On Tue, May 29, 2001 at 05:00:03AM +0800, eric pareja wrote:
> What got you started in Linux?
Doc Mana in Ateneo circa 1994.
The BBS circles, like FEBnet BBS.
> Who influenced you into using Linux, if any?
I was with JPCS and needed to demo Linux in UA&P (then CRC) for Doc Mana's talk.
So I installed Linux on by own box. Prior to that, I was just watching
the other Unix guys in school.
> Where did you first learn about Linux?
Doc Mana and the BBS.
> How did you get your copy of Linux?
A pile of floppy disks downloaded from the Ateneo server.
> When did you first hear about Linux?
Probably from FEBnet.
> When did you actually use Linux for the first time?
I can't remember, I probably logged into some shell in 1994.
> When did you install Linux on your own 'puter?
The UA&P talk above. July 1994?
> Why did you decide to try Linux out?
I was intrigued, being a programmer.
> Why do you still use Linux? or Why do you no longer use Linux?
I don't use Linux inasmuch as admin and tweak it.
> What is your favorite thing about Linux?
Hackability, customizability, open source, Perl.
> Quite a number of questions here, but the last three are perhaps the ones
> that will reveal the most interesting answers.
>
> If your answer is quite lengthy, maybe you would prefer to send me your
> answers in private email. I will probably come out with an article which I
> will post to the list summarizing my findings.
Yup let's put this up on the website!!
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