Norm Higgs wrote: > >Hello everyone. Just wanted to introduce myself, I'm Norm and I want to >learn Linux! I already have Fedora Core 3 installed on my Windows box and >when I get time I will statrt messing around with it. My ultimate goal is to >add several more Linux boxes to my network to use as web and mail servers, >and one to serve as a hardware firewall. I'm behind a D-link network switch >right now - I know, terribly unsecure, but I didn't know squat back then. >
Hi Norm, Welcome. I'm an old OS/2 user (just checked, I still am...) but I'm learning more about Linux as I look to the future. I have found this list of links extremely useful: "Linux Links for the Newbie" <http://www.code7r.org/jrg/linux/linuxlinks1.htm> I also pick up books on older versions of Linux for almost nothing. I just bought a brand new O'Reilly book "Learning Redhat Linux" (3rd edition Redhat V8) for $2.99 brand new with the CDs. Some info is outdated but much of it still applies, especially when it comes to using the console (command line). I used to use Redhat exclusively but now use mostly SuSE 9 Pro. Lately I have been playing with Ubuntu (nice & simple) and Linspire (too Win-like IMHO). Right now I'm trying to figure out how to cut-up the hard drive (resize and add partitions) on my HP laptop to put Ubuntu on it in a multi-boot situation. I'd have to say that learning about Linux isn't any harder than learning OS/2 but after 14 years using OS/2 I know so much about it that it is like second nature to me. I try to think back to 1991 and struggling with OS/2 after using MS-DOS (and that was without much online info). With the Internet and the WWW there is a wealth of info to learn this fascinating op sys. Back to lurk mode now... WarpDavey -- Davey Brain Due to political oppression I'm seeking a Canadian or European spouse...any takers? "It is dangerous to be right when the established authorities are wrong" - Voltaire This OS/2 uptime is 6 d 12 h 15 m 03 seconds ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hl0q1b3/M=362329.6886308.7839368.1510227/D=groups/S=1705006580:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1122992022/A=2894321/R=0/SIG=11dvsfulr/*http://youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=1992 ">Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back!</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
