Re: [CODE4LIB] Linux distro for librarians

2014-10-18 Thread Henry Mensch
because there aren't enough other distributions out there? :) ---Sent from Boxer | http://getboxer.com Hello, Every now and then I consider switching my main operating system. I've been using Ubuntu for years. Does anyone know of any Linux distros made by librarians or One that's most

Re: [CODE4LIB] StackExchange reboot?

2013-07-07 Thread Henry Mensch
On 7/6/2013 12:16 PM, Galen Charlton wrote: To give a concrete example, one question that would deserve an answer is why would a cataloger use a StackExchange (or a clone thereof) rather than AUTOCAT? I'm not sure I see a reason. One of the big problems, IMHO, with the StackExchange model is

Re: [CODE4LIB] What about Code4Lib4Women?

2012-11-28 Thread Henry Mensch
have no trouble working with/trusting the systems staff (and vice versa). the other 1/3 … well, he lives on his own planet most of the time, and we can only bend reality so much. but yes, this is true more often than now. (long-time lurker, first-time writing here…) -- henry mensch / he

Re: [CODE4LIB] What is a coder?

2012-11-28 Thread Henry Mensch
sure, but there's coding and then there's coding. i'm a sysadmin type, and i spend a minimal amount of time coding (although i do teach people how to use the shell to automate their work). i write small bits of code as needed to do my job, but nothing you'd recognize today. almost all of you