On Tue, 2003-09-23 at 02:39, Lee Wiggers wrote: > On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 13:24:35 +0800 > "Frankie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I think many many people got started on Redhat because it came > > bundled with dozens of "linux in 24 hours", "linux for dummies" > > etc, type books.. > > > > I'd really love to see mandrake in those books, I wonder what > > they'd have to do to get that sort of exposure. > > > > > > rgds > > > > Franki > > > > > > > What a memory. I started with "Linux for Dummies" and Red Hat. Six > weeks later I chucked the project feeling really stupid. I needed > Linux for the Dummy's Dummies. > > Lee
heh :-) I remember spending a few weeks researching Linux and BSD... I couldn't believe that I could just have the whole OS for free. I bought a book that was basically a print out of Matt Welsh's HOWTO and came with a Slackware disc. I forget the version, but it was kernel 2.0 and I was installing it on a 486/33. Then I realized the catch was the learning curve. It took about three months to give up on that and buy a Red Hat 5.2 box, and I was royally p.o.'ed that their GUI rpm update tool was broken out of the box and their "installation support" didn't include getting X running. -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...
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