[Ubuntu Chicago] IRC meeting and 12.04 release party?

[Brian Semrad]

Some of the reasons I personally use Linux over Windows is...

- Freedom to make changes to code and try out the latest innovations.
- I can compile the kernel and reduce its foot print on my hard drive.
- Freedom to customize the User-interface or choose multiple (Gnome-Shell,
Unity, KDE, Cinnamon, XFCE, Mate, Awesome, etc)
- Having a stable system.
- No need to go looking for drivers as they are all built into the kernel.
- Quick updates, this is updated faster than any other operating system
with bug fixes and new features.
- Most distros ship with everything you need out of the box, libreoffice,
etc
- I know there are no back-doors in the software for the spies :).
- As a developer / enthusiast all the new exciting and innovative
technology is happening on linux now and gets ported to a windows platform
later.


Figured I would chime in, everyone has there different reasons.

 - Brian



On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Jerry worthy <snipped at post.com> wrote:

> Hey Nathan,  I am relatively new to linux and I was wondering something.
> What is the most significant thing you can do with ubuntu that cannot be
> done with windows?   Is the system just all about being free and still
> being about to do prettymuch whatever windows can do (except gaming, flight
> sim) and the most poweful games or is there something else unique about
> linux that I am missing?  Thx
>
>
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Nathan Handler
>
> Sent: 05/17/12 10:55 AM
>
> To: Ubuntu Chicago Local Community Team Mailing List
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> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu Chicago] IRC meeting and 12.04 release party?
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>
> I would like to note that I am now home for the duration of the
> summer. I currently have a large box of 12.04 CDs sitting in my garage
> that I would love to share with all of you. Would some of you like to
> meet up sometime this month? The suburbs and city both work for me
> (suburbs are a bit more convenient).
>
> Nathan
>
> On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Micah Gersten <micahg at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > We haven't met for quite a while nor had an event.  Is there any
> > interest in an IRC meeting to discuss a release party?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Micah
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