[Ubuntu Chicago] IRC meeting and 12.04 release party?

[Jerry worthy]

Yeah, I can see the advantages as being a long time windows user myself ie. 95 to vista.. And using linux as a curious end user from Mandrake, Fedora5, Mint Ubuntu and tried a few more... I like it, its just what is the next level for an old timer like me? Really don't know the shell or anything like that, i did do a bit of V E R Y basic and dos in the day :)


----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Semrad
Sent: 05/17/12 11:30 AM
To: Ubuntu Chicago Local Community Team Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Ubuntu Chicago] IRC meeting and 12.04 release party?

 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
Subject: Re: [Ubuntu Chicago] IRC meeting and 12.04 release party?

 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 > > -- > Ubuntu-us-chicago mailing list >  Ubuntu-us-chicago at lists.ubuntu.com  > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-chicago  -- Ubuntu-us-chicago mailing list  Ubuntu-us-chicago at lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-chicago 

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