wjbarbon at yahoo.com>
> > > Subject: [Ubuntu-PH] Arguments agains persecution by Microsoft-centric
> > >         office
> > > To: Mailing List para sa Ubuntu Pilipinas < ubuntu-ph at lists.ubuntu.com
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> > > Dear fellow Ubunteros,
> > >
> > >   I have been using Ubuntu for more than a year now and its only that
> I
> > > am being persecuted by the office for damaging the office-issued
> laptop
> > > because I run ubuntu in it.
> > >
> > >   Its a Dell Latitude C840 laptop and the problem is that the LCD went
> > > dead, on power up it turns to washed out white screen. It has the same
> issue
> > > also when its running in Windows. Then they send to Dell for repair
> and now
> > > its happen again. The office refused to send to Dell service center
> again
> > > because according to them I damaged it because I am using Ubuntu and
> not
> > > Windows.
> > >
> > >   This is a Microsoft-centric office and its very easy for the
> > > organization to blame Linux in general as damaging to PCs. I have been
> > > running Ubuntu and other FOSS applications to show them that there is
> an
> > > alternative to buying sinful software licenses.
> > >
> > >   We are a development organization, helping poor island communities
> and
> > > we have spend more than 300,000 pesos just for software licenses when
> that
> > > money can go a long way for facilitating development activities in
> poor
> > > communities.
> > >
> > >   Can I just ask some help how to argue myself that or how to go about
> > > it that Ubuntu or any Linux did not cause the damage to the LCD of
> this
> > > laptop?
> > >
> > >   Wilson
> > >   (ssdo)
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------
> >
> >
> > This reminds me of my experience when I was blamed for a hard disk
> failure
> > as I installed Windows XP.  Sabi daw, sinira ng Windows XP ung hard
> disk..
> > dapat daw kasi Windows 98.
> >
> > Tama ung nagsabi na ang burden of proof ay sa kanila.  Let them think
> for
> > themselves how stupid they are to say such a thing.
> >
> > The thing is, did Dell said anything about Ubuntu damaging their
> product?
> > They must know, right?  but since they didn't said anything like that
> then
> > Linux should NOT be blamed.
> >
> > Kapag ganyan ang pagiisip ng kasama mo... parang gusto kong sabihan ng
> > "Eto ang tawag dito ay keyboard, eto ay monitor, at eto ang CPU.. now
> you
> > think you know everything about computers?  Then shut up!"
> >
> > Sorry, got carried away. :)
> >
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:30:08 +0000 (GMT)
> From: AJ Lee <alxjl at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-PH] Arguments agains persecution by
>         Microsoft-centric       office
> To: "Mailing List para sa Ubuntu Pilipinas \(Philippines\)"
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> Guys,
>
> I have been a systems engineer for almost a decade and
> part of my job description means having to actually go
> in and fix pcs from servers up the the tinniest
> laptops. Ubuntu did not cause your laptop's problem.
> Display problems with laptops vary from prolonged use
> to improper manufacturer design of the video processor
> that gives out your display. When the laptop dies, it
> usually is either due to a defective lcd display
> driver circuit, or a busted fluorescent lamp
> underneath the LCD display. When the screen is just
> lit, and there's no image, something's wrong with
> components associated with the video processor i just
> mentioned. So in no way did your software cause the
> harm. So next time they tell you it's Ubuntu's fault,
> contact me and we'll shove the hardware approach right
> up their faces, ok?. Happy Open Source Computing to
> all...
>
> --- Barbon Wilson John <wjbarbon at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Dear fellow Ubunteros,
> >
> >   I have been using Ubuntu for more than a year now
> > and its only that I am being persecuted by the
> > office for damaging the office-issued laptop because
> > I run ubuntu in it.
> >
> >   Its a Dell Latitude C840 laptop and the problem is
> > that the LCD went dead, on power up it turns to
> > washed out white screen. It has the same issue also
> > when its running in Windows. Then they send to Dell
> > for repair and now its happen again. The office
> > refused to send to Dell service center again because
> > according to them I damaged it because I am using
> > Ubuntu and not Windows.
> >
> >   This is a Microsoft-centric office and its very
> > easy for the organization to blame Linux in general
> > as damaging to PCs. I have been running Ubuntu and
> > other FOSS applications to show them that there is
> > an alternative to buying sinful software licenses.
> >
> >   We are a development organization, helping poor
> > island communities and we have spend more than
> > 300,000 pesos just for software licenses when that
> > money can go a long way for facilitating development
> > activities in poor communities.
> >
> >   Can I just ask some help how to argue myself that
> > or how to go about it that Ubuntu or any Linux did
> > not cause the damage to the LCD of this laptop?
> >
> >   Wilson
> >   (ssdo)
> >
> >
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 07:27:23 +0800
> From: "Radamanthus Batnag" <radamanthus at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-PH] Arguments agains persecution by
>         Microsoft-centric       office
> To: "Mailing List para sa Ubuntu Pilipinas (Philippines)"
>         <ubuntu-ph at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> Aha! Ubuntu did cause the laptop problem!
> You've been using the laptop longer than usual because it is running
> Ubuntu.
>
> r
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> On 11/25/06, AJ Lee <alxjl at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > Display problems with laptops vary from prolonged use
> <snipped>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:49:42 +0800
> From: "Yolynne Medina" <yolynne at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Ubuntu-PH] Ubuntu-ph November 29 Suggested Topics
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> Kindly check out the page and add your own suggestions.
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> http://ubuntu-ph.org/wiki/SuggestedTopics
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> yolynne
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 Nakakatawa naman ang Dell, they are blaming Ubuntu OS dahil nasira ang LCD,
and saying dapat Windows lang daw ang gamitin, bakit di ba compliant yung
mga products nila sa linuz OS.
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