[ubuntu-us-ma] Is Ubuntu-centricity holding us back?

[James Gray]

I like being part of an *Ubuntu* loco because it is something very
specific.  Linux and FOSS are very general.  It is harder to say "a FOSS
operating system will meet your needs" when you don't have a particular
operating system in mind and different Linux distros cater to such different
needs not to mention there are a number of other OS options.

I see Ubuntu as a vehicle to permote FOSS adoption rather then an exclusive
club.

On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Wesley Hirsch
<emperorshishire at gmail.com>wrote:

> Heh... I was just about to suggest that.  Beat me to the punch.  I agree,
> it's probably a better idea to start a completely new group built around
> F/OSS ideals.  I don't see a problem with most of us being a part of two
> similar groups simultaneously, and I'm not entirely sure I wanna forsake the
> Ubuntu connection if we have a choice.  I think it may be a bad idea to just
> drop Ubuntu sponsorship, partially because of "Brand Recognition".  Out of
> all the linux distros out there, Ubuntu is probably the best known to people
> who don't know anything whatsoever about linux.  On the other hand, I agree
> with Danny as well that we shouldn't be locking ourselves into one distro,
> else we face the same kind of problem that proprietary systems face (Sure,
> we can change it as much as we want, but then it's no longer really Ubuntu,
> now is it?).
>
> --Wesley
>
> On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 8:19 AM, J.M. "Peng" Hardin <
> peng.thinkblue at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Great questions and comment, all. I haven't been anywhere near as active
>> in the LoCo as I'd like, but would it be possible to set up a secondary but
>> parallel group to promote GNU/Linux in general, without being
>> distro-specific? I'm sure it's a lot more work than I realize, but it might
>> give us the best of both worlds. I'm not sure how realistic the idea is, but
>> I wanted to throw it out in case it's not as idiotic an idea as I think it
>> may be.
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