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America's Hams Embrace Linux

Posted by timothy on from the not-a-huge-surprise dept.

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/"

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  1. America's Hams by DJCouchyCouch · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's funny without even trying :)

  2. Bayesian radio by Baloo+Ursidae · · Score: 5, Funny

    So if Hams are linux users, does that means spams are Windows users?

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  3. 40% ? by tealover · · Score: 5, Funny

    Quick, what's 40% of 100 ?

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  4. Crystal ball by Nucleon500 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I predict than in the next 6 hours, Linux usage among ham radio operators will jump to 75%.

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  5. Nothing can stop Linux now by evilempireinc · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thank God! With this powerful special interest group behind Linux, nothing can possibly oppose it!

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  6. That's all we need... by fuzzix · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.