On Tue, 2003-10-21 at 21:47, Eric Livingston wrote: > I'm curious regarding the penetration of linux as a comprehensive solution > for all computing tasks in a normal day. i.e. what percentage of Linux users > are 100% linux, or even 100% Gentoo for that matter. > > I know a couple of folks who are 100% linux, but the circumstances seem > rare - i.e. they are server admins in small shops that use Red Hat for > server work, they don't have to deal with user desktops (which are windows, > but handled by somebody else), and they use only linux at home (they aren't > avid gamers, either, so the few linux titles available are sufficient). But > that particular combination can't be that common, can it? > > I, for instance, run three Gentoo boxes at home, including my server and a > desktop-configured "play" box. However, the vast majority of my time is > spent on my XP-based company notebook computer (that also has Gentoo in a > VMWare virtual machine). My work environment is a hodgepodge of stuff, > including Windows, Solaris, Linux, and even a couple of Mac X's. We're a > software development firm so we have to keep a lot of stuff kicking around > to accomodate clients. > > Also, I'm an avid gamer, and thus at this point I must have Windows to play > the various games I enjoy. > > So, I'm a long, long way from a day where I could get by touching nothing > but Linux day in and day out. It would be fair to say, even, that my > "default" environment is Windows. How about you all? > > Eric > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >
Gentoo at home Debian at work, though I do run M$ word via cxoffice to use company templates for documents :/ As for games I mainly stick to mame (xmame-gl) and occasionally warcraft III via winex. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
