I have always been interested in computers, and would find myself hanging out with the Computer Science students instead of the Aviation Management or Business Management students I was a part of. At home and at work I have been largely self-teaching myself using computers starting with Excel and Access with VBA through ASP and SQL at work. Thankfully my current employer values education, and so I have been taking classes and not only learning the technology, but un-learning what I have been doing wrong over the years. At home, though, I have been teaching myself Linux, system administration, networking and the overall method of migrating our system from Windows to Linux. I am involved in the Danbury Area Computer Society (DACS.org) I have the opportunity to take what I've learned the hard way and hopefully help others.. I have been enjoying Open Source for a while now, and I am hoping to get a better understanding of the entire model and application.
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I like the idea of Linux putting the "fun" back into things. I think that was one reason why people like Ubuntu's animal names and openSUSE's geeko.
Enterprises may want something more "serious" but the community may be more interested in having fun, while at the same time having all the capabilities and flexibility they've come to expect.
Thanks for the background of the Beefy Miracle. I wasn't too enamored by him at first but knowing the back-history, it makes a lot more sense now.
I need email because if I just spout out quickly I end up with a lot of "wha?" type responses, or people not understanding me. Even taking time to look over what I write in an email doesn't guarantee my meaning is successfully conveyed.
It is also helpful being able to take time and read what somebody else has sent me. Sometimes their meaning comes clearer as I mull it over and my actual response is very different than my initial response.