[members at lugog] Introduction:

[Jake Davies]

I never really understood this "newbie distro" take on Ubuntu and friends.
The term just doesn't seem to connote to what's involved. It's not a
computer game difficulty... An operating system is simply for running your
apps. If people want to use FreeBSD, Gentoo or Arch, that's great. If people
can use Ubuntu to get the job done, that's even better. - Quoted straight
from the boss. Sure, compiling the Linux kernel may teach you how it works,
but I'm left questioning if it'll ever be useful, even in the industry..?
Any thoughts?

Perhaps "newbie distro" could refer to those that make simple things even
more difficult for people that don't have any work to do, you know? Say if
you have a C project you need to get done by a certain time, who wants to
setup config files and configure package managers when there's coding to be
done?

I'm new to Linux in the workplace, I've just started. But it's not
surprising that they're adopting Ubuntu more and more. Opinions, guys?

On 24 November 2010 12:50, jason trunks <kinasis.drummer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey all,
> I've just joined up and thought I'd better introduce myself.
>
> My name's Jason, I'm based in Bridgwater and I'm a C/C++ programmer by
> trade (currently working in Street).  I've been using *nix on all of my
> personal PC's for the last 4 or 5 years and I've recently found myself
> wanting to get more actively involved in the open-source community and
> meeting other *nix users. Hence signing-up here!
>
> I've probably tried all of the major distros over the years and quite a few
> of the lesser known ones along the way too!
>
> I currently use Ubuntu on most of my machines, with Gnome as my current
> desktop of choice. I know Ubuntu is generally seen as a bit of a newbie
> distro, but I quite like it! However, like most *nix enthusiasts, I
> constantly find myself trying new releases of other distros. So at some
> point, I'll almost inevitably find myself switching to something else!
>
> I have experience with rather a wide range of *nix software and various
> programming languages besides C/C++, so I'm willing to help out wherever I
> can with any problems related to installing and using *nix software or any
> programming problems people might have.
>
> As long as my hectic schedule permits it, I'd also be interested in
> attending meetings if there are any planned!
> Cheers for now,
> Jas.
>
>
>
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D. Jake Davies
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