this is interesting. here's mine.
>
> On Tue, 29 May 2001, eric pareja wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Most of us have been using Linux for some time now. Some have been
> using
> > Linux for almost a decade. Some have just begun using Linux.
> >
> > Whatever the length of time, we have different reasons for using
> Linux.
> >
> > I'm curious about a few things, which maybe some of you might like to
> > answer for the benefit of the rest of us.
> >
> > What got you started in Linux?
curiosity. I've been reading about it as the 'thing' that will end
microsoft's domination on the desktop. this is around February 1999.
I was a regular at a chatroom called linux.ph.
> > Who influenced you into using Linux, if any?
rommel feria, vince cagud, migz paraz and the rest of the original
#linux.ph. It helped that Linux 99 was in the works. It sparked interest.
> > Where did you first learn about Linux?
>
web basically. i read about it in several websites. and from rommel feria.
>
> > How did you get your copy of Linux?
>
I forgot na. I asked a friend to burn a Red Hat CD for me.
>
> > When did you first hear about Linux?
>
Sophomore year in college. Around 1998.
>
> > When did you actually use Linux for the first time?
>
March 1999.
>
> > When did you install Linux on your own 'puter?
>
March 1999. I setup a Linux machine so some people could program Java
on that OS. I also setup my box to dual boot with Windows and Red Hat.
> > Why did you decide to try Linux out?
>
Curiosity. I wanted to see what's the competition like. =) Coz I
considered myself a microsoftie at that time. Besides, it wouldn't hurt
to learn another OS.
> > Why do you still use Linux? or Why do you no longer use Linux?
>
I decided that Windows, for all its faults, still rules! Hehe, kidding.
I don't use Linux because I don't have time to tinker around
stuff. I don't even try to program anything anymore. And besides, Linux
couldn't run Macromedia Flash.
>
> > What is your favorite thing about Linux?
> >
> Dirt cheap! No guilt feelings about pirating something. =) And besides,
it doesn't crash as often, that much, I have to admit. And besides, its
the most used OS in the ateneo network. i have to learn it.
anna
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