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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

If you’re confused why you can’t currently download Ubuntu 23.10 despite the fact it’s been released (and blogs like mine are telling you it’s out) there is a reason.

[From Twitter]: "We have identified hate speech from a malicious contributor in some of our translations submitted as part of a third party tool outside of the Ubuntu Archive. The Ubuntu 23.10 image has been taken down and a new version will be available once the correct translations have been restored."

Now, I’m not 100% certain but from poking around the Ubuntu Desktop Installer GitHub — I know, I’m nosey — appears to have been (sadly) the Ukrainian translation file that was hijacked. I ran the text through a translator and …Honestly, I wish I hadn’t.

It’s a broad range of offensive sentences touching on politics, sexuality, and current events. Though shocking, none of it is particularly coherent in scope. It seems to be written to be provocative for provocations sake – the sort of stuff people post on X to farm likes from far-right bots.

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[-] [email protected] 182 points 9 months ago

As an aside remark, it's really funny how everyone has to elaborate what the fuck they're talking about when they talk about Twitter.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter) Ubuntu explains the situation

could have just been written as

In a tweet, Ubuntu explains the situation

but the epic genius elon decided to destroy all brand recognition. Truly incredible thing to witness. Twitter literally got its own branded terms into common lexicon and he just set it all on fire.

[-] lurch 78 points 9 months ago

Their stupid ass logo looks too much like the old X11 logo. At least Xorg has a cirlcle thing. 😤

[-] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Which is amazing that X isn't being sued by Xorg. I guess they probably don't have the same amount of money (although Twitter is probably going to be negative soon). It's also not really competition, but they're both tech companies. I could easily see Xorg winning that one.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Whoever has the most money automatically wins a lawsuit, because X could EASILY just get more lawyers to make more BAD faith arguments.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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[-] [email protected] 47 points 9 months ago

He didnt just set the brand recognition on fire, elon basically did everything someone would do if they wanted to intentionally run twitter into the ground.

[-] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago

Now spez needs to rename Reddit and make his idol proud.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago

In a Y (formerly known as post) on Y (formerly known as reddit) a Y (formerly known as user) "vaporeonpissdrinker69" has said that...

[-] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Ycombinator looks around nervously

[-] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

At least, vaporeon is compatible. In fact it is most compatible.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Perfect tagline for that site: "Y tho"

...and they replace the alien with the fellow in the meme (who was a Pope apparently. Who knew.)

[-] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Maybe that was his plan for creating true free speech, by driving everyone away from twitter to mastodon...

A very 200iq plan, only cost him $44B

[-] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

It cost him a lot more than that. He lost about 200 billion in stock value that he owned and among the companies he "runs" about a trillion was lost in total due to investers dumping stock after seeing his ineptitude on full display.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Truly someone who is willing to go beyond his earthy wealth for his ideas of free speech.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

No. The companies he controls at some level lost about a trillion in stock value combined

[-] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah probably, I am trying to be funny here haha.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

a trillion

Wait, he was a trillionaire before? Interesting, now I'm curious what effects did this made to the economy, it would be a fun read (maybe).

[-] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago

No no, it's not 'a tweet ' anymore, it's 'an X(, formerly known as a tweet)'

[-] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

"In an X(formerly known as a tweet) on X(formerly known as Twitter) ..."

It just rolls off the tongue!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

The first X is pronounced Æsh

[-] Murdoc 17 points 9 months ago

I hope this practice never dies.
(Also has "the artist formerly known as Prince vibes".)

[-] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

The Prince one is different, since he changed his name to something that can't be even spelled.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

The current branding gives more a placeholder asset feeling than a memorable identity. Sorry the twitter logo isn't loading so we'll show you an "X" in the meantime

[-] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Why read X posts when you can watch X videos

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[-] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Xeet xeet, motherfucker

[-] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

“In a xhit (…)”

[-] mindbleach 2 points 9 months ago

I don't understand why anyone plays along.

It's Twitter.

It's Facebook.

It's Blackwater.

If you're going to say 'stupid new name, formerly known as--' then just use the old name. They're not transgender. They're a corporation playing word games. Fuck 'em.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

On some news stories I've been seeing them refer to it as "the social media company X"

[-] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

@fadingembers
So the company x social that existed before the muskrat bought twitter then, right?
@GnuLinuxDude

[-] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

They could just keep calling tweet, or tweet on X, maybe they just keep this shit to show how stupid the change is...

[-] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

"in a recent Twix.."

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