I'm curious regarding the penetration of linux as a comprehensive<snip>
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'm 100% linux, not 100% Gentoo. Working in Remote Sensing / Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and mainly writing my own programs/scripts, this is probably relatively easy, as I don't have to do much wordprocessing/spreadsheets/etc. Very rarely I have to cheat to 1) open some msdocument that has such weirdo layoutings that openoffice or abiword cannot open it reliably; 2) convert some undisclosed propriatory dataformat of some rs/gis software firm that only runs on windows (or we only have a windows license for). Luckily, not all my colleages are linux-only :-)
These are the stats:
- my desktop at work: P4 1.5 GHz with Gentoo;
- our file/printserver at work (which I administer): P4 2.something GHz Debian stable with some extra backports;
- our 2 internet servers: P4's with Debian stable
- our sloppy home pc: P2 200 MHz with Debian stable with extra's.
Usually I am very comfortable running only linux. I can do everything and more I could do on a windows pc, write dvd's, email, etc. and linux is definitely easier for the hardcore (read: no visual-anything drag'n'drop childplay) programmers like us ;-)
Our internet servers need to be stable and easily manageble by ssh, and do not have the need for fancy and newest features. So debian it is, and debian it will be.
Our printer/file server is debian and works ok but might someday go Gentoo. However, I don't see many reasons not to stay debian.
My old home pc should be easy-use and easy install, and I don't fancy week-long compiles on it, so it will remain debian too probably... :)
Cheers, Vincent.
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