[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting - BBC

Philip Newborough mail at philipnewborough.co.uk
Thu Sep 4 10:30:51 BST 2008


On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Bruce Beardall <bruce72 at gmail.com> wrote:
> You're right, Philip, the real issues were actually few in number but my
> real objection is the way Linux is portrayed in articles such as this by the
> BBC. It seems to me the BBC are more concerned with looking cool in
> presenting it's insightful articles investigating such "official" entities
> as Microsoft and Apple while dismissing Linux as something for hippies and
> geeks.

Fair point, but I wouldn't read anything into this other than
ignorance. Also, a fair number of Linux users do happen to be geeks :D

Peace out man ;)

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Philip



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