On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Seth Gibson wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Gustaf Barkstrom wrote:
> > Merry X-Windowsmas Linux newbies!
> >
> Actually it would be just as proper to say Merry X-Mas. Alot of linux purists
> dont like the referral "X Windows". From what i understand, that's part of the
> reason its called X. you could also say Merry X11-mas or Merry XFree86-mas
> (that actually has a nice ring!). On the subj of books, i saw a really neat
> one today called Linux: I didnt know you could do that. . .its really simple
> exlpnations of some fairly complex tasks. . .
>
> --
>
> Seth Gibson
--snip--
Merry Christmas will do also, or just Happy Holidays to those who don't believe
in God, in any way.
I bought that book 'Linux! I didn't know you could do that... ' and I think the
cd alone is worth the $18 or so. There is lots of good info for newbies, my
only complaint about it is that it glosses over some sections such as using
comanche and the section on firewall rules and kfirewall and gfcc, both of
which have sparse help files. I'll have to get a book on these subjects, maybe
for christmas.
--
Chip Wiegand
<<< Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly >>>
Robert F. Kenned
