Mostly I use the O2 as an X terminal, however, running my apps on Linux and displaying remotely.
On the other hand, there would be some value in different folks getting together to share expertise and technology; but to the listener, it wouldn't necessarily seem like a single station in the traditional sense.
Nothing stands still. The real question is can you change it?
I think Linux is a great thing, because Linux is an alternative to Windows, and because, of all the operating systems that are at all relevant today, Unix is the best of a bad lot.
Why should someone have to retrain themselves to use a new application that does the same basic thing as the old application, just because something as trivial as the operating system changed out from under them?
See, unlike most hackers, I get little joy out of figuring out how to install the latest toy.
