Re: First Linux Experience

>     (Sorry about the length of this, everyone!)
>     I was running an online parts and technical support service
> for an importer of Chinese scooters and Quads (50+ e-mails/day). I
> had so much trouble keeping my Windows ME box up and running that I
> built a second computer just to back-up the first one. Even after
> running all the Anti-malware apps I could afford, and updating them
> several times a week, re-formatting and re-installing Windows was a
> monthly task on at least one of the boxes. I eventually bought a
> laptop running WinXP which I hated from the start because I kept
> running into problems converting files from one system to the other -
> I was essentially limited to rewriting all my repair manuals
> (including photos) in either RTF or HTML formats. While shopping for
> a solution at Fry's, I came across a copy of Suse 9.0 for $35, and I
> figured "What the heck... it's a fraction of what I'll have to spend
> on more M$ crap!". A fresh install of Windoze usually lasted 72 hours
> before picking up it's first malware requiring a reconfigure and re-
> boot. The Suse box stayed up and online 24/7 for over 6 months
> without any additional attention from me, and it already had all the
> additional software I needed. The only issue I had was one of my
> supplier's websites was written for M$ Exploiter ONLY, which forced
> me to keep one box running M$. That was about three years ago. I
> dumped the Chinese scooter business (and M$) a year later, and GNU/
> Linux became my new hobby (Debian, mostly). Even after all that time,
> I still consider myself a Noobie... there's always so much more to
> learn! Stu