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Xbox Live Disallows Linux, Unix As Keywords

Posted by kdawson on from the way-beyond-childish dept.

shafty023 writes "The Xbox Live online service disallows screen names like LINUXRULES, L I N U X, and other variations of these kinds. Other bloggers are reporting that variants of 'Unix' also result in the message: 'Your motto contains inappropriate language. Please try again.'" If this is an extension of Microsoft's anti-Linux campaign, perhaps it's time they gave it up.

3 of 281 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Maybe not completely anti-linux. by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 0, Troll

    OR Microsoft is just admitting that their existence is offensive...

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    Apology to Ubuntu forum.
  2. Re:Mindshare Shrinkage by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sir, you make one great republican amerikan!

  3. Morons by ipooptoomuch · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's filtered because Lunix is a version of an illegal hacker operating system. This would mean that you are hacking the Xbox Live server and this should not be allowed.