We all start in the position you're in now. 6 months from now, you'll be helping other people out too.
In the mean time, just post a public "This is Cool" when you find something neat. Linux is a big topic. We all have areas we know and areas we don't know. I like seeing messages about nifty stuff, even when I can't immediately use it. Sometimes it's valuable later. For Example: Scott Zuk posted something about rsync backups a few months back, and I'll be checking into it in the next few weeks. Marcel posted an AccPac on Suse link in the Spring. I might need to check that out in the next few months. Aaron is in my list with some Konqi Stuff, and PGP as well. Lots of people posted LTSP stuff, and most of it I've kept as well, though I have no immediate need. There's some simple stuff that I should be up to speed on, but I'm not. If you bring it up, we'll both learn. SSH would be a great example. I don't need to know anything about it right now, but really, I should know something about it. For now, I need it for the IPcop boxes I use as firewalls in some places. I check the checkbox, and it works. That's all I need to know. But I'd be curious to read about it when someone else brings it up. For now, I don't need it, so I don't really care, even if I should. Kev. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Bourassa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 6:47 PM Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Simple questions ... > Hi y'all. I want to thank every one that took the time to respond to my > query. I've printed out the responses and will be going through them > all trying different attacks on the problem. It's just the sort of > helping hand or leg up I newbie needs. I'm going to continue to try to > learn linux as I believe in it more than the "other" OS "choices" out > there. As I am familiar enough with MS to actually teach it, I sort of > expected Linux would not be too hard to learn, but I have to admit, it > is taking longer than I expected. I am persistent, however, and with > the encouragement and support of this group, I know I will succeed. > > Once again, thanx to all who took the time to reply. If there's > anything I can do in return, let me know. I can, for example, burn > copies of distro's for anyone in need. I have copies of Knoppix, 3.1, > Red Hat 8.0 or Mandrake 8.2 and 9.0. I know I can't help much when it > comes to running/installing/tweaking, but at least I can provide > something if only in the way or ISO's on CD. > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dave Bourassa at > http://members.shaw.ca/djb.enterprises/ > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > "There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who > understand binary and those who don't." > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >
