Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Ubuntu 9.10 Release Party - 30th October

[Matthew Edmondson]

> Not something I would promote.  Instead, I accept that certain
> distributions undervalue free software.  I might promote them for
> other reasons, but not for their (lack of) commitment to free
> software.
>   

I love this perenial debate.

It made want to know what distro each of you first used?  Can we 
initiate a poll? 

How many of you fell straight onto one true path?

I wager a bet that many of you took a while to come to value Freedom.

It took me a while before I settled into Debian. I tried quite a few 
OS's and distro's before I found the path of righteousness.

I am very keen on Free Software and I understand the need to carry the 
flame of purity so as to light the way.

But a few years ago I chose to split my usage due to practical/lazy/time 
reasons between Ubuntu and Debian.  It meant that I could live entirely 
without Windows.  I am not a coder, I am a kludger, a sysadmin, a 
trainer and a businessman.  It is *much* more work to follow the path of 
Freedom as a business GNU/Linux user, which is something hackers seem to 
forget sometimes. ; )

To be honest an the idea of an Ubuntu Launch party makes my skin crawl, 
however surely it is a prime opportunity to expose people to the path of 
righteousness or at least demonstrate that we are humans too. 

But no it is not a FS thing, thanks for reminding me Matt.  But thanks 
Lucy for reminding me, maybe I will turn up in my Debian kilt or summat,

Matthew