I know where the LUG is, I used to live/work there. I also know all the answers to those questions, they were simply examples.
Thanks. Dan On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Mark Wallace <[email protected]>wrote: > This is the right list for your questions. MHVLUG is located in > Poughkeepsie, NY. There is a heavy IBM presence here. That skews the > group a little bit to people who do heavy C++, maybe more so than other > groups. Sometimes I think that new users drop out because there are > meetings where you get the feeling that the people there are speaking a > foreign language. > > The growing edge of Linux is people like you. The heavy programmers > already are wrapped up and sold on Linux. Linux needs to jump the gap > to the layman who doesn't do programming. > > I have what I call "The Waitress Test" of Linux distros. I stumbled > across it during one of the after meeting social times at the Palace > Diner. > > The Waitress Test is "If you gave a CD of this distro to the waitress > and she took it home to put it on her system, could she get it up and > running in an evening?" Ubuntu was the first distro that passed "The > Waitress Test." Mandriva came close, but they want you to pay to join > that Mandrake Club that gets you the support that you need. > > > I'm using 10.04. One difference is that there was no longer a driver > for my notebook adapter, so I had to plug it directly into the ethernet > to install. That might not be a problem for others. It also screwed up > some g-streams but I have that figured out, now. I listen to a lot of > news radio and tv stations in Canada. > > I don't know how hard the LPI test is but it is for serious programmers. > Based on what I have read, it's a lot more than just being able to > maintain Ubuntu desktops. > > 64 Bit is still having problems with drivers. My visual effects work > with the 32 bit system but not the 64, most likely because there isn't a > good driver. > > Ubuntu recommends that you put 32 bit software into a 64 bit system for > that reason, unless you have a good reason to NEED the 64 bit. > > I take a fair number of used computers. I am going to ship them to my > nephew in the impoverished Philippines. What are you offering? Ubuntu > needs pentium II and 256 bit or better. I also live near the county > dump and can drop off one system a day free of charge. So if it has > problems, I can unload it. I took one pentium !!! laptop and the only > thing that I could use was the power pack. The hard drive was shot but > I got what I paid for. > > My wife could use a notebook or netbook, that can handle Ubuntu. My son > is ready for his own system. At age 5 he is an Ubuntu man. He goes > nuts waiting for Pista or Xtra P to boot. 10.04 takes less than a > minute. Windoze can take four or five. It also takes up three or four > times the memory, which makes it unsuitable for small systems. The > netbooks went with Ubuntu because it would fit on a smaller hard drive, > but the purchasers were expecting Windows so they had a high return to > the store rate. That is why they are gone. > > Mark Wallace > > > On Mon, 2010-07-26 at 15:48 -0700, Dan Simoes wrote: > > I remain on the list though I am in a land far far away, in the hope > > that I will come across some good, linux-centric or tech-centric > > content. > > I do not care about FOSS vs commercial solutions, except where there's > > a practical discussion. > > There are a number of users' posts that I consider annoying drivel, > > yet I choose to let those hit the bit bucket. > > > > If there's enough interest, perhaps a second offtopic or anything goes > > list could be created, to keep the main list on track. > > For example: > > > > Main list: > > - Has anyone tried Ubuntu 10.04 yet? > > - Should I install 32 bit or 64 bit versions? > > - How hard is it to pass the LPI test? > > - Does anyone have experience with scaling in Amazon EC2, a la > > Rightscale or scalr? > > - How do I donate a used computer in the HV region? > > > > Off topic list: > > - DJB, deity or complete idiot? > > - Why does Richard Stallman wear birkenstocks? > > - Write to your congressman about this bill, it's important! > > > > You get the drift. Not sure where I'd put the "why are there so many > > Macs at tech conferences?" but for me it's a main list topic, as it > > relates to linux/unix. > > > > If a second list is too much hassle, we could also let people add an > > [offtopic] tag to their subject line, but that rarely works. > > > > I agree that moderation is a waste of Sean's time and there should be > > no reason for it. > > > > Cheers, > > Dan > > _______________________________________________ > > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > > Aug 4 - Samba > > Sep 1 - BOINC > > Oct 6 - Creating Firefox Extensions > > -- > Robert Mark Wallace > 60 Delaware Road > Newburgh, NY 12550-3802 > Telephone: (845) 566-0586 > > Visit my Blog, Mark Wallace Following Christ, at > > > > http://markwallacefollowingchrist.blogspot.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Aug 4 - Samba > Sep 1 - BOINC > Oct 6 - Creating Firefox Extensions >
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