Quick poll

[Shawn Tayler]

If I may, I'd like to answer within the quotation....

On Sunday 05 October 2008 07:37:27 David A. Bandel wrote:
> Folks,
>
> A couple of quick questions:
>
> 1.  How many of you run servers (vice desktops)?

Both

> 2.  How many servers? (1, 2-10, more than 10)?

12

> 3.  How many are headless?

10

> 4.  How many run X (headless or not)?

8

> 5.  How did you install them? (Graphical install/text install, local
> install/network install/internet install)
> I broke network install into network and internet to allow for local
> network vice internet where the repositories are all remote -- local
> install is from CD/DVD or the same machine for a virtual server).

Textual install, Slackware.....

> 6.  Did you d/l all the CDs/DVD.  If so, what percentage of programs
> did you install?

I maintain a subscription, Its my way of thanking Pat....  Although I have 
DL'd when I was in a pinch.

>
>
> What I'm looking at here is how odd am I?  Having run Debian for so
> long (even before I started w/ Caldera), I might be spoiled.  My
> recent foray into FC has me wondering if any of the developers there
> have any gray matter or incredible tunnel vision -- or again, is it
> that everyone but me has 100Mb Internet, unlimited DVDs to burn and
> throw away (very carbon), and of course all systems (even headless
> servers) with Terabytes of RAM and running X (because who cares with
> that much RAM)?

I try and overbuild where I can but Slack can be trimmed down when needed.

I've not met you face to face so I'll reserve comment as to how odd you or I 
may be....

Shawn