I like that we are UNIX based also, so that we can include anything. I
use OpenSuse and Mitel E-Smith Server(Cent/OS-RedHat derivative). I
think that Ubuntu's nitch is definitively the desktop, for a general
audience. And it is definitively a competitor to Microsoft Vista and
Mac OS X. It may not be the front runner, or even the runner up, but
it is a competitor that is gaining ground.
Cheers,
Andrew T
Quoting Bonnie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 11:04:51AM -0400, Nick Floersch wrote:
<RAMBLE>
ON the other hand, since VAGUE is the only ~quite~ active Linux oriented
support group in the area, having more is not a bad thing, no matter
what. But I like that VAGUE is general - "UNIX" enthusiasts - it doesn't
say "LINUX Enthusiasts". I don't know about all of the other VAGUE
members, but I use OSX (i.e. BSD) more than Linux. Before that I used
IRIX, NeXTStep (i.e. the old OSX), and BeOS (not UNIX, but POSIX which
feels close at the shell level) on a very frequent basis.
It's about 90% AIX for me now, for sysadminning.
I'm about to pick some Linux or BSD distro at random to put on an
older personal desktop machine I'm about to wipe, though. (It's
factory-issue HP Pavillion 4535 hardware, if you want to make a
recommendation.)
Knowing UNIX
as a generic system made moving between systems really very simple when
we consider how complex any one system is. Having a support group which
is somewhat dedicated to the generic system makes a bunch of sense to
me.
Yes, keeping it VAGUE is great! I prefer to remain agnostic about my
choice of *nix-flavored OS.
Bonnie
