I mean those kids grow up to be adults and they need somewhere to work that allows them to pursue their “passions”….

I was RedHat 3 back in 1996. Not even sure how we got the CD but we all passed it around and were amazed.

I run AD at home but it’s because my job is in enterprise software engineering and so running these programs in my home lab requires AD integrations. It’s also needed for HyperV and SCVMM along with things like SQL server auth and GMSA which I can’t get out of testing. Ironically most of my work is in open source/Linux but Windows servers are all over the Enterprise so I don’t have a choice but to run this stuff. No real users on it and just used for the lab.

Well, if you’re already there do some skiing and then leave. If you aren’t there and want to ski, hit Colorado.

I remember the first time I went. A vendor took us there for a business lunch as a get-to-know-you. The other guys were excited but I had never gone before. I distinctly remember my disappointment at the buffalo chicken sandwich and thinking these cannot be wing people. The waitresses were pretty but it just seemed weird to me that they dressed like it was still the 80s (in the mid 2000s) and the environment almost seemed to promote sexual harassment. Like it was a sexual harassment training ground or something.

This is incredibly genius. I would watch this.

Well I guess no one can say he is faking the persona. Definitely not a poseur

I got a Rocky Linux shirt directly from them. I didn’t think the shirt material was great as it was that kinda rough cotton but happy I was able to support. If anyone from Rocky Linux reads this, I’d buy another shirt if it was softer!

https://rockylinux.org/merch/

Since you seem to be versed on this, is it a functioning artillery piece? Like could you actually fire something out of it and would you need to make your own shells or can they be bought?

SQL is just Excel with Friends.

Should have thrown up some Rocky or Alma.

This is amazing! I hope it stays compatible with the EPEL repositories. I see no reason not to start using it when available. If it maintains compatibility I could see Rocky or Alma starting to follow this as well.

I see Bruce Campbell and must upvote.

I did this in 2004 for public info stations at a university. My methods are extremely dated but I did a baseline Linux deployment (original Redhat 9 I think) with KDE desktop and had it boot to a single full screen kiosk mode Firefox (maybe it was Konqueror hard to tell). From there I had a website with a UI that supported easy use via touchscreen. The keyboard mappings were all disabled for KDE so everything had to be done via local or SSH terminal. Doesn’t work for you but it was a fun project. More of fun nostalgia for me.