[NTLUG:Discuss] Dallas Ubuntu Team

[. Daniel]

See?  More of the same!  "...more user friendly out of the box than 
fedora..."  What does that mean?  "...greater mindshare... more users..."  
Are you sure?  Is there some statistical authority?

>Well I used to be a fedora user, I switched to Ubuntu mainly because
>it currently has a greater mind share.... more developers, more
>testers, more users, therefore... if my reasoning is sound, fewer
>problems.
>
>Also, it is more user friendly out of the box than fedora, which is
>good for my wife, children, and father (yes I have been proselytizing)
>
>If Ubuntu disappeared, I would probably use Debian or Gentoo.
>
>To be honest, the only point in fedoras existance IMHO right now is
>for Red Hat sysadmins that want to use it at home, don't want to pay
>for RHEL, and are too lazy to learn apt =)
>
>On 9/11/06, . Daniel <xdesign at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Actually, for learning and exercise purposes, I find that when everyone 
is
> > reading from the same book, learning and teaching moves along a lot 
better.
> >  I think the same would follow when it comes to OS distributions.  I'd 
be
> > more thrilled if the distro was Fedora Core, but ultimately if 
everyone's
> > using the same one, it's just easier no matter which one it happens to 
be.
> >
> > I keep hearing great things about Ubuntu, though rarely anything 
specific.
> > I've been a RedHat user almost since the beginning.  Fedora has finally
> > gotten to the point that it is really slick and usable and I have 
remained
> > with it so long simply because I know it best.  So for personal use, 
it's
> > what I continue to use.  But I remain rather curious about Ubuntu... 
sure
> > would like to find some specific motivating reasons to switch over.  I 
try
> > not to blindly follow hype wherever possible.
> >
> >
> > >Shawn--
> > >
> > >Just what we all need, yet another Linux meeting time to wrestle into
> > >our busy schedules :)
> > >
> > >Seriously, though, what's the purpose of yet another Linux-oriented
> > >group?  It would seem the greatest impact we could make on furthering
> > >the acceptance of Linux in the community is by demonstrating
> > >solidarity.
> > >
> > >Just my .02 worth...(BTW, my Ubuntu MythTV box works great, so I have
> > >no axes to grind here!)
> > >
> > >   --Brian
> > >
> > >On Mon, Sep 11, 2006 at 10:06:00AM -0700, schpenke at juicymumpy.net 
wrote:
> > > > Hello List.
> > > >
> > > > My name is Shawn Shifflett and I represent the Ubuntu Dallas Local
> > > > Community Team (http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DallasTeam).
> > > >
> > > > I've been in a brief discussion with Mr. Chris Cox regarding
> > integration
> > > > between my team and the NTLUG.  I'd like to take this opportunity 
to
> > > > invite anyone who's interested in Ubuntu Linux to join the Ubuntu
> > > > Dallas LoCo Team and participate in introducing others to this
> > > > wonderful Linux distribution.
> > >
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