[UFO Chicago] Other Free Operating Systems

[Daniel Kelly]

Sent this to Jesse instead of the list:

Wow, you guys are eloquent - almost to the point where I'm intimidated to
ever come out to a meeting...  I can refute someone's earlier comment about
the relevancy of Linux, and although just bringing it up should be enough,
I'll elaborate;  I don't see Solaris or BSD running on many mobile devices
for one.  The reason why TLI and other implementations are lacking in Linux
is due to the lack of developer support, but that's just one element.  I
guess it's also because people like you would rather use Solaris or BSD.

I don't know a lot about Solaris or BSD, so I'd be interested to konw why I
should use it over Linux.  When I'm using linux, I do often feel like I'm
doing QA...  I'll give you that.  Especially when working with multiple
JVM's or messing around with window managers.

It's also noteworthy at this point, that I'm not defending Linux or
attacking Unix.  I'm unopinionated enough to use whatever the next best
thing is.  So is it Solaris?  Why?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jesse Becker <jesse_becker at yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [UFO Chicago] Other Free Operating Systems
To: Daniel Kelly <daniel.jp.kelly at gmail.com>



--- On Thu, 3/26/09, Daniel Kelly <daniel.jp.kelly at gmail.com> wrote:
> Wow, you guys are eloquent - almost to the point where

You replied only to me--was that intentional?

Also, don't let any facade of eloquence fool you--it's all for show, I
promise.  At least, it was when I was still going to meetings (I moved away
from Chicago about 2 years ago).

> I'm intimidated to
> ever come out to a meeting...

Don't be.  The meetings are about as informal as possible, and still be
called "meeting."  New people are always welcome, and it's good for the
regulars to have someone new to talk to.

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Jesse Becker
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