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Canonical recalled the Ubuntu 23.10 images just a few hours after they were released. The reason was user translations for the Ubuntu installer containing speech aimed at inciting hatred.
Translations made using the tool from a third party turned out to be included in Ubuntu packages and contained hateful speech. Because of this, the Ubuntu 23.10 images have been removed, and Canonical is currently working on creating new images with corrected translations.
The official Ubuntu Twitter account reported the issue, which can be interpreted as a review of Ubuntu 23.10: "We have identified hate speech from a malicious contributor in some of our translations submitted using a third-party tool that is not associated with the Ubuntu archive. The Ubuntu 23.10 image has been removed, and the new version will be available after adjusting the translations." - Ubuntu (@ubuntu), October 12, 2023.
Additionally, it is reported that problematic translations were detected in a specific translation set of the Ubuntu Desktop Installer interface and were immediately removed. These translations are not part of the Ubuntu archive, and it appears that the incident is only limited to translations provided through a third-party tool for certain applications.
The following images were removed: Ubuntu Desktop 23.10, Ubuntu Budgie 23.10, and Ubuntu Desktop daily images.
At the moment, when you try to download Ubuntu 23.10, only versions for server installations and netboot tarballs are available.
Translations made using the tool from a third party turned out to be included in Ubuntu packages and contained hateful speech. Because of this, the Ubuntu 23.10 images have been removed, and Canonical is currently working on creating new images with corrected translations.
The official Ubuntu Twitter account reported the issue, which can be interpreted as a review of Ubuntu 23.10: "We have identified hate speech from a malicious contributor in some of our translations submitted using a third-party tool that is not associated with the Ubuntu archive. The Ubuntu 23.10 image has been removed, and the new version will be available after adjusting the translations." - Ubuntu (@ubuntu), October 12, 2023.
Additionally, it is reported that problematic translations were detected in a specific translation set of the Ubuntu Desktop Installer interface and were immediately removed. These translations are not part of the Ubuntu archive, and it appears that the incident is only limited to translations provided through a third-party tool for certain applications.
The following images were removed: Ubuntu Desktop 23.10, Ubuntu Budgie 23.10, and Ubuntu Desktop daily images.
At the moment, when you try to download Ubuntu 23.10, only versions for server installations and netboot tarballs are available.
