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A Babe in Tuxland

Posted by michael on from the baby's-first-apt-get-dist-upgrade dept.

Joe Barr writes "This is the kind of story that WagEd and MS would love to see in one of their astroturf campaigns. But this story is real grassroots, with a real Sysadmin writing it and a real granddaughter as the babe using Linux. A sweet tale, with tips on Linux for kids." Newsforge and Slashdot are both part of OSDN.

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  1. Rare Occurence I guess by TheFairElf · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I suppose that a female using Linux is such a rare occurence that it merits a Slashdot front page post. Where I come from, which is the Windows world everyone uses Windows, Office et al., it takes us 2 minutes to delete a file, 5 minutes to search for something and lots of dumb blondes with stupid questions

  2. Uh...anyone see a double-standard? by bonch · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Microsoft posting this kind of story and passing it off as real news = "astroturfing."

    OSDN-owned Slashdot posting OSDN-owned Newsforge's story and passing it off as real news = nobody says anything.

    If some Windows company owned a news site that was always posting anti-Linux stuff, people would be up in arms, but it's okay for OSDN to do it with Slashdot.

    Off-topic I know..."No Karma Bonus" unchecked accordingly.