[wplug] Xubuntu on PCs - Why Computer Reach uses Linux

Zachary Uram netrek at gmail.com
Sat Jun 13 09:32:43 EDT 2015


I like GNOME.

On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 7:36 AM, John Lewis <oflameo2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 06/13/2015 03:30 AM, Dave Sevick wrote:
> > Xubuntu on PCs
> > Why Computer Reach uses Linux
> > The Xubuntu team interviews Kevin Driscoll, PC/Linux Technical
> > Consultant at Computer Reach about their use of Xubuntu in their
> > organization, why they chose to deploy open source software and some
> > of the details about how they go about deploying Xubuntu. Kevin
> > concludes: "If you think about the tremendous variety of brands and
> > models of computers made in that time frame, it is astounding how many
> > combinations of equipment our (often non-technical) volunteers run
> > into. Yet after a quick PXE-boot, Clonezilla automated script runs on
> > those computers, it will reboot into a completely operational Linux
> > environment is amazing! Xubuntu is so resilient to be able to run,
> > without prompt for drivers, on so many different kinds of PC's!"
> >
> > http://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-at-computer-reach/ <
> http://computerreach.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=291f653ca7df2401d672ded90&id=80bd30c1f7&e=b902906019
> >
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> I know this suppose to be an ad post, but I am going to reply to it
> anyways.
>
> According to DistroWatch
> <http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20150525#poll> XFCE and KDE are
> tied to be the preferred desktop environment right now. I use XFCE on
> all of my graphical computers, including my Raspberry Pi's after I
> rebuild the image for them. I have been XFCE for since Debian 7.
>
> Why are you using an Canonical developed OS. If you are getting funding
> from them, great, you should still use it. If you are not getting
> funding, I think you are better off moving to Debian Jessie, to avoid
> Canonical's Not Invented Here Syndrome from screwing with your process.
>
> Also, why do you never coordinate anything with WPLUG!?! The only time I
> hear something from you, you either wan to take one of us for keeps or
> want to sell us something. I would love to sponsor a co-event at Hack
> Pittsburgh and sponsor you. We have Internet, and lots of power
> connections, and software developers, electronic engineers, and
> sysadmins hanging out there all of the time. Hack Pittsburgh even has a
> meetup page <http://www.meetup.com/HackPittsburgh/> to advertise. I am
> trying to buy what you are selling, but I need you to close on a deal,
> please.
>
>
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