[ale] linux recommendations

[Geoffrey]

james at sumners.ath.cx wrote:
> Quoth http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ :
> "Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others".
> Ubuntu also means "I am what I am because of who we all are". The Ubuntu
> Linux distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.
> 
> What is offensive about that? Have you even bothered to read anything?
> I really don't know what to say.

I'm specifically referring to the previous reference to 'raging America 
hating liberals.'  Right or wrong, if there is a strong association 
between the name and that statement, then it may be found to be 
offensive.  It is similar to the ongoing issues regarding the 
confederacy and heritage verses hate.  Some people see the 'stars and 
bars' as a symbol of hate, others see it as a symbol of the south.

Unfortunately, I'm not talking about the true origin of the word, but 
how it is perceived.  To some, a rainbow is a sign of the promise by 
God, to other's it a symbol of gay rights.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey