First Linux Experience

[Jerry Davis]

On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:39:28 +0000
stu <wien33 at cox.net> wrote:

> 	(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 

Well, you've got that right. I am always learning more about linux.
Actually, I am a noob when it comes to system admin. I'm ok with some
parts of the admin, but I've never been a network guy. To me, it is
STILL an amorphous cloud! when it works it works, when it don't well it
don't. I've always been a programmer at heart not a sys admin.
I remember now that Slackware had 23 floppies, but that was for the
system right? there were extra floppies for other stuff like, c, and
other things if I remember correctly. Right? I remember my Dad and I
getting 50 floppies to copy on. Amazing.


> 
> On Monday 26 June 2006 04:03, Wagner, Steven G wrote:
> > With Betty posting about RH9 I got thinking about my first
> > experience with Linux. RH6.2 (Cartman) on a dual boot Pentium Pro
> > 233MZ with Winbloze '98. feh, last time I paid M$ for anything!
> >
> > Anyway, I'd be interested to hear about other member's first
> > experiences with Linux and what you're using today. I'm now running
> > OPENSUSE 10.1 on laptop and desktop (though desktop will be
> > reverting back to hardened Gentoo as soon as I get some free time).
> >
> > Viva Linus!
> >
> > Long Live LAMP!
> >
> > www.gentoo.org
> > www.apache.org
> > http://dev.mysql.com/
> > www.php.net/
> >
> > ...because Windows/IIS/MySQL/PHP = WIMP!
> >
> > Check it out:
> > http://digital9ja.tripod.com
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