[00:22] <wrst> wow over 6.5 million on the ubuntu edge already
[00:41] <Chat6663> Hi
[00:46] <pirate> hi
[00:46] <pirate> how are you there chat6663
[00:48] <Unit193> He quit.
[00:52] <Unit193> He quit too.
[01:09] <wrst> bunch of quitters
[03:36] <Omnifrog> lol
[16:19] <Unit193> Yep, latest news is in #ubuntuforums, when not talking about cookies.
[16:34] <wrst> cookies as in cookies like you eat?
[16:35]  * wrst sees Unit193 is a big cheese there!
[16:37] <wrst> thanks Unit193 they had a much better link
[16:40]  * Unit193 isn't a big person. :P
[16:40] <Unit193> Heh, sure.
[16:46] <wrst> ha ha well big in influence Unit193 how is that
[17:05] <Unit193> Still nope. :D
[17:06]  * Unit193 just randomly got voiced by a mod, and hasn't been kicked yet.
[18:48] <wrst> ha ha Unit193
[19:53] <Unit193> wrst: No, I've been kicked before, but not in a bad way!  I've been kicked from #kubuntu-offtopic, #lubuntu-offtopic, and I *think* #xubuntu-offtopic... :P
[19:56] <Unit193> (IS expects the forums to be back up on Monday.)
[20:51] <Unit193> fastforward: Howdy.
[20:54] <fastforward> Hey, how's it going?
[20:57] <Unit193> Alive, and have coffee.  You?
[21:10] <fastforward> No coffee today. Some sweet tea, but that's about it.
[21:11] <fastforward> Trying to cut back on caffeine...
[21:12] <Unit193> Ah, bummer.  Tea is good though.
[21:12] <Unit193> (May not be the best before bed. >_> )
[21:12] <wrst> howdy fastforward
[21:12] <fastforward> Nope. I try not to drink any caffeine past 4 or 5... I can't sleep otherwise.
[21:13] <fastforward> Hi, wrst
[21:13] <fastforward> Is there usually someone in this room? I'm new to the group.
[21:13] <Unit193> I'm normally here, but don't always "speak"
[21:14] <wrst> fastforward: yes usually a little slow on the weekends
[21:14] <wrst> lots of us lurkers also :)
[21:14] <fastforward> Cool.
[21:14] <fastforward> Well that's a little creepy... :D
[21:14] <wrst> fastforward: you an Ubuntu user?
[21:15] <wrst> fastforward: Unit193 and I resemble that remark :P
[21:15] <fastforward> Yes, have been using it since 10.04. Went full time at 12.04, using it at work and home.
[21:16] <wrst> cool fastforward
[21:16] <wrst> the LTS releases are solid especially 10.04
[21:17] <fastforward> Yeah, I noticed over the years that upgrading away from an LTS wasn't always the smoothest transition. I re-installed 12.04 at work, replacing 13.04 and it's been much less frustrating to use.
[21:18] <fastforward> I did try Mint 15 w/ Cinnamon. It was slick, but honestly, I missed Unity. (Don't hurt me for that remark!)
[21:18] <Unit193> Me?  Creepy? Nooooo, never! :P
[21:18]  * Unit193 uses 13.04, and hears Unity is better with newer releases. :P
[21:19] <fastforward> I had issues with 13.04, but it could have been my messing around with it that jacked it all up!
[21:20] <Unit193> And, of course use whatever release you like best. :)
[21:20] <fastforward> I'm in the Nashville area, btw. What about y'all?
[21:21] <Unit193> I'm a little more North, and wrst is poked to answer too! ;P
[21:23] <wrst> fastforward: cookeville
[21:23] <fastforward> Cookeville? I'm sorry...
[21:23] <fastforward> :)
[21:24] <wrst> I was thinking the same about Nashville :)
[21:25] <fastforward> Ha! I grew up in McMinnville and went to school at TTU for a little while.
[21:26] <fastforward> So I know the area a bit.
[21:27] <wrst> ha ha
[21:28] <fastforward> I'm happy I found the group. I don't know anyone who really uses Linux around here.
[21:46] <wrst> cool fastforward  I'm not as much of an Ubuntu user as I used to be but support it a lot with my family
[21:46] <Unit193> (For now. ;) )
[21:46] <Unit193> I use Xubuntu.
[21:47] <wrst> I think xububtu is probably the best one right now if mir doesn't blow it up for everyone
[21:52] <fastforward> I think I'm going to try Xubuntu out soon on an old laptop. I loaded Arch on it a couple weekends ago, but I've gotten stuck trying to install a DE.
[21:54] <Unit193> Xubuntu isn't Unity, that's for sure.  Some think it's like Gnome2, but I did not like Gnome2. :P
[21:54] <Unit193> (Xubuntu isn't made for old desktops, but works pretty well on some.)
[21:56] <fastforward> Yeah, I was looking for a lighter distro to install, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Peppermint, etc. Just haven't gotten around to trying them yet.
[21:56] <fastforward> Trying to install the Android SDK now and root and flash my Nexus 7 with CyanogenMod.
[21:57] <Unit193> AntiX is pretty nice and Debian based, Flux by default.
[21:57] <chris4585> just my personal preference, any distro or remake with a ubuntu base I don't really call light lol
[21:57] <Unit193> Kind of, yeah, but Lubuntu isn't so bad.
[21:57] <fastforward> :)
[21:57] <chris4585> oh definitely
[21:58] <fastforward> I've recently read about a few others, not Ubuntu based, that were lighter.
[21:58] <Unit193> (Hence why I said AntiX.)
[21:58] <Unit193> I have SliTaz in my PXE setup! \o/
[21:58] <chris4585> slitaz is nice
[21:58] <fastforward> Hadn't heard of AntiX
[22:07] <fastforward> I was also considering CrunchBang. Any experience with  it?
[22:09] <wrst> fastforward: you said arch??? :)
[22:16] <wrst> not that I like that sort of thing ;)
[22:26] <fastforward> Yes, I installed arch on a 7 year old laptop a couple weekends ago.
[22:27] <fastforward> It's cool idea. I just don't know that I want to sit there and install every little thing.
[22:27] <wrst> arch is my desktop os of choice, I install debian on servers, and ubuntu on everyone else's machines (for the time being depending on how crazy they go)
[22:27] <wrst> fastforward: I can get it going now with a desktop gui in around 30 minutes if my internet is working as it should
[22:28] <wrst> then "theoretically" you shouldn't have to do it again
[22:28] <wrst> I usually go at least a year before I blow it up for the fun of it
[22:28] <fastforward> I got stuck installing the DE, didn't have the time to sort it out.
[22:29] <wrst> did you install your video drivers? that's usually the only hiccup
[22:30] <fastforward> I believe so. I was trying out Enlightenment and I messed up the configuration. I got to the login screen, but it wouldn't load the gui because I saved something incorrectly, file path or something. I've slept since then and can hardly remember.
[22:30] <fastforward> :)
[22:31] <wrst> oh yeah well E is its on little beast in itself :)
[22:32] <wrst> I see the appeal just not for me I use boring ol' gnome
[22:33] <fastforward> It looked nice. Thought I would try it. What desktop do you use w/ Arch?
[22:33] <pirate> smokin smokin tree
[22:34] <wrst> fastforward: gnome
[22:34] <wrst> as crazy as they have made it I still like it
[22:34] <fastforward> 2 or 3?
[22:35] <wrst> 3
[22:36] <wrst> the extensions really help
[22:50] <cyberanger> Personally I'm an openbox fan
[22:53] <fastforward> OpenBox is cool. I tried out #! in VirtualBox and it's pretty awesome.
[22:56] <wrst> yeah fastforward some people like awesome also ;)
[22:57] <Unit193> And sawfish.
[22:58] <Unit193> ...And ratpoison.
[22:59] <cyberanger> I liked #! better in the older releases (9.04 comes to mind)
[23:00] <cyberanger> my build is inspired by those years
[23:00] <cyberanger> but they beat unity IMHO
[23:02] <cyberanger> fastforward: my expirence with it has been great, but what makes openbox great is it's customizability
[23:05] <cyberanger> fastforward: are you a work user, home user or both? (for linux)
[23:06] <fastforward> I use it for both. I use Win7 and OSX some too, but mostly I'm on Ubuntu 12.04
[23:07] <cyberanger> chris4585: agreed, but it feels like for somebody who's just given a disc, lubuntu and xubuntu is a good balance on lightweight and mediumweight, respectively, while still being easy for them, what is it you run nowadays
[23:07] <cyberanger> fastforward: webdev I'm guessing?
[23:08] <fastforward> cyberranger: No, QA for a web dev company. Close. :)
[23:08] <fastforward> (can't spell...)
[23:08] <fastforward> :)
[23:08] <cyberanger> I got the jist, to me that's an improvement
[23:09] <cyberanger> less customer hassles, same for design headaches
[23:09] <fastforward> I have some security apps that require Win7. Otherwise, I would drop Windows completely.
[23:09] <fastforward> Yup. :)
[23:10]  * cyberanger bites his tounge, trying to hold back a comment about oxymorons
[23:10] <cyberanger> no QA for IE
[23:10] <cyberanger> ?
[23:11] <fastforward> We use BrowserStack and MS also free VMs for IE.
[23:11] <cyberanger> ah, that works
[23:12] <cyberanger> I've done sysadmin work, about to head to college again, not sure I want to keep on that path
[23:12] <cyberanger> it's not about dislike, just thinking I may like something else more
[23:12] <fastforward> I'm accidental QA, I was working towards sysadmin and life happened. :)
[23:13] <fastforward> Are you looking to get out of IT completely?
[23:13] <fastforward> Or just something different in tech?
[23:13] <cyberanger> possibly, I'm going back as undeclared to help decide
[23:14] <chris4585> cyberanger, oh definitely
[23:14] <cyberanger> broadcast engineer isn't too different, it's one of the things on my radar
[23:14] <chris4585> cyberanger, I'm currently running latest mint with cinnamon
[23:14] <fastforward> cyberanger: Are you near Nashville?
[23:15] <cyberanger> chris4585: nice, nice
[23:15] <cyberanger> fastforward: athens, tn, for a few more days at least
[23:16] <cyberanger> (college includes a move, guess this is news in this channel come to think of it)
[23:20] <fastforward> It was nice talking and meeting everyone. About to go meet the fam for dinner.
[23:22] <wrst> have fun fastforward, hang around anytime
[23:22] <cyberanger> see ya fastforward