It really is and Ubuntu's consumer focus is not hurting either.

@ambarishrh said:

@scottalanmiller Nice writeup on that actually.

Few of our servers are hosted in London and some in Vancouver. I was just wondering if loggly is safe enough to push all server logs. A centralised logging option is always in my mind, but am still thinking of having a self hosted log management server to collect and analyse logs from all our servers.

Loggly is the leading hosted log platform. It is likely safe to consider it safer than hosting your own log collection platform. Loggly is a major player.

OpenShift is very cool. I have worked with it some and hope to do so more in the future. It is a lot like Heroku which I have also used.

Marantz is solidly mid-end. B&W is a wide range from mid end to high but no high in the gear that is at Best Buy. High end is never allowed to be sold in chains or online.

High end also never has things like center channels, receivers, etc. HiFi means the pursuit of sound alone is the goal. Everything here is still focused on convenience.

Speakers from Wilson, Totem, etc. nothing anyone outside of the audiophile space would have ever heard of. Amps from Conrad Johnson, Meridian, etc.

Real HiFi used separates. Amps, preamps, etc. tubes aren't uncommon. Wiring is a big deal. Etc.

It is hardcore stuff. Makes no sense for normal people to own. If you don't design the house around the acoustics you should never invest in that stuff as it is wasted in a small or untreated space.

You bet. I was surprised when I found it. What a great idea. Now we just need OpenSuse support.

Two Linux only options in the five new servers released.

KVM support is there now as is Ubuntu.

Python is actually pretty loved. Super powerful and really growing.

@scottalanmiller said:

http://opensource.com/business/14/4/open-source-community-beats-tech-support

Company's tend to like support because it gives them someone to blame, not because it actually provides support or makes them more money. It is generally about middle managers playing politics trying to protect themselves, not about doing what is best for the business - either in cost or in ability to support the products. How often do you see commercial support actually being worth the money (outside of hardware support contracts?)

I used similar logic on Tuesday to sell a client on a new VoIP PBX. I flat out stated, "I am not an expert with system. I use it everyday, and know a lot about it. But I am not an expert because I do not have to be, because I know more than one company I can call to get paid remote support for anything I cannot handle."

Everyone in the meeting from the client gave me the oddest look for about 10 seconds until that sunk in.

@scottalanmiller said:

@ejmillen said:

@scottalanmiller Space station is old enough it is running off of Win 3.1... does anyone even remember how to hack that?

Nothing to know. No password required!

Being owned by the Govt, I am sure they could incript with Pig Latin

Yes he is Lucky.. but honestly i find this news Pretty cool.