S:
Ok.
Like you, I enjoy and learn fix broken things.
Thanks.
Chava
>From: s <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [newbie] Re: [S] Distro
>Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 17:04:52 +0000
>
>Well, I'm still learning. I picked up an almost useless book back in the
>beginning: Linux complete compiled by Grant Taylor. I am recommending
>that
>you do *not* get that one. I hear "Running Linux" is good, tho I haven't
>bought it yet. Basically, I did just what Tom suggested, and read all the
>posts here and on alt.os.linux.mandrake. I occasionally asked a question,
>but mostly I just waited for someone else to ask first if I couldn't find
>it
>in a search. Oh, and the best teacher has been to just go for it and even
>mess it up. Fixing broken things is the best way to learn for me.
>
>-s
>
>On Thursday 08 February 2001 04:56 pm, you wrote:
> > S:
> >
> > Thanks!!!
> > But how the process of learning MDK has been?
> > Did you bought books?
> > Did you downloaded documents or what did you do?
> >
> > Chava
> >
> >
> > From: s <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Subject: Re: [newbie] Distro
> > >Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 22:22:49 +0000
> > >
> > >I chose Mandrake because when my curiosity became aroused, I found a
>site
> > >which people listed reasons why they thought a particular distro was
>good
> > >for
> > >newbies. I chose SuSe 6.4. I didn't have much luck. Never got the
>sound
> > >or
> > >modem to work. So then another site had people recommending Mandrake
>and
> > >Corel, but something that I can't really express made me pick Mandrake
> > > 7.1. Well it was pretty good, but still didn't have the time to devote
>to
> > > it, and
> > >as a result didn't get the sound or modem working. Not to give up,
>when
> > >all
> > >the press came out about 7.2, my spouse got tired of my talking about
> > >wanting
> > >it and picked me up a $30 boxed set from Babbages or somewhere. Well,
>for
> > >30
> > >bucks I wasn't going to give up til it was working. So it took me
>about
> > > a week to get the sound and modem working, but now I know how and can
>go
> > > from a
> > >complete re-install to downloading the updates while listening to
>Mozart
> > > in less than an hour.
> > >Our local LUG gave me copies of Caldera 2.4 and Kondora Server 2000.
> > > Could get the modem to work on Caldera, but no sound. And kondora
> > > couldn't deal with my video cards and I was just to lazy to mess with
>it.
> > > (I haven't given
> > >up on those, they are just on a back burner for now).
> > >I don't know why I love this OS so much. I can't put it into words.
>But
> > >all
> > >I can say is if I have to boot into windows for something, I can hardly
> > >wait
> > >to get back.
> > >The guis are nice, KDE in particular. I enjoy how fast the Mandrake
> > >updates
> > >come out and that we can test the betas. The community is really cool,
> > >especially the guys at Mandrake. Where else do the actual programmers
> > > take the time to answer calls for help?
> > >
> > >In summary, I chose Mandrake because it's the best d*mnit! :)
> > >
> > >-s
> > >
> > >On Wednesday 07 February 2001 11:42 pm, you wrote:
> > > > Knowing that this list belongs to Mandrake users. I want to know the
> > >
> > >bunch
> > >
> > > > of reasons why you picked up mandrake´s distribution.
> > > > I am about to make my decision about wich distribution, that is why
>I
> > > > joined the list.
> > > > I am newbie not only to mandrake distribution but to linux as well.
> > > > Of course I would like to know the downs of this distribution.
> > > > I know that sometimes picking a distribution is matter of preference
>as
> > >
> > >is
> > >
> > > > choosing the flavor of an ice cream on a sunny day.
> > > > So feel free to toss your opinions as silly or crazy as they might
> > > > seem.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Chava.
> > >
> >
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