On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Michael Gilchrist <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Paul Whitacre <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Nicholas, >> >> Overall, I felt your points are very good. >> >> I would only disagree with the first sentence in the last paragraph >> "Ubuntu itself is a flavor of Linux that is an attempt to create an >> operating system that can overthrow the Microsoft Windows operating >> system as the most used operating system in the world of computers." I >> know that is a stated goal of Ubuntu, but in reality, I don't see that >> happening. >> > > I agree. And I think that sentence could easily be misconstrued as Ubuntu > being a group of people that hate Microsoft and are just out ruin them. I > think its much more about using great software and an enjoyment of creating > a great product as a community.
Aye, I'm with you there Gilbert. > >> >> Also, there are negatives to going with Ubuntu, albeit, they can be >> dealt with. As a user, the one that I have experienced, is the lack of >> driver support for hardware - video boards, printers, scanners, etc. A >> compilation of existing hardware and compatibility with Ubuntu should be >> done early on in a study. >> >> Another would be whether there are software applications for your >> business, or do they need to be developed. >> >> Paul >> >> On Thu, 2010-10-28 at 10:34 -0400, Nicholas Lawson wrote: >> > Ubuntu OH: >> > >> > >> > >> > I am working on generating a small amount of literature for the >> > function at Media Bridges and have been trying to download my >> > thoughts into a cohesive form for dissemination to my Public Media >> > Community. I would be interested to know how you feel about the >> > following paragraphs and whether or not you think I as a non developer >> > understand the premises that your FOSS community adheres to: >> > >> > >> > Do you agree with the following and if not what would you change and >> > why? >> > >> > >> > >> > Open Source Introduction: >> > >> > >> > >> > The Open Source Mindset is one of altruism. It is an efficient mindset >> > that channels ones talents and abilities into a community in extremely >> > pragmatic and organized fashion. Here at Media Bridges we are >> > interested in becoming immersed into this Open Source Community and >> > would like to embrace the mindset and the culture that the Open Source >> > world adheres to. The main point that I would like to stress when >> > organizatinonally enterting into a relationship with the FOSS >> > commuinty and to realize that you and your organization can itself >> > become involved in the community and influence the direction that the >> > software evolves in. Embrace the idea of fostering relationships with >> > the developers who are creating your software and think more community >> > and less retail. Retail software wants your money and wants to give >> > you software and then that is the end of the transaction. The Open >> > Source Software community is much different. You can download the >> > software you think is good for you, email the developers and get >> > direct feedback from the creators and then you could for instance send >> > them a small gift thanking them for their work and intermingle with >> > them in the IRC Chatrooms that they frequent. You can enter into a >> > relationship with the FOSS community where the retail software world >> > has more proprietary secrets to hold back from you the FOSS world has >> > no barriers to their information. >> > >> > >> > >> > FOSS gives you access to all of the source code that is available for >> > a piece of software and if you so choose and have the ability you can >> > alter the code to serve your needs and then you can offer your changes >> > to the FOSS community in the spirit of sharing your improvements with >> > others who may be interested in the same solutions as yourself. The >> > Open Media Project is an example of this ethic at work in the Public >> > Media world where Drupal has been chosen as a Content Management >> > System. Over the last three years the Community Media Community has in >> > pockets been creating a set of online components that add >> > functionality to the Drupal CMS in such a way that crews can be >> > managed and developed for production, equipment can be organized for >> > distribution, and distribution schedules can be arranged by the >> > community. The FOSS community and its ethics allows for a number of >> > stations to collaborate and create solutions among them that make >> > their lives easier and because the product is information management >> > once the solution is found and developed it is then instantly >> > available to all participating parties and is even available to all >> > non participating parties. The FOSS is interesting because it exists >> > outside of the world of high finance. It would seem that originally >> > before the internet was developed it was necessary for pockets of >> > programmers to work in conjunction with each other in close quarters >> > in order to develop software because they needed a way to communicate >> > and learn from each other and they needed appropriated space to do >> > this hence Microsoft and IBM. With the advent of the internet these >> > collectives could be competed with by pockets of programmers using the >> > internet as their organizing catalyst with the intent of developing >> > solutions that exist in spaces where finance is not necessary to >> > deliver quality concepts. Linux is an example of a product that has >> > been created by a community of developers using the tools available to >> > them. >> > >> > >> > >> > Ubuntu itself is a flavor of Linux that is an attempt to create an >> > operating system that can overthrow the Microsoft Windows operating >> > system as the most used operating system in the world of computers. >> > The reason why it makes sense that this is not unachievable is because >> > the software operates on FOSS principles. These principles when >> > adhered to allow for the highest levels of innovation and quality >> > production because the entire community that accepts the FOSS >> > community can become involved in the building of something essentially >> > perfect. The community of Ubuntu is creating a solution that is >> > already receiving high accolades and it literally has forever to >> > mature and develop and on a long enough timeline the FOSS system >> > overtakes all other models of software development because the FOSS >> > community is operating out of altruism and is building a foundation >> > for itself that is much firmer than retail volume controlled >> > software. >> > >> > >> > >> > Nicholas >> > >> > 513 312 5204 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio >> > Post to : [email protected] >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > -- > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- All programmers are playwrights, and all computers are lousy actors. #define sizeof(x) rand() :wq _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
