NotebookForums.com › Forums › General Notebook Discussions › Linux & Other OS's › How many NBF folks use Linux?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

How many NBF folks use Linux?

Poll Results: Do you use Linux, and what is your relationship to NBF?

 
  • 2% (1)
    Admin that uses Linux
  • 6% (3)
    Moderator that uses Linux
  • 4% (2)
    Community Rep that uses Linux
  • 73% (33)
    Member that uses Linux
  • 13% (6)
    Don't use linux(So why are you here;)
45 Total Votes  
post #1 of 57
8/25/07 at 12:23am
Thread Starter 
Ok we are going to see how this goes, and see if I can figure out polls well enough to cover what I am curious about.

Recently I have seen a LARGE increase in the amount of folks involved in this forum posting in here, I don't think I am the only one. A few CRs hail from the Linux section(Myself, BT, and Darq now) and apparently quite a few Mods now as well.

So this is primarily for my own curiosity, I am going to see if I can keep track of who responds.... Anyone know the current numbers for Mods, CRs, Admins, etc. so we might be able to get a percentage guess here?

And for those that do vote, please feel free to put up a post with what Distros you run for reference as well. By run I mean on any sort of regular basis, for instance I run eLive on occasion on other computers(LiveCD) and will be putting it on my MBP, so I will include that with my distros.

Seablade

Obviously will be voting as well.

EDIT: Dang I just realised I should have put how many NBF folks use Linux for the title, any Mod that hangs around change that for me?(JUst remove the colored name qualifier?)
Reply
Reply
post #2 of 57
8/25/07 at 12:27am
Thread Starter 
Ok so to start things off, I obviously voted.. I do use linux, and primarily it ranges around three distros right now.

My Workstation I run Gentoo on
My MacBook Pro will be receiving eLive shortly, and I use it for a LiveCD elsewhere as well
My n800 runs Maemo(Obviously)

Seablade
Reply
Reply
post #3 of 57
8/25/07 at 12:32am
I use:

Laptop: Ubuntu Studio
Old Desktop: Sabayon 3.3
Ancient Desktop: Debian
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 57
8/25/07 at 12:37am
I've been using Ubuntu for close to a year now (wow, has it been that long?) I've also tried Sabayon, but that seemed a trifle more difficult. I'm definitely into the "easy distributions" - while I'm sure that I could probably learn a ton more about programming if I installed Slackware or Gentoo, my patience level just isn't up to it.
Reply
Reply
post #5 of 57
8/25/07 at 12:44am
I don't......and yes my name is colored...black I believe.
Reply
Reply
post #6 of 57
8/25/07 at 1:03am
Currently on my laptop, I'm running Kubuntu 7.04, on my kids' desktop I have Slackware 11. On my test box I currently have Sabayon. The laptop will have Slackware 12 once I get a write-up done for tuxmobile.
Reply
Reply
post #7 of 57
8/25/07 at 1:05am
Thread Starter 
Heh yea sorry, I realised after I posted I shouldn't have made that title, thus my edit asking for a Mod to change it when they get time. It is kinda pretentious of me to only ask people with colored names in my own opinion.

Everyone's opinions are valid, while I was primarily curious about Mods, Admins, and CRs initially, I am also kinda curious as to the scope of folks that come her, I know I have seen a lot come and go off and on over the few years I have been here now so this section always seems smaller than it is I believe.

Seablade
Reply
Reply
post #8 of 57
8/25/07 at 1:35am
how's that, seablade?
Reply
Reply
post #9 of 57
8/25/07 at 1:35am
Thread Starter 
Works great for me Djembe, thanks much.

Seablade
Reply
Reply
post #10 of 57
8/25/07 at 2:57am
Using Ubuntu for a while now. 7.10 on the laptop, 7.04 on the desktop.
Reply
Reply
post #11 of 57
8/25/07 at 6:52am
Main Lappy : Currently no Linux
2nd Lappy : PCLOS2007
Desktop : Ubuntu 7.04
Reply
Reply
post #12 of 57
8/25/07 at 10:17am
dual booting xp and ubuntu on laptop

Vista and elive on desktop
Reply
Reply
post #13 of 57
8/25/07 at 8:25pm
*deep breath*

Linux on:

Averatec 3270 Laptop (Ubuntu Feisty)
VPS web server (Ubuntu Feisty)
Home fileserver (Trustix 3.1)
Project box (LFS 6.2)
Three bcm routers (DD-WRT v23sp2)
Main desktop (rarely use Linux on it even though it's installed, Ubuntu Feisty)
HTPC (Ubuntu Feisty)

I've got another new box that is going to get Ubuntu or maybe Haiku or FreeBSD or Open Solaris.
Reply
Reply
post #14 of 57
8/26/07 at 3:43pm
dual booting gentoo and vista on my notebook, working on completing a gentoo installation on my desktop right now (which is currently dual booting with vista, but will be entirely linux once I get a new gaming desktop to dedicate Vista onto)
Reply
Reply
post #15 of 57
8/26/07 at 4:31pm
Ubuntu (at the moment) on two desktops. Dbanned the drives before installing Linux - farewell, to Windows Vista, AV, anti-spyware, Vista, malware scans, crashes, corrupt this, Vista, broken that, etc, etc. Now I just have to figure out what the hell I'm doing with the new system.

BTW, have I mentioned that I don't care for Vista? Can't bring myself to spend $100 for a copy of XP to install in a $400 eMachines Vista desktop. Without Vista (or any OS), wonder what the machine would cost?

Have also tried PCLinOS, Sabayon and Gentoo. Gentoo was way too much for me to handle.

/Regard for conda ratchets up several notches
Reply
Reply
post #16 of 57
8/26/07 at 6:25pm
voted. I use Redhat at work.
Reply
Reply
post #17 of 57
8/26/07 at 7:37pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by bmwrob View Post
BTW, have I mentioned that I don't care for Vista? Can't bring myself to spend $100 for a copy of XP to install in a $400 eMachines Vista desktop. Without Vista (or any OS), wonder what the machine would cost?

hard to say for sure... less the OEM cost of including Windows, more for the lack of bundled crapware like AOL and other stuff that subsidize the cost on the machine

i think someone compared prices on the Dell machines tho and it usually came out to be about less $50 for a linux config than a windows config... but thats not going to apply to every manufacturer that may do that because they probly eat up costs differently
Reply
Reply
post #18 of 57
8/27/07 at 2:17am
Dual boot Ubuntu 7.04/XP Pro, currently downloading the V4 distro 7.10 - have not tried any others but an open to suggestions.
Reply
Reply
post #19 of 57
8/27/07 at 4:21am
I am currently dual-booting Vista and SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 4.0. On my laptop, XP Pro and Ubuntu Feisty. I have been trying several different Linux packages lately, and am wanting to get my skills more finely tuned, as I might be getting away from Windows system administration and going more towards Linux system admin.
Reply
Reply
post #20 of 57
8/27/07 at 12:18pm
Laptop Kubuntu 7.04

Building Desktop looking at Ubuntu Studio TV how is that working out for you.
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Linux & Other OS's
NotebookForums.com › Forums › General Notebook Discussions › Linux & Other OS's › How many NBF folks use Linux?