On Saturday 16 November 2002 11:59, Alexa Pongracz wrote: > Hi, I'm Alexa, and really new to the Linux route but sticking with it > because I want to.
Have you noticed more and more women are using Linux? I remember just a couple years ago it was rare to encounter a female Linux user. To me this really shows Linux is mainstream. We have a number of great female participants on this list. > I had Mandrake 8.2 installed and don't have any dollars to get the > upgrade. Well, it bombed on me and I lost my X thing for the desktop > so I have to reinstall. Now my internet, never a problem before won't > install. As I lay in bed last night thinking...I wondered if I tried > to jam too much on ie: lots of packages where only one was > highlighted (button) and if I should just stick to workstation and > games. I for one don't clearly understand this question, but depending on how many replies you receive, possibly posting more details will help. > The best thing about yesterday was finding this support group. Like > someone else, I am back in windows, but on my husbands machine. I > develop Web Pages, have a goal of owning my own Linux server, and > really want to learn. Finally there's someone I can ask questions > of... That's for sure. Most of the people here are eager to be of help. > second question..will the group get too irritated if I ask > really dumb questions? Once in a rare while someone gives a grouchy reply, but I think it's safe to say that the group as a whole does not consider any newbie question to be "dumb." *************************************************** Powered by SuSE Linux 8.0 Professional KDE 3.0.0 KMail 1.4 This is a Microsoft-free computer Bryan S. Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***************************************************
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