Hi, I just subscribed to this list and, as suggested on the ubuntu-be site, would like to introduce myself. I'm Jeroen, 25 years old and i live in Ekeren (Antwerp). I work for a small software company - Item Solutions - in Borgerhout, as a developer. Most of the software we write is for big companies (banks, telecom, etc) and is developed in .NET, although we use Java for some projects.
I have been using computers for about 10 years now. Until recently i used windows exclusively. Although i have always been interested in Linux and have been wanting to switch for at least 4 years i never really took the time to make the switch because my computer with windows, well, 'just worked'. About a month ago i made the switch, i installed Ubuntu with Wubi on my windows PC, saw it and liked it, and exactly 8 days later i completely removed windows from my PC and started using Ubuntu as my only OS. A few days later i started experimenting with NetBoot and was able to give my laptop a second life with Ubuntu. (both the CD-ROM-player and the HD where broken and it would cost €250-€300 to have it repaired, with Ubuntu and NetBoot i only needed a new HD for €50 :) ) A week ago I also re-installed the PC of our youth club ('jeugdhuis') with Ubuntu (it also was a Windows PC). Now i'm trying to convince my girlfriend to give Ubuntu a try. So until now i'm very happy with Ubuntu, and i'm interested in getting to know the belgian/dutch ubuntu community, and eventually help where i can. Also i'm looking for an Open Source project on which i can work on from time to time (in Ruby or Mono), i might take a look at Gnome-Do (i really like that app and it is written in Mono). Greetz, Jeroen -- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be