Linux Forum?

durandaldurandal
Posted:
in Feedback edited January 2014
Hi everyone,



I just posted a question regarding the KDE port to the Macintosh in "General Discussion". While doing that I was wondering whether there might be enough interest here to open up a "Linux on Mac" forum @AI?This is "AppleInsider" and not "MacOS X insider", after all...



What do you say?



Greetings,

durandal

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 12
    amorphamorph Posts: 7,112member
    We do not create forums in anticipation of demand. We create them in response to actual demand. Right now, there are hardly any threads started about Linux on Macintosh, so there's no reason to segregate the topic.



    We do keep an eye on the forums, and if the situation changes we'll react.
  • Reply 2 of 12
    nebagakidnebagakid Posts: 2,692member
    threads? I think there is about one every two months....
  • Reply 3 of 12
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Besides I am like the only one here who is a Linux nut... correct me if I am wrong.



    God I would just spam that forum like an email account used to sign up to porn sites.



  • Reply 4 of 12
    dmband0026dmband0026 Posts: 2,345member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by \\/\\/ickes



    [snip]

    God I would just spam that forum like an email account used to sign up to porn sites.







    And that is exactly why AI isn't going to have a Linux forum anytime soon.
  • Reply 5 of 12
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Doesn't Linux suck ass?



    I mean, uh, we do not create forums in anticipation of demand. We create them in response to actual demand.
  • Reply 6 of 12
    dmband0026dmband0026 Posts: 2,345member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by murbot

    Doesn't Linux suck ass?



    I mean, uh, we do not create forums in anticipation of demand. We create them in response to actual demand.



    **RIMSHOT**





  • Reply 7 of 12
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by murbot

    Doesn't Linux suck ass?



    Depends how you look at it... from one angle it is not user friendly... so it does "suck ass" but only to people who are not willing, slash find it hard, to learn. (the same folk who like the "it just works" idea)



    On the other hand I could list MANY reasons why it does not suck... but then I would sound like a troll.



    It boils down to...: when you know what your doing... Linux can be everything you have ever dreamed of in an OS... minus the learning curve.



    When I buy a new Mac... OSX will not be alone...
  • Reply 8 of 12
    aslan^aslan^ Posts: 599member
    I for one, would welcome a linux forum.



    Lots of AI members use Linux on their macs or other boxes within groping distance. Im intersted in Linux software on Linux and on OSX X11 + Fink.



    Whether Linux sucks or not is a silly reason to not make a forum.. after all we do have *I know, I know, dont talk about fight club*



    Now you say, why dont I go hang out at a Linux forum or something... well for good reason, Ive been lurking here for the last two years or so and feel some degree of trust toward the members of AI. This was in fact brought up in the "rating posts" thread in Suggestions.



    So, again, I would appreciate a Linux forum, if only to discuss Linux with *people* whom I can *trust* or at the very least *know*.



    Cheers
  • Reply 9 of 12
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by \\/\\/ickes

    Depends how you look at it... from one angle it is not user friendly...



    He was yankin' your chain, dawg. It's ah'ight. </Randy Jackson>
  • Reply 10 of 12
    nebagakidnebagakid Posts: 2,692member
    Maybe there should be a stick in suggestions on "No Suggestions for New Forums"
  • Reply 11 of 12
    aslan^aslan^ Posts: 599member
    Maybe there should be a stick in suggestions on "No Suggestions, period."
  • Reply 12 of 12
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Maybe we should put a stick in the 5x smokey smiley. It's done
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