Hi Randy
Good one man this is cool
If you keep this going a i have copy sent to me (
[EMAIL PROTECTED] )
I'm a old bbs sysop ( www.mozysswamp.org ) that has a lot of linux user that
need my
help but i not as good as i make out to be :-
this wound help me out i don have a mailing list server ( if you need a hand
get this out )
( i have to pay by the mb so i'll see what i can do :- )
Michael Falzon
Last Of The BBs Sysop
Mozy's Swamp BBs Red Dwarf BBs
http://mozysswamp.yi.org
Gremlin Consultancy P/L
405 Francis Street
Brooklyn, Vic Australia 3025
Ph: 61+ 393153855
Fax: 61+393151585
mobile: 0419235363
Registered Linux user #204397
- Original Message -
From: Randy Donohoe [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 9:54 AM
Subject: [newbie] Fwd: New column
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Subject: New column
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 18:18:03 -0400
From: Randy Donohoe [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm writing to ask your help in evaluating a column I'm considering
submitting to some sites and newspapers. The column is called The
Curve, and is basically a tutorial on Linux for the raw beginner.
There's help for the beginner out there now, but it's so fragmented
it's frustrating at best. If you don't live near a college that teaches
Linux, have friends running it, or have a LUG in your area the learning
curve is a nasty one. I picked these lists because I've belonged to
all of them in my whole eight months of Linux usage, consider them
fair, and are a more serious forum than the chat rooms. I know some of
you could care less if the community attracts the mainstream, but due
to attrition and stagnation it's a necessity, and besides, maybe other
people like me, who live in the middle of nowhere, would like some
fellow users to commiserate with. If you don't want to use list
resources to help or flame me, use [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks,
Randy Donohoe
The Curve
by Randy Donohoe
A Beginner's Guide To Linux Proficiency
The Curve is a roadmap for learning the Linux operating system by
use of the information superhighway. If you've wanted to try Linux ,
but don't have a college or university nearby, a friend using it, or a
local Linux users' group, here's your reasonably assured of success
chance. The column will be,for the most part, lineal, although I
reserve the right to digress at times. I will try to keep it a little
on the light side, with some humor thrown in like a grenade here and
there, so it won't be like eating cotton balls. The writing will be as
non-technical as possible with respect to a computer operating system,
and where technical I'll explain profoundly. Each week will deal with
the next progressive step(IMHO) and I will assume you'll deal with each
in the correct order. Everything necessary to learn and use Linux is on
the internet, although not in a cohesive unit. My experience is very
limited but by using the internet I've went from Windows to being able
to setup, run, maintain, compile kernels(the Holy Grail), switch
hardware, and perform most everyday tasks with Linux. If, through
inexperience, I drag you through gravel, mud, and broken glass, I'm
counting on the gurus out there to get us back on the paved road and
tell me what other professions I also wouldn't be suitable for. This
first installment will consist mostly of background you'll need to get
started. If you're of reasonable intelligence, aren't terrified of your
computer, and want to give Linux a try, let's go.
I won't bore you with the history of Linux as I'll assume most
people have some knowledge of it if they're interested enough to try
it, but it's a pretty good story of a young, unintentional dragonslayer
if you get a chance to read about it. What I will bore you with is a
little of the politics of the movement. Microsoft is considered to be
the antithesis of the Linux movement by a great majority of that
movement. Linux and it's applications are generally free, although a
lot of the users believe in buying the CD's from the companies to help
with development costs and a lot don't mind buying applications if they
fill a niche. You can download most distibutions for free over the
internet if you have a big enough pipeline and whether you bought the
CD's or downloaded for free, you can actually modify the code. Those
last nine words probably have them bending over and reaching for
garbage cans at Microsoft headquarters. Microsoft charges exorbitant
prices for buggy software, doesn't allow any modification of it's code,
has licensing restrictions tighter than a whalebone corset, is
determined to control every aspect of your computing,and even has a
neat little clause in those licenses that they can come in and go
through your hard drive
