More non-official greetings, Chad! I've never met a chummier group of geeks. As long as you're polite and respectful (and google a bit before you start asking questions), you'll always find people on this list willing to help nudge you along the path to Linux nirvana. Tux does resemble a seated Buddha a bit, doesn't he?
Also note that there's an equally-chummy IRC channel: #trilug on irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net> -CMP On 10/14/05, Brian Henning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Chad! > Everyone starts somewhere. While I'm far from any sort of TriLUG > dignitary, I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say a big hearty "come > on in!" > > Cheers, > ~Brian > > > Chad Thomsen wrote: > > Howdy. Have been visiting your web site for a few years and have always > > wanted to join but have felt like I might not fit in because I am a > total > > linux newbie. I finally have gotten a good project here at work where I > am > > forced to take the time to learn it. Not that I don't want to, its just > that > > in my free time I have been busy persuing my CCNP (CCNA exprires in Feb) > and > > I am swamped at work. The project is to get SNORT up and running in a > > production environment. (May need advice as the project progresses) > > > > That being said do you all have total newbies show up? I am a computer > geek > > at heart as I have a CCNA, MCSE and work as an admin over a 200+ node > > network with AS400, Windows 2k/2k3, Cisco, Vanguard stuff but do not > know > > any linux but am starting to learn now. Not trying to brag but just > trying > > to give you all a point of reference. > > > > Thanks! > > -- > ---------------- > Brian A. Henning > strutmasters.com <http://strutmasters.com> > 336.597.2397x238 > ---------------- > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > -- Cristobal M. Palmer UNC-CH SILS Student [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ils.unc.edu/~cmpalmer <http://ils.unc.edu/~cmpalmer> "Television-free since 2003" -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
