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  1. rising superstar autumn rising superstar autumn

    This is quite possibly the best Ubuntu slogan ever. http://ur1.ca/ap5wz

    Sunday, 28-Oct-12 13:57:03 UTC from web
    1. Matt Matt

      @fortecadenza Never heard of it, though now I am intrigued.

      Sunday, 28-Oct-12 13:59:05 UTC from web
      1. Omni Omni

        @zeldatra Ubuntu is a Linux distribution (so a Linux-based Operating System) which is completely free, works out of the box and supports practically all Linux software. You can install it next to Windows without damaging your Windows installation. Also, it's free, you can't really go wrong there, even if you end up not liking it.

        Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:01:11 UTC from web
    2. Omni Omni

      @fortecadenza Except that the real slogan is "Your wish is our command.", which is stupid. Nice fake, though, I fell for it for a second.

      Sunday, 28-Oct-12 13:59:40 UTC from web
      1. Scribus Scribus

        @omni Yeah, sure. "I wish you guys would drop this Unity nonsense, as my desktop is not a tablet." :p

        Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:00:34 UTC from web
        1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

          @insaneclownscribus I'm currently drawing a Ranbo and Inkie panel I know you'll like.

          Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:01:12 UTC from web
          1. Scribus Scribus

            @thelastgherkin Oh really!? :D I shiver with antici. . . .pation!

            Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:01:49 UTC from web
            1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

              @insaneclownscribus It probably won't be up until Tuesday.

              Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:11:00 UTC from web
              1. Scribus Scribus

                @thelastgherkin For Ranbo and Inkie, I can wait.

                Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:12:00 UTC from web
        2. Omni Omni

          @insaneclownscribus Haha, I remember the outrage of that. Unity ended up pretty fair, though, just like GNOME3 has. The only place where this tablet-like desktop interface didn't work out for me at all was Metro :x

          Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:01:57 UTC from web
          1. Scribus Scribus

            @omni Yeah, it really isn't bad, it's just completely alien to how I use a computer. And that's fine, because there's always an alternative with Linuxes. (Linii? No....)

            Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:04:10 UTC from web
            1. Omni Omni

              @insaneclownscribus Yep, that's the thing I still love most about Linux. They can't force you to get used to a certain interface, because you can just download and install another one as you please. It's just awesome.

              Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:05:10 UTC from web
              1. rising superstar autumn rising superstar autumn

                @omni You can install alternate UIs through certain programs on Windows, but if you screw up the installation like I did, you'll delete Explorer's uxtheme.dll file and your computer won't be able to draw anything.

                Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:08:48 UTC from StatusNet Desktop
      2. rising superstar autumn rising superstar autumn

        @omni That was the real slogan at one point. They took it down shortly after putting it up, however.

        Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:01:50 UTC from StatusNet Desktop
        1. Omni Omni

          @fortecadenza Looked it up, seems to be true. Of course they removed it quickly, but keeping it up shortly got them some extra news coverage, which is pretty smart :P

          Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:03:03 UTC from web
          1. Scribus Scribus

            @omni Did you see the story about the FSF crashing a Win8 launch event?

            Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:04:41 UTC from web
            1. Omni Omni

              @insaneclownscribus No, I haven't, do you have a link?

              Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:05:17 UTC from web
              1. Scribus Scribus

                @omni Yeah, lemme try to find it....

                Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:06:04 UTC from web
              2. rising superstar autumn rising superstar autumn

                @omni http://www.i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/4993-gnu-protest-against-windows-8.html

                Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:06:11 UTC from StatusNet Desktop
              3. Scribus Scribus

                @omni Seems @fortecadenza beat me to it, though it's a different article, so you may as well read both! XD http://fsf.org/blogs/community/gnus-trick-or-treat-at-windows-8-launch

                Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:10:16 UTC from web
                1. rising superstar autumn rising superstar autumn

                  @insaneclownscribus I really like the idea of giving out Linux DVDs at a Windows 8 launch event. It's brilliant.

                  Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:11:49 UTC from StatusNet Desktop
                  1. Scribus Scribus

                    @fortecadenza It reminded me of a time that a buddy and I raided a display for NetZero and handed the discs out right in front of a . . . (who the hell was it?) . . . an Earthlink booth at the mall. :p

                    Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:13:02 UTC from web
                    1. rising superstar autumn rising superstar autumn

                      @insaneclownscribus xD

                      Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:13:54 UTC from StatusNet Desktop
                      1. Scribus Scribus

                        @fortecadenza Yeah, we were just bored teenagers, though. No agenda other than wasting a Saturday night.

                        Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:15:34 UTC from web
    3. sasha sasha

      @widget It's a nice distro, the first I recommend along with Parabola. Until Debian joins the free distros list.

      Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:28:48 UTC from Choqok
    4. Omni Omni

      @widget That's a pro and con. Of course, they would be better off promoting something like Ubuntu to make it easier for people to switch as most people use non-free software as Skype, but I can see where they're coming from and don't want to have to tell people to switch twice. Then again, they do make people afraid of Linux if they can't run most of their applications on it, not even stuff like Skype.

      Sunday, 28-Oct-12 14:31:30 UTC from web