Re: [Dorset] opensource projects

2013-02-17 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Nicky, but i wouldnt know where to start on linux , can anyone tell me would i be working from the command line which can be tedious or is linux programming done on an integrated development environment like visual studio? Unix likes to have many things that work together more, and that

Re: [Dorset] opensource projects

2013-02-16 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Nicky, Adrian Howard wrote: * You might want too look at some of the more ops-related projects (chef, puppet, vagrant, etc.) As an aside, http://ansible.cc/ is another in the chef/puppet area. I'd also - in the long term - think a bit about not wanting to code. More and more stuff in the

Re: [Dorset] opensource projects

2013-02-16 Thread Nicky Scopes
? From: Ralph Corderoy ra...@inputplus.co.uk To: Dorset Linux User Group dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk Sent: Saturday, 16 February 2013, 12:13 Subject: Re: [Dorset] opensource projects Hi Nicky, Adrian Howard wrote: * You might want too look at some of the more ops-related projects (chef

Re: [Dorset] opensource projects

2013-02-16 Thread John Carlyle-Clarke
On 16/02/13 15:44, Nicky Scopes wrote: i have considered programming in the past, i know html which is easy and i bought a book from pcworld which teaches you how to use microsoft visual studio and program visual basic on windows through a GUI interface. but i wouldnt know where to start on

Re: [Dorset] opensource projects

2013-02-16 Thread Adrian Howard
On 16 February 2013 15:44, Nicky Scopes nrts...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: but i wouldnt know where to start on linux , can anyone tell me would i be working from the command line which can be tedious or is linux programming done on an integrated development environment like visual studio? There are

Re: [Dorset] opensource projects

2013-02-16 Thread Peter Merchant
On 16/02/13 19:32, Adrian Howard wrote: On 16 February 2013 15:44, Nicky Scopes nrts...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: but i wouldnt know where to start on linux , can anyone tell me would i be working from the command line which can be tedious or is linux programming done on an integrated development

Re: [Dorset] opensource projects

2013-02-16 Thread John Carlyle-Clarke
i have an oreilly book called unserstanding the linux kernel which i find too difficult, can anyone recommend an entry level book? Also http://learnpythonthehardway.org/ -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-03-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ...

Re: [Dorset] opensource projects

2013-02-15 Thread Adrian Howard
Hi Nicky, On 15 February 2013 03:21, Nicky Scopes nrts...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: hi all, does anyone know of any open source projects? either local or further afield that i could get into, i dont want to do programming mainly IT, i am studying for LPIC-2 and have A+ ,CCNA among my many

[Dorset] opensource projects

2013-02-14 Thread Nicky Scopes
hi all, does anyone know of any open source projects? either local or further afield  that i could get into, i dont want to do programming mainly IT, i am studying for LPIC-2 and have A+ ,CCNA  among my many certifications. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-03-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing