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Linux graffiti covers Vista logo in Toronto subway station
by Grant Robertson Feb 6th 2007 at 10:30AM
Shortly after the "Wow" started in a Toronto subway station, J Carlos Navea spotted this on his way to class. A wall length Vista advertisement which had fallen to
While some street art can be absolutely beautiful, we wish the Linux faithful in T.O. would keep the spray paint in their backpack and do some constructive Linux evangelism. We'd rather see you organize an install-fest, refurbish and reload unwanted PCs and give them to interested users, or give away Linux CDs.
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superpixel said 10:51AM on 2-06-2007
right, this is one of those things that can help or hurt. it gets linux in the mindspace of the average dingus, but at what cost? are they going to associate linux with vandals?
similar to rabid mac fanboys who give Apple a bad name!
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willw said 3:54PM on 2-06-2007
Outside of the Microsoft Vista Ice House at Dundas Square on Friday I saw some Linux guys with a big inflatable penguin and handing out cds of Ubuntu and talking about Linux with people passing by.
When I came out of the Ice House their penguin had been forced to leave.
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Todd said 11:28AM on 2-06-2007
How is this a "crime" and Microsoft's long history of extortion, influence peddling, and outright fraud not a crime?
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Oleg said 11:59AM on 2-06-2007
Does anyone know in which station in Toronto this is posted?
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Marcus said 2:02PM on 2-06-2007
I saw this tomorrow, and was wishing I had my camera with me ;)
Anyways...this is in Finch Station :)
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yessindeed said 2:03PM on 2-06-2007
So the idea was to make life miserable for some poor subway worker? Brilliant. That'll teach those guys.
Get yer ass down there and clean off that ad.
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Chris Brentano said 2:55PM on 2-06-2007
Odds are people who know what Linux is will chuckle, and those who do not will forget about it within 5 minutes.
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Brian said 6:42PM on 2-06-2007
Linux geeks really are sad.
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raycosm said 7:46PM on 2-06-2007
I don't know what's sadder here, the graffiti, or the geek who lives in his mom's basement.
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Marcus said 4:56PM on 2-07-2007
Well...to let everyone know, the portion of the wall that had "Linux" written on it, is now stripped off (so now it's just the tiles showing...)
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