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America's Hams Embrace Linux
Anonymous Coward writes "The current survey question over on the eham site shows that around 40% of Amateur Radio operators that responded to the survey are using Linux/Unix as an operating system in some form or other. Part of the ham radio charter is to 'experiment and innovate'...seems the tradition is alive and well in ham radio. Some of the comments are interesting as well ...What's Amateur/Ham Radio? See www.eham.net/newham/"
It's funny without even trying :)
So if Hams are linux users, does that means spams are Windows users?
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Quick, what's 40% of 100 ?
-- You see, there would be these conclusions that you could jump to
The other 59.999999% use windows (and one person chose BSD, which is dying)
Might we see a new distro of Linux targeted at hams? Maybe XV7VYK2 Linux? hehe Tux
Anthony Papillion
Advanced Data Concepts, Inc.
"Quality Custom Software and IT Services"
I predict than in the next 6 hours, Linux usage among ham radio operators will jump to 75%.
Litigious bastards
Thank God! With this powerful special interest group behind Linux, nothing can possibly oppose it!
we can rebuild this sig. we have the technology
Ham radio enthusiasts using Linux could give the impression that it's some sort of marginal, nerd OS and that couldn't be further from the truth.
So... William Shatner uses Linux?
According to recent reports from our sources it seems that a mass revolution is taking place in the ham radio world tonight. After a short article appeared on the popular Slashdot website the ham radio frequencies were flooded with new users bringing towers, repeaters, and other equipment arount the world to a virtual standstill.
While we're still trying to determine if this could perhaps be the first radiowave based denial of service attack we were assured by knowledgable users that it most likely isn't. According to someone identifying themselves as BSDZealot, most of the on air chatter seems to consists of people calling each other gay niggers, fucktards, idiots, and making random pro/con statements about the usability of Windows versus Linux. More at 11.
Anthony Papillion
Advanced Data Concepts, Inc.
"Quality Custom Software and IT Services"
Wouldn't this be a better icon for the story?
I made a PHP/MySQL library that prevents SQL injection & makes coding easier!
... then you haven't spent time with a bunch of hams. Holy Moly. I got enough geek/nerd time in one hour to last me the whole weekend. Talk about a convention with no girlfriends in sight ...
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I bet you never even bothered to ask him.
I hear the American Buggy Whip Enthusiasts prefer Linux too. :)
Now that ham radio enthusiasts are into linux, there is finally going to be an influx of hot women into the open source scene, awesome!
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See the "..for smart people" banners Wired runs here? Look elsewhere guys.
They're all running Debian stable. It's still perfectly up-to-date.
Sigs are like bumper stickers.
*what's* an *annoying* posting *style*. Typical.