> > What got you started in Linux?
>
> Doc Mana in Ateneo circa 1994.
> The BBS circles, like FEBnet BBS.
>
we should honor doc mana with something like a Linux Honoris Causa degree.
saying there is not school around willing to give it. hehehe.
> > 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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