to howard and the rest ... I only objected to the label "cultisT". Linux is not a religious experience for me. Like everyone else, I started with MS Windows.... I just got sick of shelling out money and time. Money I'd rather invest in rigs and time I'd rather spend on the air. Linux helped me acheive that end. I guess a better lable might be zealot.
my start on LINUX was a bit easier. I was able to aquire several computers from friends, neighbors, and relatives ... all fed up trying to make them work. I left one with windows and put one flavor or another of Linux on the rest. at one time I had SUSE, Mandrake an RED HAT all going in here at the same time. Until I got a decent KVM switch, all those independent monitors raised holy hell with the radio. Today, they all run Debian linux and all share the same monitor keyboard printer and mouse. cuz that works best for me. One machine, does hamradio, another email and correspondence and another is dedicated to photo editing and processing. Keeping tasks on separate machines worked out best for me. I don't say everyone should do it that way. the important thing is, I didn't just toss out windows and start fresh with Linux. few among us are that capable or insightfull. I got a lot of help from experienced users in a number of different online "lugs". lots of people were willing to share knowledge and experiences. some of them were hams like me. I'VE FOUND THAT Linux, in contrast to Ham Radio, is an inclusive welcoming fellowship. and not the exclusionary, clickish thing haming can be, at times. no one complains if you steal a piece of code or try to build on their project, usually they're glad whensomeone else wants to help out. its a cooperative "our thng" in contrast to an exclusive "my thing". Ther is lots of stuff I don't know. I'm no guru. I'm just playing around ... not making a living. 73 Harv On 11/28/06, Roger J. Buffington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Jerry W wrote: > > Sorry John, > > IMHO I do not agree, there is a need for open source OS. Even > Microsoft is buying into Linux with Novel, maybe Bill is afraid, HI > No matter what group I join, this "Windows v. Linux" topic comes up. If we are not supposed to keep talking about the new FCC digital regs (something of vital interest to most of us digital ops) then we should be able to dispense with this Linux topic, which has nothing at all to do with digital radio. de Roger W6VZV
