Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu Long Term Support?

2014-07-30 Thread Steve Dum
My cryptic notes from when 12.04 was released said desktop eol was Apr 2015 and server was Apr 2017. Google brought me to the following page http://www.ubuntu.com/info/release-end-of-life which seems to say that they rescinded that distinction. However they do make a distinction between hardware

Re: [PLUG] Slackware

2014-07-30 Thread Wayne E. Van Loon Sr.
I started using Slackware because I wanted a distribution with a standard kernel as tested and released by the kernel developers and a kernel to which Ingo Molnar's real-time preemption patches could be applied. Slackware is still in DistroWatch.com's top 10 distributions

[PLUG] Linux pre-installed work computer recommendations?

2014-07-30 Thread Mike C.
I'm beginning the search for a new Linux workstation now that I've convinced some unwitting victims to pay me for Linux/Network admin work at my new job and I'm curious if anyone has any direct experience with the following: 1. Trisquel GNU Linux - I really like that they're a non-profit

Re: [PLUG] Network puzzle

2014-07-30 Thread Louis Kowolowski
On Jul 29, 2014, at 6:20 PM, John Jason Jordan joh...@comcast.net wrote: I have a network problem that has me baffled. I will start by describing my home network, from the cable modem on downwards. 1) Cable modem 2) Router 3) Two switches and a WRT54G 4) Patch panel mounted on the