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Largo Loving Linux

Posted by michael on from the not-megatokyo's-largo dept.

A little over a year ago, dot.kde.org and Newsforge did stories on the Linux-based systems being used in Largo, FL to run the city government. Roblimo went down there, drank their coffee, and wrote a follow-up piece which might be, but wasn't, entitled "How to be a sysadmin whose pager doesn't go off". (Newsforge is part of OSDN.)

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  1. Florida is a terrible place to live. by callipygian-showsyst · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    We were considering relocating there to retire. Cheap houses, no state income tax.

    Then we looked at the crime rates for Central Florida. It's not all Disneyworld--in fact it's #1 and #2 in several categories for crime per capita.

    There's a lot of poverty there, and poverty means crime (I'm not sure which one causes which.) Lots of people with their meth labs in their trailers, etc. Lots of drug runners coming through.

    Look at this table. Each state has "Rate per 100,000 inhabitants" and you'll see what I mean. We decided to stay in Northern California, despite the 9.5% state income tax because the crime rate is much lower. And I don't care that my state government doesn't do Linux. I just care that 90% of my neighbors aren't on welfare, making meth, or both.

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  2. Re:Lesbians Love Linux! by callipygian-showsyst · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    This is certainly not off topic. It's simply another alliteration, similar to the one used in the headline.

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  3. Re:Open Source is NOT the issue - it's the IMAGE by ddmcd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    you're quoting a focus group from 1999? do you know what year this is?

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  4. Re:Open Source is NOT the issue - it's the IMAGE by nightsweat · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Some good points, but you're 100% wrong about the penguin.

    The penguin logo is your "Happy Face" and is one of the few marketing things done right so far with Linux. It gives the public a symbol and a protagonist. It personifies the OS (OK, it "Penguisonifies" the OS if you want to get technical).

    The Michelin Man, Ronald McDonald, The Shell Answer Man and others all serve the same purpose for their brands. Heck, for a while Charlie Chaplin served that role for IBM.

    The key is not to eliminate the logo, but to exploit it appropriately.

    Your other points are well taken, though.

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  5. Re:Open Source is NOT the issue - it's the IMAGE by gslj · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Doing damage to Linux's image is some "laconic, dour nothern European. Not known for his sense of humor..."

    I'm not sure who this is, but thank heaven we've got Linus to make up for him! That man's sense of humour is one of his most outstanding traits.

    -Gareth

  6. This is a classic troll by ACK!! · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I read this two weeks ago on a classic troll website. The website is made up of nothing but trolls and this one was listed.

    Well crafted Trolls I actually do not mind as long as they are humorous and well-written.

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