I think commercial presentations are a good idea. Having said that, I get about a dozen invites to similar events every month, although I suppose without any kind of community focus. I don't ever attend because the distro I use depends on a) official application support b) licensing c) flexibility. This means I default to Red Hat because I can start with Scientific Linux and migrate to Red Hat when the support safety blanket becomes an issue for my customers. Similarly, I can prototype at no cost, then migrate to a licensed product when I'm ready.
Sometimes Scientific Linux or Red Hat aren't options. For example OwnCloud requires a PHP security patch that Red Hat has chosen not to merge. Zimbra 7 was supported on Red Hat 5, to the specific exclusion of Cent/Scientific. In those cases, I use Ubuntu Server. "The only other main player I have not heard from yet is RedHat." Poor Shuttleworth -- always a bridesmaid, never a bride. I do agree with you -- I don't know anyone who has purchased Canonical enterprise support. Anand. On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 8:45 PM, Mel Walters <melwalt...@telus.net> wrote: > Hi CLUG members, > > I take it you already received the invite from (Brett Harris) for SUSE > Linux Days - Calgary Sept 26th. Sorry for the delay but I was out of > town all weekend. > https://www.suse.com/events/road-tour/ > > I forwarded the SUSE Linux invite from Brett Harris only because I think > some members may want to be informed. > > RE: former IBM Lunch and learn > Only two people from CLUG attended the IBM Power Systems Networking > Forum - Sept 19th Calgary Office > 10am - 1pm > His presentation may be available in pdf format. > > Was this because it took place on business hours that people did not > attend, or other reasons. > > I ended up missing the first part of the IBM presentation by Jeff Scheel > PowerLinux Chief Engineer > > But I was fascinated to learn some of the apparently unsung > contributions. > > The only other main player I have not heard from yet is RedHat > > Does anyone else find this crossover between commercial and > non-commercial Linux interesting? > Some years ago I remember CLUG inviting such kinds of speakers to our > Monthly Meetings. If the club is interested I could approach them. > Looking forward to discover what you want? > > Mel > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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