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Ubuntu Live 2008 Canceled

linux.com — Planning on going to Ubuntu Live 2008 in July? Think again. It's been canceled.

Who dugg this? Made popular May 21, 2008

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  • Kingoftherings, on 05/21/2008, -11/+164You should be canceled.
  • joecolly, on 05/21/2008, -8/+71***** IT WE WON'T DO IT LIVE
  • vpshockwave, on 05/21/2008, -6/+66LOL. I opened the page and you were at -1 dig. I hit dig down, and you were at -22. I loled.
  • limezor2, on 05/21/2008, -11/+68Your comment dropped by 20 points when I reloaded the page.
    So...Ubuntu ROCKS! = +20?
  • actionscripted, on 05/21/2008, -11/+60If you can use Linux -- beyond just point-and-click, you may be smart.
    If you're smart, you can think and study logically.
    If you think and study logically you can use this to develop superior social skills.
    If you have superior socials skills you can meet women easily.
    If you can meet women easily, you'll probably get laid.

    The whole nerd-in-a-basement-with-no-social-life-and-bad-acne thing is so 90's.
  • yeskia, on 05/21/2008, -5/+47Your logic fails at step 3:

    "If you think and study logically you can use this to develop superior social skills."
  • scarysnow, on 05/21/2008, -7/+46the organizer probably just got a girlfriend.
  • TheRealToma, on 05/21/2008, -6/+43New Digg comments dig/bury tally:
    ***** THING SUCKS.
    It was 0 when I buried, -49 after it processed!
  • drunkninja, on 05/21/2008, -0/+34I hate comments like this. You guys want everyone to abandon MS and switch to Linux, but get pissy when a distro comes along that actually TRIES to make it easier for Joe 6-pack to use.

    I'm just imagining someone like you sitting in front of your "h4rdc0r3 1337" terminal-only Linux box in a dingy basement crying yourself to sleep every night because Linux is starting to break into the "noob" market.
  • suntzusputnik, on 05/21/2008, -9/+41can they still cancel the cancelation?
  • Nurven, on 05/21/2008, -3/+32I would rather have gone to a beerfest anyway
  • melat0nin, on 05/21/2008, -5/+28I run Ubuntu and I'm not a virgin.

    Sorry.
  • mdshort, on 05/21/2008, -0/+23All they did was integrate Ubuntu Live into the OSCON event... I would hardly call that cancelled. In fact, you can even stay longer now.

    Buried for sensationalism.
  • Haydre, on 05/21/2008, -1/+22When did digg become overrun with trolls?
  • takatoo, on 05/21/2008, -0/+18I was planning to go with my girlfriend. :(
  • GeorgeStone2, on 05/21/2008, -0/+16I bet they watch ascii star wars over telnet because any other medium is just "too mainstream".
  • pltnz64, on 05/21/2008, -1/+17they have that as a nautilus extension, where you can just right click an icon and open or edit it as root.
  • smacksaw, on 05/21/2008, -1/+17or if you're a sociopath...social skills don't come from analysis, but generally giving a ***** about other people. You either care or you don't.
  • sockpuppets, on 05/21/2008, -1/+16* if you're a vulcan.
  • inactive, on 05/21/2008, -0/+15If I vote you up do I get my virginity back?
    I was drunk and woke up next to what I thought only could have been a diseased walrus.
    Turned out to be a really fat chick.
    A really really really fat chick.
  • Culyt, on 05/21/2008, -1/+15Went from 0 to -201 for me... I think he broke the counter.
  • EmitStop, on 05/21/2008, -7/+21How lame
  • DteK, on 05/21/2008, -1/+14linux is not an OS, its a kernel
  • GeorgeStone2, on 05/21/2008, -0/+12You shouldn't have to choose. A good OS should be both.
    A GUI that can get most things done, then CLI that can get anything done.
    That's why Ubuntu is so popular. And they're almost there.
  • talonstriker, on 05/21/2008, -2/+14I agree "just works" is pretty far from the truth. Being a linux newbie, I had to jump thru rings to get my wireless set up. It probably would have been easy for a pro, not so for a newbie.
    "it I realize that if I actually want to do anything in linux"
    Same here. The reason I went with ubuntu was because I heard that you never needed to touch command line...no so true. Until usage of the terminal is no longer required, linux/ubuntu will never go mainstream. Personally after my troubles, I wouldn't recommend linux to anyone who isn't a CS major.
  • GeorgeStone2, on 05/21/2008, -2/+14THING ***** SUCKS
  • strictnein, on 05/21/2008, -3/+15I find this new commenting system to be total junk from top to bottom. Tons of space wasted on the left side of each comment, much tougher to follow comment threads, and WTF is with loading 600 comments with AJAX? Makes no sense at all.
  • VinceNoir, on 05/21/2008, -0/+12Illogical. I've been highly socially successful using my strong logical abilities and analysis of irrational human behavior. You should see the roster of people I know in SecondLife.
  • GeorgeStone2, on 05/21/2008, -14/+25I'm on ubuntu now because I'm setting up a server on it.
    I must say that coming from Windows there are a lot of annoying features to linux.
    For example getting things to run as root is a pain. But I made a little launcher that can open stuff as root when it's dragged onto it which helps a lot.
    But I would much prefer a right click > Open as root> Password box method.
  • directrix13, on 05/21/2008, -0/+90 to -278 for me. Mwahahaha.
  • bj1989, on 05/21/2008, -1/+10This is the kind of story that leaves little to discuss. Ubuntu Live cancelled - no clear reason. Okay, so most of us weren't going there anyway.
  • HonestAbe, on 05/21/2008, -0/+9linux4evr still wears a black trench coat and has his terminal colors set to bright green so he can feel like he's in The Matrix.
  • peestandingup, on 05/21/2008, -1/+10Zing!
  • cawpin, on 05/21/2008, -0/+80 to -300.
  • MellerTime, on 05/21/2008, -0/+8Having it scheduled for the same time period as OSCON seems stupid anyway. I imagine there would be a lot of people who would dislike having to choose between the two.
  • Spankov, on 05/21/2008, -1/+9RedTroll's mum?
  • SteveMax, on 05/21/2008, -0/+8They planned to, but had to cancel it.
  • DarkDx, on 05/21/2008, -0/+70 to -325
  • trevorh, on 05/21/2008, -0/+70 to -321
  • Kmap, on 05/21/2008, -3/+10Digg comment system sucks ass!
  • Spankov, on 05/21/2008, -3/+10Run Ballmer! Incoming eggs!
  • stevene, on 05/21/2008, -2/+9Wow this really sucks. I buried you and it instantly said -163. Maybe the comments system needed more time in the oven.
  • bmnrocks, on 05/21/2008, -1/+8You must be new here.
  • ibid49, on 05/21/2008, -0/+7Yeah, thinking and studying logically has always been a great way to understand women!
  • mossblaser, on 05/21/2008, -3/+10Because a conference was canceled because of bad timing?
  • hurdboy, on 05/21/2008, -1/+7You're thinking of Gentoocon.
  • DteK, on 05/21/2008, -0/+6You tried slack but didnt want to throw yourself into the deep end?
  • DteK, on 05/21/2008, -1/+7no thanks loser, there is a big difference between a spelling mistake and calling a program an OS
  • colinnwn, on 05/21/2008, -1/+7Is it as painful as the screen flashing in your face, causing you to jump out of your chair, and asking "Do you want to perform this potentially dangerous, but likely completely normal action? Cancel or Allow?
  • known, on 05/21/2008, -1/+7Bang!
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