[Cialug] new to this group, and Linux

[chris129 at cs.iastate.edu]

Am I the only one who saw lots of characters on that page that don't exist in my
set?  Lots of "A^" all over the place with an occasional epsilon...

Anyway, the reviews are ok.  But this part is a bit obnoxious:
"Remember, I am the average Windows user and I want things to work just like
they would in Windows."
Frankly, when people have that attitude I tell them the perfect "distro" for
them is Windows ;).
Not to be rude, but if you like Windows you might as well use it!


Quoting Theron Conrey <theron at conrey.org>:

> Adding to what is posted below there is a great article about different 
> distros and thier ease of use written by a Geeks spouse.  Not saying that
> it's a bad thing but similar articles helped my house (wife chose not to
> veto) become free.
> Theron
> 
> I believe that this forum will snip me, but here goes
> http://linux-blog.org/index.php?/categories/4-Reviews
> 
> and if it does it's at the linux-blog.org site under reviews...  Good stuff.
> Theron
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Champion <dave at visionary.com>
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
> Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 22:55:34 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] new to this group, and Linux
> 
> Welcome to the list.
> 
> FYI, there are Linux / Free Unix groups in Ames and Cedar Falls:
> http://www.amesfug.org
> http://www.cedarlug.org
> 
> We should plan some joint meetings with AmesFUG for this summer! 
> Actually, stay tuned for an announcement for the June 15th meeting, I'm 
> guessing some of the Ames people may be interested in something we have 
> in the works.
> 
> For you new users, here's my quick rundown of newbie friendly 
> distributions in order of friendliness:
> 
> Knoppix (bootable "live cd", no install needed)
> Mandriva (was: Mandrake)
> Ubuntu (has either a "live" cd or an installable CD)
> Suse (the "free" version requires an FTP install, which is a pain)
> Fedora (the free redhat)
> Debian
> ....
> Slackware
> ....
> Writing your own distro from scratch
> Gentoo
> 
> I'm sure if you ask, someone will burn you a CD of the latest version of 
> any of those. I personally have the latest Mandriva 2005 LE (aka 
> Mandrake 10.2), and I have a bunch of the previous version of Ubuntu.
> 
> p.s. :
> We're supposed to be planning an Installfest, which would be handy for 
> all of these n00bs, but don't have a location or a date yet. Get on the 
> stick, you Installfest planners! Let me know if you need the contact 
> info for the Nevlyn Center in Ankeny.
> 
> -dc
> 
> Jim Asbille wrote:
> > On Wednesday 01 June 2005 17:45, Travis Beaty wrote:
> > 
> > I'm also fond of SuSE.  I use 9.3, I purchased a copy for $12.  I started
> with 
> > Debian and then Red Hat but as a newbie I had trouble so I purchased SuSE
> 9.0 
> > which I heard had a great install and excellent out of the box hardware 
> > support.  I'm hooked now because I'm getting better at using Yast and I'm 
> > comfortable with how well everything works.  
> > 
> > 
> >>On Wednesday 01 June 2005 06:01 pm, albus wrote:
> >>
> >>>Welcome Michael.
> >>
> >>Hello All!
> >>
> >>Since we are introducing ourselves, I suppose it is time for me to come
> out
> >>of lurker mode and say "Hi!"
> >>
> >>I'm from the teeny weenie town of Osage, northeast of Mason City.   I
> >>signed up as I was out looking for lugs close to me -- there is only one
> >>that I am aware of which is closer to me than Des Moines.
> >>
> >>As far as my knowledge of Linux, I guess I would characterize myself as on
> >>the "high side of newbie."  My story of how I was introduced to Linux is
> >>embarrassing and humorous, as I am probably the only person in the known
> >>universe who has ever *accidentally* installed Linux.  This happened in
> >>2000, and I was so impressed with what I saw, I've never gone back to
> >>Windows. (FYI, it was Mandrake 7.2 that I installed.)
> >>
> >>It's really embarrassing.  My machismo commands me to shut up about it
> now.
> >>
> >>At any rate, I would suggest looking at SuSE.  I am now currently running
> >>9.2 on my laptop, and it is very nice.  9.3 is out, but I haven't upgraded
> >>yet, apart from installing KDE 3.4 on my system.
> >>
> >>I'm sure there will be others that would argue pro or con about SuSE. 
> And,
> >>that great!  It's really a personal thing, what I've gained from my own
> >>personal experiences with Linux.  If [insert Linux distro here] works for
> >>you, that's super!!  But keep in mind too that there are MANY high quality
> >>distros out there that are free, and very good.
> >>
> >>Welcome to the Linux world.  I think you will like it here!
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>
> >>Travis Beaty
> >>
> >>P.S.  At some point, I'll try to get to a meeting, but it is quite a ways
> >>to drive for me.
> > 
> > 
> 
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