[11:56] <ScottHarrison> Hi all :)
[12:04] <jaddi27> Hi ScottHarrison 
[12:06] <ScottHarrison> I never realised there was an au channel until I found out about alis.
[12:06] <ScottHarrison> So pretty glad to have found it.
[12:06] <jaddi27> Welcome to the channel!
[12:07] <jaddi27> We have #ubuntu-au for main discussion (logged), and #ubuntu-au-chat for off-topic talk
[12:07] <ScottHarrison> is it fairly active? I guess it's getting a bit late now.
[12:07] <jaddi27> but you will find this channel to be more used
[12:07] <jaddi27> I think it has been a bit quieter over the past few weeks because people have been quite busy
[12:08] <jaddi27> but we normally have quite a few people in here, and someone should reply to any questions asked
[12:08] <ScottHarrison> are the participants here mostly general ubuntu users, or mostly developers?
[12:08] <jaddi27> mostly general users
[12:08] <jaddi27> but we have a couple of developers in here I think
[12:09] <jaddi27> Have you been using ubuntu for a while?
[12:10] <jaddi27> welcome back after the split
[12:10] <ScottHarrison> whoah...
[12:11] <ScottHarrison> that was odd, I just watched a dozen people drop off here and like 900 from #ubuntu
[12:11] <sagaci> !netsplit
[12:11] <jaddi27> yep, i think a server just went out
[12:11] <ScottHarrison> ah ok, I'm on irc.ubuntu.com so those that dropped off must have been on another server
[12:12] <jaddi27> I think you were one of the ones affected, which is why you went off for a bit
[12:13] <ScottHarrison> anyway, in response to your question, I've used ubuntu on and off since 10.04. I prefer ubuntu over windows and run it almost exclusively at home but at work I use windows.
[12:14] <ScottHarrison> I saw you drop off, whilst I remained... You saw the same but vice versa... We were both affected in the sense that we couldn't see each other anymore because our servers stopped talking to each other.
[12:15] <jaddi27> yes
[12:16] <ScottHarrison> how about yourself? have you used ubuntu for very long?
[12:16] <jaddi27> I have been using Ubuntu since 6.06 (or 5.10 - i can't remember which), and have been using it full time for the past two years (since uni started)
[12:16] <jaddi27> however I have just changed to a macbook air, so i unfortunately am not using it as much at the moment
[12:17] <ScottHarrison> I wish I could use ubuntu more at work... I work for an IT solutions company, so we support various local businesses. They almost all use windows for everything.
[12:18] <jaddi27> yeah, most businesses do. I could use it at work (for software development), but use Windows due to needing to test websites in chrome on windows
[12:19] <jaddi27> where are you located?
[12:19] <ScottHarrison> my company is growing, so we're hoping to one day have a development department and security analysis department... both of which will have more need for linux systems.
[12:19] <ScottHarrison> Victoria.
[12:20] <jaddi27> That sounds quite interesting - security can be quite complex
[12:20] <ScottHarrison> that's my goal, penetration testing
[12:21] <jaddi27> I am based in Brisbane
[12:21] <ScottHarrison> So during the week I'm fixing Windows machines, configuring and maintaining servers... On the weekend, I'm teaching myself programming and learning how to break the same systems. lol
[12:21] <jaddi27> another netsplit
[12:22] <jaddi27> some server is not working well tonight
[12:23] <ScottHarrison> jaddi27, I'm going to head to bed. Nice speaking to you. I'll be on here most nights, now that I know about it.
[12:23] <jaddi27> Nice to meet you also. Hopefully there will be more people on for you to meet over the next few nights