[NTLUG:Discuss] Dallas Ubuntu Team

[Gilbert Morrow]

I still don't see the hype about Ubuntu !
Will try it again just to be fair .
Opinion not to meant to anger or other wise irritate anyone .

On 9/12/06, Eric Waguespack <ewaguespack at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
And the "Knights that say "Nee" " will accept plastic arrangements for
> shrubs .

   But if the swallow is going south with a northern wind it velocity is
increased by two .


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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