Re: [ubuntu-uk] New Linux website - Feedback? [was: ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 67, Issue 28]

2010-11-18 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On Thu, 2010-11-18 at 17:32 +, Jon Spriggs wrote: > Actually, I was under the impression that the stack exchange software > (which drives stack overflow and askubuntu and others) is Free > Software, albeit on a Windows and C# platform. It appears to run nginx on Linux, or at least its front-en

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New Linux website - Feedback? [was: ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 67, Issue 28]

2010-11-18 Thread Jon Spriggs
Actually, I was under the impression that the stack exchange software (which drives stack overflow and askubuntu and others) is Free Software, albeit on a Windows and C# platform. -- Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs Please excuse any top posting, typographical or gramatical errors and brevity, as this

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New Linux website - Feedback? [was: ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 67, Issue 28]

2010-11-18 Thread Alan Bell
On 18/11/10 16:16, Sean Miller wrote: > > I do not actually agree with this, for the record. I think that the > Linux commitment to Free Open Source Software (not sure what the 'L' > stands for in Mark's acronym) it stands for Libre meaning freedom as opposed to the other sort of free which is me

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New Linux website - Feedback? [was: ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 67, Issue 28]

2010-11-18 Thread Sean Miller
On 18 November 2010 11:47, Tony Scott wrote: > Hi Mark > > Just to clarify I said "Surely using an (sic!) FOSS system would be more > appropriate for a Linux Q&A site?". I do not actually agree with this, for the record. I think that the Linux commitment to Free Open Source Software (not sure wh

[ubuntu-uk] New Linux website - Feedback? [was: ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 67, Issue 28]

2010-11-18 Thread Tony Scott
Hi Mark Just to clarify I said "Surely using an (sic!) FOSS system would be more appropriate for a Linux Q&A site?". I did not say that FOSS must be used... Cheers -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://twitter.com/tonys | http://uk.wordcamp.org > >From: Mark Harrison >To: ubuntu-u