In March 2006, Peter Quinn (former Massachusetts chief information officer (CIO), made comments about clothing that set off a bizarre firestorm of news and discussion. His comments were noted in ZDNet Australia’s article, “Sandals and ponytail set cramp Linux”, CNET’s article ‘Sandal and ponytail set’ cramping Linux adoption?, and many others. There were even articles in Linux Weekly News (LWN) and Slashdot.
Link: GROKLAW
