That's why I asked his reasoning for taking such a hardline stance on the Gnu/Linux terminology;) I don't know how much Gnu is in Ubuntu, nor how much the average person uses Gnu (I'm a sysadmin, I use it constantly). A different discussion is whether or not Gnu can be removed from say Desktop Ubuntu (I think someone else posted a similar question about how much Gnu can be taken out to just call the OS "Linux").
If I recall, it *should* be Gnu/Linux because the OS is comprised of the Gnu tools & the Linux kernel, so Ubuntu is a distribution of Gnu/Linux. Personally, I got into the habit of saying "Linux" because that's how I was introduced to the OS, and it was years before I learned the distinction betwixt Gnu/Linux and Linux.
Ahoy! I've heard that in the past you've refused to participate on podcasts and such unless the hosts mandate that other guests in the discussion always use "Gnu/Linux" (when speaking of the OS) and "Linux" (when speaking of the kernel) during the discussion. If this is true, why take such a hardline stance and refuse to participate when instead you could participate and correct/explain other's usage of the terms? Even if you didn't convince the other speakers, wouldn't you have had the opportunity to reach a wider audience, and spread your ideas (as well as the correct usage of Gnu/Linux & Linux) to that audience?
At x-mas you get an extra 10% off one item. I chose the shiny laptop that was $200 cheaper than the HP's they were selling... Of course, 4 months later the price was down to $698;)
Some say it's not powerful enough for today's standards, and aside from the RAM, I agree. Boost it to 256, and it's plenty. I'm typing this on a Sotec (now Averatec) 3120X laptop, purchased from a Wal-Mart (employee discount... I know, I suck, but it was $720 instead of $998), Celeron 1.2Ghz, 256M, 20G HD, and a DVD/CDRW. No legacy ports, just 3 USB, a winmodem (I'm told there are drivers, but never needed them), ethernet and 1 PCMCIA slot. Operating system is Gentoo, 100% MS Free. The only thing that is slow is compiling from source... Now for gaming, my laptop and these machines are not good, but for a student who needs OpenOffice and net, or someone who wants mobility away from their gaming desktop... why not?
T'was cheap (when I bought it), good battery life, ample memory (8M expandable with the springboard slot, but I haven't had to yet), and it holds everything I need, contact info, memos to myself, and over seven books (Including Lord of the Rings, my bound copy weighs more than my laptop.) If/when I need more power than my Visor, I break out the laptop:)
Personally, I installed Gnom3 2.6 specifically for Sthe spatial stuff. MS's browser based filesystem navigation was such a piss-poor design, the first thing I did on all my Window's install was to turn it off... Maybe the friendly Gnomes should have just made it easier to turn off... To each their own...
Nothing I do requires Windows, aside from games, and I don't play enough to warrant it. My laptop doesn't even have Windows on it anymore. Everything I do, web, e-mail, word processing, movies, music, programming, etc all works fine in linux. Works better too, so why not use it instead of windows?
Could always get a crappy looking bike. My roomates was stolen from next to mine a few years ago. Same kind of lock. But my bike was a better (Ie, higher quality) bike. His looked better though, so they took his ~$100 bike and left my ~$400 bike:)
I used to bike all the time, but I pretty much quit. Now I unicycle instead. It's a bit slower, but the maintenance is less, the wow-factor is higher (especially when I go off-road) and the exercise rocks going up-hill (fehl my mahsiv lag mussles!) Plus, it fits in my trunk, so I can ride whenever. It's such a simple machine compared to all the gears and chains and such... The only thing simpler is an ultimate wheel... Remember, it takes twice the man to ride half the bike!
Half of the mileage is based on driving style. I have a '99 Civic LX (Stock, no special airfilters/turbo-chargers/19" rims/lame rear spoilers) and I average about 45MPG during the summer, about 35MPG during winter with the snow tires on. Best Mileage Ever was an even 50MPG. I kept track for 2 years, every gallon used. BUT, I drive about 95% highway, for trips of over 100 miles at a time. Average speed is usually about 60 mph. Yes, I'm the guy that gets passed all the time, but with gas close to $2 gallon for regular unleaded, I only wish I could have afforded that Insight in the showroom!
Well, he does have a point. My father is 81 years old, and absolutely refuses to pick up a manual for anything for the computer, be it OS or Word. BUT, it's not that he can't. He's a retired airline pilot, who still flies his own plane, and I've seen him sit for hours with the manual to a new radio, LORAN, and GPS unit, until he knows the whole thing inside and out, front to back. But we can't get him to read the Windows 95 manual, because he expects it to be obvious.:(
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That's why I asked his reasoning for taking such a hardline stance on the Gnu/Linux terminology ;) I don't know how much Gnu is in Ubuntu, nor how much the average person uses Gnu (I'm a sysadmin, I use it constantly). A different discussion is whether or not Gnu can be removed from say Desktop Ubuntu (I think someone else posted a similar question about how much Gnu can be taken out to just call the OS "Linux").
If I recall, it *should* be Gnu/Linux because the OS is comprised of the Gnu tools & the Linux kernel, so Ubuntu is a distribution of Gnu/Linux. Personally, I got into the habit of saying "Linux" because that's how I was introduced to the OS, and it was years before I learned the distinction betwixt Gnu/Linux and Linux.
Ahoy! I've heard that in the past you've refused to participate on podcasts and such unless the hosts mandate that other guests in the discussion always use "Gnu/Linux" (when speaking of the OS) and "Linux" (when speaking of the kernel) during the discussion. If this is true, why take such a hardline stance and refuse to participate when instead you could participate and correct/explain other's usage of the terms? Even if you didn't convince the other speakers, wouldn't you have had the opportunity to reach a wider audience, and spread your ideas (as well as the correct usage of Gnu/Linux & Linux) to that audience?
At x-mas you get an extra 10% off one item. I chose the shiny laptop that was $200 cheaper than the HP's they were selling... ;)
Of course, 4 months later the price was down to $698
Some say it's not powerful enough for today's standards, and aside from the RAM, I agree. Boost it to 256, and it's plenty. I'm typing this on a Sotec (now Averatec) 3120X laptop, purchased from a Wal-Mart (employee discount... I know, I suck, but it was $720 instead of $998), Celeron 1.2Ghz, 256M, 20G HD, and a DVD/CDRW. No legacy ports, just 3 USB, a winmodem (I'm told there are drivers, but never needed them), ethernet and 1 PCMCIA slot. Operating system is Gentoo, 100% MS Free. The only thing that is slow is compiling from source...
Now for gaming, my laptop and these machines are not good, but for a student who needs OpenOffice and net, or someone who wants mobility away from their gaming desktop... why not?
T'was cheap (when I bought it), good battery life, ample memory (8M expandable with the springboard slot, but I haven't had to yet), and it holds everything I need, contact info, memos to myself, and over seven books (Including Lord of the Rings, my bound copy weighs more than my laptop.) :)
If/when I need more power than my Visor, I break out the laptop
Personally, I installed Gnom3 2.6 specifically for Sthe spatial stuff. MS's browser based filesystem navigation was such a piss-poor design, the first thing I did on all my Window's install was to turn it off...
Maybe the friendly Gnomes should have just made it easier to turn off... To each their own...
Nothing I do requires Windows, aside from games, and I don't play enough to warrant it. My laptop doesn't even have Windows on it anymore. Everything I do, web, e-mail, word processing, movies, music, programming, etc all works fine in linux. Works better too, so why not use it instead of windows?
Could always get a crappy looking bike. My roomates was stolen from next to mine a few years ago. Same kind of lock. But my bike was a better (Ie, higher quality) bike. His looked better though, so they took his ~$100 bike and left my ~$400 bike :)
I used to bike all the time, but I pretty much quit. Now I unicycle instead. It's a bit slower, but the maintenance is less, the wow-factor is higher (especially when I go off-road) and the exercise rocks going up-hill (fehl my mahsiv lag mussles!) Plus, it fits in my trunk, so I can ride whenever.
It's such a simple machine compared to all the gears and chains and such... The only thing simpler is an ultimate wheel... Remember, it takes twice the man to ride half the bike!
Half of the mileage is based on driving style. I have a '99 Civic LX (Stock, no special airfilters/turbo-chargers/19" rims/lame rear spoilers) and I average about 45MPG during the summer, about 35MPG during winter with the snow tires on. Best Mileage Ever was an even 50MPG. I kept track for 2 years, every gallon used. BUT, I drive about 95% highway, for trips of over 100 miles at a time. Average speed is usually about 60 mph. Yes, I'm the guy that gets passed all the time, but with gas close to $2 gallon for regular unleaded, I only wish I could have afforded that Insight in the showroom!
Well, he does have a point. My father is 81 years old, and absolutely refuses to pick up a manual for anything for the computer, be it OS or Word. BUT, it's not that he can't. He's a retired airline pilot, who still flies his own plane, and I've seen him sit for hours with the manual to a new radio, LORAN, and GPS unit, until he knows the whole thing inside and out, front to back. But we can't get him to read the Windows 95 manual, because he expects it to be obvious. :(