[NTLUG:Discuss] Dallas Ubuntu Team

[Eric Waguespack]

Yeah... well I guess I should have placed the acronym IMHO throughout
that email, although I kinda thought that it was a pretty well
accepted belief that Ubuntu is just about as "user friendly" as it
gets if you want a free (that is, not linspire / mephis) Linux distro.

Anyway, opinions expressed are my own, and are occasionally right...
if only by accident

By the way, vi is better than emacs, xfce is better than kde, perl is
better than python, linux is better than hurd, the airspeed velocity
of an unladen swallow is roughly 11 meters per second further, and a 5
ounce bird cannot carry a one pound coconut.

Disagree with me at your peril.



On 9/12/06, . Daniel <xdesign at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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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