[NTLUG:Discuss] Hello

[Rick Cook]

On Monday 27 August 2007 22:51:38 Paul Lipps wrote:
> Hello,
>
> After lurking for some time, I thought it was time I introduce myself
> and say Hello to everyone.

Hello and welcome.

>
> I live in Plano, and I got my start in computers on an Apple //e and
> have mainly been an 'Apple' person for most of my life. I got

The first "real computer" I bought for myself was an Apple LCIII. I started 
running Linux on it full time in 1997 - basicly as soon as the linux-m68k 
kernel version was ported to that class of Macintosh computers. I actually 
helped in that porting process in some minor ways.

My current desktop machine at home is a Macintosh G4 Dual 1 Ghz. It has been 
running Linux since just a few hours after I got it home.

> interested a few years ago in Linux. My first distro was SUSE Linux
> Pro 9.3, a boxed copy. Since then I've become very fond of FreeBSD,
> and all things Red Hat. After trying numerous distros, I've settled
> on Fedora as my desktop Linux. I also have a CentOS 5 server that I
> have been teaching myself to administrate. I've become so fond of
> Linux that I am currently pursuing the RHCE and would like to become
> a Linux System Administrator.

My distribution of choice is still Debian, at least partially due to the 
multi-architecture nature the Debian project.

>
> Mike Palazzini told me about NTLUG, if you know him. He has attended
> a few meetings and said you all seemed to be a nice group of people.
> I have been meaning to attend a meeting myself for several months,
> but something always comes up it seems. Anyway, just wanted to say
> Hello, and I hope to make it to a meeting soon.
>

Make a point to introduce yourself at the meeting.

See you then.


Rick Cook