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Aquafire
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 Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:16 am Post subject: Mac Linux area : Please... |
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Dear Admin and Mods.
I have clocked in more than 1000 posts; so I kinda feel like I know the forum a little bit more that my early days..
With that thought in mind..
I have been thinking about Linux again...(yes, I am a Linuxaholic...)..
Can I re~ask for a Mac / Linux forum...?
Some of us...are a little nutz about that cute little Penguin. 
In fact, some of the more looney ones, (like me, Fox, Dungeon, Ghosty and Hackers...where are you Hacks...? ) may actually believe that Linux has a future in relation to Macs specifically, and PC's in general..
And what is more, the addiction is spreading...re Kramer and co...
So how about it...guys...?
Whats it going to take...?
A Fist full of $$$$$$$$$$ or something like this....
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa1RCg-Ccp0&feature=related
A Mac - Linux area should be good for anyone interetested in Mac and Linux.
Fingers crossed..
Your forums' Aussie mate.
Aqua..
*** Oh and Ben Tex too...
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:08 am Post subject: Re: Mac Linux area : Please... |
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| Aquafire wrote: |
And what is more, the addiction is spreading...re Kramer and co...
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Thanks for the mention Aqua! 
I think tis' a good suggestion, would surely help my ventures out into the Linux world
Cheers,
Kramer
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Count me in as another Linux nerd. I think a Linux sub-forum would be nice! |
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject: yeah |
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Good idea, if you ask on some Linux forums you can get flamed to hell, we actually read a post on a Fedora forum at SILUG once where it got kind of interesting.
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Here Here!
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Charles and Brian are away on business this week. I'll run it past them when they get back.
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Aquafire
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Glen.
I reckon, a nice friendly enviroment for mac linux guys would be just the thing.
Dungeon is right. By comparison; other more geeky Linux forums, can sometimes be hard on newbies.
So by comparison, this would be a great little intro forum, where we Mac guys can dip their toes into the Linux world.
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I might add that a new PowerPC Linux website/forum (PPCLinux.info) started with 123macmini as a model community it is striving to emulate, so the least we could do is have a little Linux forum on our own.
My only potential concern is whether separating it will keep others of our group from reading it and maybe getting interested. I really enjoy getiing new participants in our Linux threads. I wonder whether some of our more recent participants were originally interested in Windows on BootCamp and then got interested in Linux reading our posts there. Anyone care to comment?
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| Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:28 am Post subject: |
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| Fox wrote: | I might add that a new PowerPC Linux website/forum (PPCLinux.info) started with 123macmini as a model community it is striving to emulate, so the least we could do is have a little Linux forum on our own.
My only potential concern is whether separating it will keep others of our group from reading it and maybe getting interested. I really enjoy getiing new participants in our Linux threads. I wonder whether some of our more recent participants were originally interested in Windows on BootCamp and then got interested in Linux reading our posts there. Anyone care to comment? |
Fox.
To be honest, I have already registered a site called DistroMac.com, but it is moribund at the moment.
The name is spun out of the title : DistroWatch.com, which is the last word in relation to all things Linux.
Right now, I haven't got the brains, the time, or the cash to set up a forum.
But if anyone is interested in helping out, I would be more than happy to listen to proposals.
Aqua
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Oops, obviously my last post was not clear. I was not looking for an off-site Linux forum; I was referring to the idea of spinning off a Linux forum here on 123macmini from the BootCamp forum, as you requested, aqua. I don't know what else to call it other than a "forum" because "topic" seems to refer to a particular post and the responses for it (e.g., "topic review" on the site lists the whole thread).
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It all sounds great. A Mac/Linux section would be real good for business! 
For some reason, linux just won't go away, so you may as well have a forums for it! It runs on everything from a floppy/thumb drive to a mainframe system.
Now if I could only get it to burp my baby and wash my car!
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I agree, it would be a good idea.
I wouldn't have to read all the linux posts then
only kidding guys, 
I have played with Linux in my PC days, but I've never tried it on the Mac, it would be handy to have all the linux related posts in one area.
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I am just getting started exploring Linux myself and would love to see a section for it here. After all Linux and Mac OS X both come from the same UNIX underpinnings  |
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| Fox wrote: | | Oops, obviously my last post was not clear. I was not looking for an off-site Linux forum; I was referring to the idea of spinning off a Linux forum here on 123macmini from the BootCamp forum, as you requested, aqua. I don't know what else to call it other than a "forum" because "topic" seems to refer to a particular post and the responses for it (e.g., "topic review" on the site lists the whole thread). |
Sorry Fox,
I did misunderstand you.
While I have had that site of mine registered for a while now, I would rather keep it in house, here in our beloved 123 forums...
Lets hope Glenn & Brian give us the thumbs up... 
Aqua
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