OK, I'll go next.
> 1.) Linux level: - What level do you see yourself as a Linux/*nix user?
> Newbie - Expert - Linus Torvalds (or any self described status)
Better than average. I'm not an expert at everything, but have a generally
good feel for how things work in a Un*x world. The web is indispensible
for me as far as problem solving goes.
> 2.) Years using Linux: - uhm...guess ;)
About 6, counting casual use, and other Unices, but about 2-3 if we're
talking more serious use (i.e., not just a user, but also owner of the box.)
> 3.) Computers running Linux: - What computers and distro's you currently
> have installed - just a list of different uses and distributions you use at
> home/work/etc. If you have more than one with the same/similar setup you
> just can list it once.
Home-made AMD K6-2/450 machine currently running Mandrake 8.0--connected
via dial-up to the internet.
At work, I have a Compaq PII-400 setup with Mandrake 7.2. It's hooked up
to the LAN via Ethernet. The rest of the LAN is almost entirely Windozed.
> 4.) Favorite distribution: If you have one, and why?
No real favorite, I've tried a few. Mandrake works well for me at the moment.
> 5.) Do you use Linux professionally: - do you use it at work, and if so for
> what? Web server, Desktop, router?
Work is all NT based, and most administrators are M$-oriented. Very much
an uphill battle trying to get them to think any other way. But I do have
the Linux box on my desk, one use of which is to set up CVS and CVSweb,
to demonstrate how to maintain a software repository.
On the other hand, my home machine is exclusively Linux--I do
word-processing (LaTeX, WordPerfect), finances (QuattroPro),
Email (KMail) and Web stuff (Netscape, Konqueror), not much gaming--
a little PySol occasionally.
> 6.) What speed internet connection: 56k, dsl/cable, T1, satellite, or what?
The dial-up from home is limited to 28.8K, probably because of telephone
exchange issues, but I've never really looked into the matter.
