[Ubuntu-US-CA] Open-source uptake on the rise

[Mark Garrow]

Hi Neill,

Welcome.  A couple of the best places to get help are on the IRC
channels.  You can install xchat from Add/Remove or from Synaptic to
connect to the channels.. The server address is irc.freenode.net.  Once
there type "/join #ubuntu"  and/or "/join #ubuntu-california".  The
ubuntu channel will link you with over 1,000 people asking questions and
giving answers in real time..  The ubuntu-california channel is another
good spot for live Q&A with most of the Calif. members logged in a one
point or another throughout the day.  Another good spot is
www.ubuntuforums.org.   

Mark Garrow / Scunizi


On Wed, 2009-04-29 at 00:13 -0700, Neill Lehr wrote:

> Hello all you California Ubuntu folks,
> 
> 	I signed up on this list in hopes to figure out where to go for
> questions/solutions with Ubuntu, I live in So. Cal. And have ver. 8.10
> 64bit.
> I am probably not in the right place for questions and answers of a
> technical nature based on what I have been reading also I am really new to
> Ubuntu.
> I like what I see and functionality is very good so far, I keep thinking I
> am going to email from my Ubuntu machine but I setup my main email account
> there and always see your posts when I am on my work, Win XP Pro 32bit
> machine. My questions are ranging from installing Crossfire which the nice
> people at codeweavers will probably help me with and I am not sure I really
> want to play Windows games on there anyway.  I installed peer guardian and
> now can't find it I also have tor button don't know how or when to use it,
> so you see I am good at boxing myself into corners I don't yet know how to
> get out of.
> 
> So I need help being told where to go  ...  well you know suggestions   and
> I really do like how clean and quick Ubuntu is it starts and it's ready to
> go not like Windows that starts and it's busy for minutes doing something
> for somebody while I wait :-)
> 
> Neill Lehr
> 
> Thank you for your patience and kindness.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-us-ca-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> [mailto:ubuntu-us-ca-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Grant Bowman
> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 6:39 PM
> To: Ubuntu US California
> Subject: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Open-source uptake on the rise
> 
> Christian Einfeldt twittered this and I just got around to reading it.
>  It's an Software Development Times article "Open-source uptake on the
> rise, according to Forrester" citing Forrester Research's April 7
> report, "Open Source Software Goes Mainstream" and adding commentary.
> Thanks Christian!
> 
> Another survey showing that business use of Free Open Source Software
> is dramatically on the rise. http://tinyurl.com/ddhhcb Thx
> @GNUchris6:43 PM Apr 26th from web
> 
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