On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:13:52 GMT, Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>After takin' a swig o' grog, wjp belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> Bill Powell
>> Systems Managemnt Analyst
>> MSgt USAF, Ret (1979)
>> GS-12 - USA, Ret (1996)
>
>Nice troll. You mispelled "Management" in your fake signature,
>though. Plus, your story makes it difficult to believe you are a
>"Systems Management Analyst".
Well, Linonut, I've been retired since 1996 and my sperl chekr just
wasn't working right yesterday. You can check my posting history, and
you'll find that I do so very seldom, because I know, from reading posts
day after day, that I would receive exactly the response you made.
It is people, such as yourself, that can immediately turn people against
anything Linux - especially with the type of comments you made.
I am willing. I am trying. I have been working in, around, and on
computers since 1964 - mostly as a user. I attended an Air Force
Systems Analysis and Design course (7 weeks) in 1973. That is the only
formal training I have ever received. The remainder of my knowledge was
received by "self teaching". Towards the end of my career, I was
responsible for the computer hardware of a 75-person office - yes, a
"help desk" type of deal. I had user experience with Unix System 5 from
1985 to 1992 - and, I was the only one in the office who was willing to
trust Unix to produce a final report - everyone else was busy jumping on
the Windows bandwagon - using 286 and 386 PC's.
My signature is not a fake. You sir, might try opening up your mind a
bit, and perhaps, like Roy, take the posts for what they're worth,
rather than immediately assuming the worst.
I know there are many posters to this news group who, for whatever
motive, are detrimental to the advance of Linux (to say the least). I
have installed Linux (multi-boot) many, many times over the past years,
but it has not been until recently that I have found that Linux is the
ONLY way to go - it is the wave of the future (to use a hackneyed
phrase). My biggest hurdle is that of trying to learn Linux, and, at
the same time, making sure that I can do "things" without interruption
or delay.
I have the CD's/DVD's for at least ten various distributions. I
installed Debian 4.0R1 because I assumed (yes, I do that too, Roy),
that, since it was the latest and greatest, it would be the most usable
of all. Okay, I made a mistake. Now, back to the drawing board.
I've accumulated/home-built seven PC's - all of them have various
distributions of Linux installed, as a minimum. Then there's my
Presario 1235 laptop - which I'm in the process of installing either
Puppy or DSL. My home is hard-wired for a network of four PC's using a
router and a switch through a cable modem to the internet.
I don't have a serious NEED to move directly into Linux as I am retired,
and my computers are mostly a hobby. Eventually, I plan to build a web
site, but, then again, there's that learning curve - and, at three-score
and five years old, I'm not sure I'll ever make it.
Perhaps my decision to post here was in error. I debated posting
questions to comp.os.linux.misc - and that will be my next action, since
I've still not found those missing files. I believe that advocacy
should be realistic and down-to-earth. If anything, my original post
was an attempt to provide a realistic example of what can happen with
Linux - which was in direct opposition to the OP. Frustration overcame
common sense, in this case.
And, Linonut, here's my e-mail address - and, if you have time, check it
out - it's valid: wjp1942 at knology dot net. I have had that e-mail
address for at least five years.
Happy Linux, all.
Bill P.
(enough of the ego stuff).
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