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Not that I'm a great afficionado of the Linux systems presently available, but aren't there so many different flavors (much less differences between versions within the same flavor) of Linux that this would almost resemble SU? Wouldn't you have to qualify most questions/answers with something like "this only applies to version x.yy.z of X"? – Michael Todd Jun 5 '10 at 4:23

Is this not going to overlap significantly with linuxexchange.org? – Amos Jun 6 '10 at 8:38

I like this. Very often, when you google search terms related to your problem, you often end up in long, thread based discussions that don't lead anywhere. There's also an issue with throwing strange config files at users without explaining what it all means, but that's another thing entirely. – Skizz Jun 18 '10 at 10:16

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	Is Mac OS X considered a "un*x-like operating system" covered by this Q&A site? – Jørn Schou-Rode Jun 9 '10 at 9:45
	It is to me, but then, I'm biased. – Uncle Mikey Jun 17 '10 at 19:48
	I think Mac OS X is so similar to linux/FreeBSD that it should be considered natural to include it here. – jfoucher Jun 21 '10 at 13:07

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closed as off topic by Uncle Mikey, Georges Duplessy, Kyle Cronin, Macha, Andrea Jun 22 '10 at 20:40

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Not on topic, since I don't believe this is intended as an advocacy forum. – Uncle Mikey Jun 17 '10 at 19:49

So asking "why should I host a PHP web site on Apache instead of IIS?" (with no flame intended!) should be considered off-topic? – Massimo Jun 17 '10 at 20:49

I think maybe the "why" questions bring subjective answers. Maybe a more appropriate question would be 'How do I migrate my PHP website from IIS to Apache" for example... – jfoucher Jun 21 '10 at 13:09

@Massimo: there's a strange concept of what is on and what is off topic there. However, I think that this would be a good question, answer could be really technical. – Lorenzo Jun 28 '10 at 21:30

It might be a fine question, but is this question an answerable question? The technical answers might span several books. – Stefan Lasiewski Jun 30 '10 at 22:00

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added by Jørn Schou-Rode, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 10 '10 at 1:08

closed as off topic by scope_creep, Mike H, Georges Duplessy, Kyle Cronin, Mr Shark Jun 23 '10 at 8:43

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	It's not an operating system specific question. – Master Of Disaster Jun 9 '10 at 1:43
	@Kinopiko: I agree. This question was meant to help define the boundary between software packages that are on an off-topic. – Jørn Schou-Rode Jun 9 '10 at 9:35

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added by ananth.p Jun 17 '10 at 4:34

	Should be refrase to something like I need to resize my home volume, but keep getting errors, what should I do? Then its on-topic – Mr Shark Jun 23 '10 at 8:49
	Just tried to emulate a typical Forum post [HELP! :)]. That's just a title line, and the content will describe the steps taken and errors right? I think it's a good on-topic question. – ananth.p Jul 2 '10 at 15:52
	Ok the actual question 'content' goes like this - "I'm trying to resize my home volume, which is an lvm logical volume. I ran this command first $ <command for resizing lv> Now I have to resize the actual partition, so I ran $ <command for resizing partition> but the above command requires /home to be unmount first. So I tried $ <unmount command> BANG! ERROR ERROR!! #dfkjs23094 It means I can't unmount /home. How do I do it now? – ananth.p Jul 2 '10 at 15:56

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added by Vinko Vrsalovic Jun 24 '10 at 20:48

closed as off topic by Daniel Egeberg, Thomas Owens, Paul B, ytg, Eimantas Jul 9 '10 at 3:55

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by Gordon Gustafson, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 10 '10 at 0:54

closed as off topic by sepp2k, etheros, Chris W. Rea, Eimantas, Macha Jun 29 '10 at 12:56

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Unrelated to UNIX & Linux. This would be a good question for the web apps site, though ... if phrased more objectively. – Chris W. Rea Jun 29 '10 at 0:21

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added by rlb.usa, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 11 '10 at 19:58

Just don't cross the streams ;) +1 – Aiden Bell Jul 6 '10 at 20:02

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+1 off-topic: Apache/PHP specific. Serverfault specific. – Aiden Bell Jul 8 '10 at 18:18

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added by theotherreceive, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 10 '10 at 0:46

closed as off topic by William, Aiden Bell, Massimo, Luc M, Macha Jul 11 '10 at 11:22

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by sth Jun 8 '10 at 4:32

Wouldn't this be a) highly subjective and b) quickly outdated? – Jherico Jun 22 '10 at 19:33

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added by Binoj Antony, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 11 '10 at 19:59

one google away. – Eimantas Jun 21 '10 at 10:07

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added by Binoj Antony, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 10 '10 at 1:01

closed as off topic by Andrea, Lucas Jones, Daniel Egeberg, Andrew MacDonald, Michael Mrozek Jun 27 '10 at 18:40

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	"for expert users of Linux, FreeBSD and other un*x-like operating systems..." – jfoucher Jun 21 '10 at 13:04
	Yes jfoucher, hence its off topic! – Binoj Antony Jun 21 '10 at 13:10
	yes, of course, I could have gone straight to the point – jfoucher Jul 1 '10 at 9:04
	With some modifications or edits, this could be a good question. – nicorellius Jul 8 '10 at 14:58

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added by Stefan Lasiewski Jun 21 '10 at 17:32

closed as off topic by Massimo, Marek Grzenkowicz, Chris W. Rea, Humpton, Jherico Jun 22 '10 at 19:34

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	Since we're in the definition period, I'm asking this as an example of an 'off-topic' example. – Stefan Lasiewski Jun 21 '10 at 17:33
	leans a little close to the flame-bait spectrum. you might end up as a temporary outhouse for reddit to shed their... you know what I mean. – Evan Plaice Jun 23 '10 at 13:38
	This is a good on-topic question, just too broad. – Gordon Gustafson Jun 28 '10 at 20:21