Re: New midrange.com list: LinuxDesktop4i

[Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>]

Of course I sent the wrong mailing list URL.  Thanks for letting me know
Mike and Wayne.

Here is the correct one:
http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/linuxdesktop4i

At least I didn't include the admin password :-)

Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com


On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> A new midrange.com mailing list has been created named LinuxDesktop4i.
>  This was created because there has been broader acceptance of the desktop
> Linux/Unix flavored operating systems in the past few years (vs the
> traditional Windows desktop environment).  As operating systems like Ubuntu
> (www.ubuntu.com) move out of the "for extreme geeks only" to "you only
> need to be sort of geeky" we thought it would be good to have a place for
> people to post their questions/comments as they make the jump from Windows
> to these operating systems for their primary desktop uses.
>
> Please note that this is for ALL flavors of Linux desktop operating systems
> including Mac OSX, FreeBSD, OpenSolaris, etc.  Also please note that this is
> FOR THE DESKTOP, so if you have Linux LPAR related questions they would
> probably be better suited for the Midrange-L list.
>
> Here are some questions that give an idea of what might pop up on this
> forum:
> - How to get started with Linux on the desktop?  Where should I download
> it?
> - What RPG developer tools are available?
> - What DB developer tools are available?
> - How do I use JT400 on Linux in conjunction with the IBM i?
> - How do I connect to the IFS from Linux?
> - If I adopt Linux as my desktop, how do I exist within a primarily Windows
> environment?
> - What are my options for 5250 emulation?
> - Can I run System i Navigator on Linux?
> - Announcements for new applications as they relate to the IBM i crowd.
>
>
> Go to the following URL to subscribe to the mailing list:
> http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/admin/linuxdesktop4i
>
> Feel free to subscribe out of complete morbid curiosity.
>
> Aaron Bartell
> http://mowyourlawn.com