[olug] need linux

[Kevin D. Snodgrass]

--- On Mon, 1/24/11, Christopher Cashell <topher-olug at zyp.org> wrote:
> If the class is limited to learning tools, shell,
> programming (for
> some things), or similar end-user activities, FC2 would
> work (it
> wouldn't be ideal, but manageable).  Heck, any Unix
> variant from the
> last 20 years or so could be useful.  However, if it
> is intended for
> any kind of administrator oriented education, yeah, FC2
> would be a
> very poor choice.

In part, my point.  Why "specify" FC2 if any UNIX/Linux/BSD variant would work.  If the class is about grep, sed, awk, Bourne shell programming and the like, then >ANYTHING< would work.  If the class is about something less generic, then FC2 is a poor choice because it is so old.

Kevin D. Snodgrass