Memorable moments for me in 2002 included: * brief (2 months) daliance with a RedHat system. It's not as bad as I had thought previously, and damn reliable (7.3 system). As usual, I got tired of RPM really fast.
* Return (probably permanently) to gentoo (1.4_rc1_rc2 system). Still the best for my desktop needs. Only needed to descend into RPM hell for one freaking package: Lexmark Z53 printer driver. Lexmark gets kudos for making a Linux support package, however. * A few more brave souls have strayed onto the gentoo pathway, and the cries of "you can take your gentoo and stuff it" have subsided. <g> * On the cusp of the new year I slayed the CUPS dragon and put up an lprng printing system (thanks to Joel's help) * Also on the cusp, installed a scanner and the gimp and got it all working (USB novice). * Learned just today (well, that's not 2002 any more) the purpose for a fire breathing monster cpu! On my lowly 800Mz unit, it takes 3-5 minutes for gimp to repaint the screen with a 1200 dpi resolution image, and that's every time you switch desktops. * Affirmed my belief that this is still the best user group on the planet. Lots of good info, and all the flames you can eat! <g> Here's hoping you all have a profitable, safe, and joyous new year. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area gentoo 1.4 system _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
