Ubuntu Distro Discussions (Re: [ale] linux recommendations)/OT politic rant

[Mark Wright]

pack of raging America hating liberals.

VS

hate mongering, brown shirt language,
pathetically common to the fascist, neo-conservative, Pan-America (??)
exclusively partisan
supporters of the international terrorists who presently retain illegal 
control of our national government. (see Micheal Moore movie)
  divisive, political harangue
elitist, radical right wing propaganda machine... poisoning our
national language and conscience through corporate financed media mills 
and
"think tanks" for nearly 40 year
incessant, insidious droning...automated Pavlovian attack dogs
partisan, dogmatic, and reactionary hate rhetoric assaults
fascist political attacks
disease of nationalist arrogance
majority disdain of an arrogant, totalitarian and imperialist  regime,  
    ( our currently elected government!)
evil heads of state...murdered because of them     ( our currently 
elected government!)



Wow.  Take a breath Aaron.  You got a little spittle on your shirt 
there.






On Dec 23, 2004, at 11:26 PM, aaron wrote:

> Dear Ubuntu Linux:
>
> I am an active member of a well recognized Linux user group in Atlanta,
> Georgia, USA. Several weeks ago I discovered and, based on your site
> information, recommended your Linux distro offerings in response to
> discussions of Linux "accessibility" features on the group's mailing 
> list
> [archives and subscription available at <http://www.ale.org>].
>
> Recently, on the same list, your distro was recommended by others as a 
> good,
> user friendly desktop solution for new Linux users [full email below]. 
> The
> "linux recommendations" thread renewed my curiosity, and I have 
> downloaded
> the current Ubuntu distro with plans of doing some test installations 
> soon.
>
> Unfortunately, the author of one of those recent recommendations also 
> felt it
> necessary to accompany his positive technical review with unwarranted,
> politically motivated vilifications of your organization. In interests 
> of
> open discourse and fairness, I am calling these comments to your 
> attention,
> should you care to respond:
>
> " The organization that sponsors Ubuntu is a pack of raging America
> hating liberals.  If that doesn't put you off I would recommend it.  I
> personally like my Linux ideology free. "
>
> I'm afraid this kind of hate mongering, brown shirt language is 
> tragically and
> pathetically common to the fascist, neo-conservative, Pan-American 
> movements
> currently being suffered in our formerly respectable country. The 
> formulaic
> "liberal" bashing construct is  typical of the frequent, pre-packaged,
> exclusively partisan rants issued through supporters of the 
> international
> terrorists who presently retain illegal control of our national 
> government.
> On behalf of the globally respectful majority of American patriots (in 
> whole)
> and the sane majority of Open Source community members in the Atlanta 
> Linux
> Enthusiast group (in specific), I would like to offer our sincere 
> apologies.
>
> While the slander is innexcusable on principle alone, a detailed 
> review of
> your site also failed to reveal any published comments or activities 
> that
> might remotely rationalize this unfounded attack. The sad likelyhood 
> is that
> the divisive, political harangue you suffered is an end product of the
> elitist, radical right wing propaganda machine that has been poisoning 
> our
> national language and conscience through corporate financed media 
> mills and
> "think tanks" for nearly 40 years now. By design, the most compliant 
> victims
> of this incessant, insidious droning have become automated Pavlovian 
> attack
> dogs, launching partisan, dogmatic, and reactionary hate rhetoric 
> assaults
> when ever and where ever civic morality, civil liberty, respect for
> community, pursuit of peace or humanitarian ideals are being prooven,
> published or discussed.
>
> We hope that you will forgive the unwarranted vilification of your 
> admirable
> Open Source endeavors from within a kindred community, and will also 
> try to
> understand the true source and motivation of such fascist political 
> attacks.
> Like AIDS victims, most of the radical minority of Americans who 
> spread this
> disease of nationalist arrogance are not even aware of their deadly 
> illness.
> While opinion polls indicate that some 80% of the informed global 
> community
> shares our majority disdain of an arrogant, totalitarian and 
> imperialist
> regime, we hope that you also share the common sense not to confuse 
> evil
> heads of state with the innocent peoples corrupted by them, forced to 
> endure
> them, or murdered because of them.
>
> For myself, I admire your organization's philosophical foundations and 
> feel
> you have chosen a highly appropriate, definitive and representative 
> banner
> for a GNU Open Source Linux distribution. I hope your group and 
> affiliates
> will continue to openly acknowledge commitment to community as the 
> integral
> foundation of all worthwhile, uplifting and spiritually fulfilling 
> human
> endeavors.
>
> peace
> (Because the only respectable nation is a nation at peace.)
> aaron
>
>
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> ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
>
> Subject: Re: [ale] linux recommendations
> Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:57:15 -0500
> From: Mark Wright <mpwright at speedfactory.net>
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
>
> I second that recommendation.
>
>   I have been very impressed with Ubuntu.  It is based on Debian and
> uses apt which I think is great.  I haven't used too many of the latest
> distros as a desktop (the last was FC2 and I use mandrake 9.2 at
> home... should upgrade) but I like the way it works with USB memory and
> disks.  I have to su umount to get rid of a USB key device on Mandrake
> and had the same problem on FC2.  You don't want to have to explain how
> to enter a root command in a terminal over the phone if you don't have
> to.  :-)
>
> The organization that sponsors Ubuntu is a pack of raging America
> hating liberals.  If that doesn't put you off I would recommend it.  I
> personally like my Linux ideology free.
>
> I have several extra copies of their disto package.  I'll mail you a
> copy if you like.
>
> Mark
>
>
> On Dec 22, 2004, at 11:54 AM, Kevin Carstensen wrote:
>>
>>
>>   You could show them Ubuntu.  Once they're used to it at home they
>> can have a LiveCD to take the linux they know with them to use and
>> show.  Nice clean Debian system.  It's "hip" too, I think young people
>> would like it.
>> -- kevin
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