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[Philip Johnson]

What do I use Linux for? Well, my [business] machine is a medium-spec PC running Ubuntu 8.04LTS. Why? Because it does all the things I need it to do! 

For example:

  Office - Open Office.

  Accounts.

  CAD (QCAD).

  Email. etc. etc.

  Plus numerous Office Macros and scripts to monitor stock exchange share prices.

 

The PC itself was rescued from being put in the skip mainly because it has a V1.0 motherboard that has NO supported Window$ drivers for it. Linux - no problem. On-board NIC, Video and sound work fine. Wireless card OK, appart from the annoying keyring password request every boot - does anyone know how to get rid of this? 
 
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> hi every one,
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> i haven't been a very active member of the LUG and just wanted to get a bit more involved.
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> So to get me started I was just wondering what everyone else used Linux for?
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> I use my two ubuntu computers every day for the normal stuff, you know surfing, emailing, the occasional game etc, but i also have an old xbox (the black one) that i use as a server for files, downloads and streaming to my xbox 360. Im in the process of turning an old p2 desktop into a small domain, email and file server for a college thats skint.
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> so, what do you use yours for?
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> From: John5342 <john5342 at googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Sderby] what do we use Linux for?
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> 2009/5/11 Bryn Nobbs <maddogmayhem at hotmail.com>:
> > hi every one,
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> Hi Bryn
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> > i haven't been a very active member of the LUG and just wanted to get a bit
> > more involved.
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> Not an overly active member myself but am pretty sure your welcome.
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> > So to get me started I was just wondering what everyone else used Linux for?
> >
> > I use my two ubuntu computers every day for the normal stuff, you know
> > surfing, emailing, the occasional game etc, but i also have an old xbox (the
> > black one) that i use as a server for files, downloads and streaming to my
> > xbox 360. Im in the process of turning an old p2 desktop into a small
> > domain, email and file server for a college thats skint.
> >
> > so, what do you use yours for?
> 
> All my desktop/server machines run Fedora except for 2 that are
> running RedHat+EPEL and my DS runs DSLinux. I use Linux for just about
> everything you could imagine including emails, surfing the web, games,
> programming, web design, build servers, package maintenance and a lot
> more besides.
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