Hi,
>
> What we advise people is to "go with what you know". If you don't know
> anything, we suggest you pick one and stick to it. It helps if you pick
> something that folks around you are using as it will be easier to find
> help.
Sometimes I agree with this, but sometimes I don't. I started with Free
BSD, but moved to Linux simply because more apps seemed to be available at
the time and more people were migrating to Linux than to BSD. I'm
comfortable in either environment, but Linux *is* a bit more user friendly
and easier to teach, and I think, as a result, it has a better future.
>
> I am *so* happy to find this list as it gives me someplace to ask
> questions where he doesn't think I'm doing an end-run around him. (Is this
> a guy thing? I mean, if I ask someone else for advice on crocking an
> arm-roast, it's no big deal, but if he discovers I've asked someone else
> about something remotely technical, he's all bothered because he sees it
> as an indication that I think he's incompetent. Feh!)
That almost sounds like "Since she's asking the girls, it's OK", as in we
can't possible be as competent as he is. Am I reading in sexism where it
doesn't exist? There definitely seems to be a touch of insecurity there,
anyway.
Oh, and I couldn't tell you how to prepare a roast (I'm vegetarian), but I
can help with technical stuff sometimes :)
Best,
Caity
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Caitlyn Máire Martin
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