> > 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. > > From the beginning of '99 when I switched to Linux (1st SuSE) (from OS/2) I > just have to use one Folio Infobase on Win98 (hope I'll be able to replace it > by encoding documents in XML) and some BBS-like reader (both of them I run > under Gentoo :-). Besides that I use to have MinGW installed in order for test > some Ruby dev stuff. Otherwise - 100% Gentoo :) > > Sincerely, > Gour
Does that include work as well? I'm really curious about folks who have managed to convert to Linux not just at home (which is far easier) but also at work, so that 100% of their own computing time in both work and play is done in a linux environment. For example, an administrator who runs 100% linux at home, but works in both Linux and Windows server at work would not be 100% Linux by this definition. Nor would an admin that has 100% Linux servers, but also admins 10 Windows-based client machines in his office. I'm really wondering how many folks out there are so fully converted to Linux in both work and play that they would literally be unfamiliar with XP, for instance, having never used it. There was a slashdot article a few weeks back that probably planted the seed for this question. It was a review of Windows XP by someone who claimed they hadn't used Windows even once in six years. I wondered - how many technically proficient people out there could make a living and carry on at work and play with computers and *never* use anything but linux in 6 years? I suppose if you relaxed it a bit and talked about never using Windows (but allowing for Solaris & Mac) it would be easier. But I'm curious about folks who literally never touch another OS besides Linux in their home and work environments. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
