How many of you use Linux?

[adam]

Can't help you with games.. Windows is still the best for that. But, check out k9copy, xdvdshrink, and devede for copying DVD's. I used xdvdshrink for years and it never failed me.

Thank you. I will look into those. Got into a conversation with a customer of where I work about linux. He brought up starting a user group in the area. Interesting that it has spread to so many.

[ardchoille]

Thank you. I will look into those. Got into a conversation with a customer of where I work about linux. He brought up starting a user group in the area. Interesting that it has spread to so many.

Maybe you should start a Linux User Group (LUG) in your area, they are quite popular and they often have "install fests" where they invite the public to see what a modern Linux system can do these days. You can go to ShipIt and sign up for free pressed cd's to be delivered to your postal address - this is how my local LUG got hold of 70 cd's
Good luck!

[Perldog007]

Came in with Slackware 2.0 in '96 because needed a compiler for me 386, and the toughest unit at programming school that dropped hopefuls like so many flies was C/Unix.

Besides, could not afford a pentium or borland. While everybody was trying to figure out how to get on the net for cheap, I used minicom to dial into Prince Georges County public library SAILOR, pretty much lynx I think.

When I wanted more than text, I dl'ed the page and images and then opened them from the xtop in netscape. slow, but free.

Have been running some variant ever since. FreeBSD on occasion too. been through debian, redhat (aka crackhead back in the day) and currently into Ubuntu Feisty

[ardchoille]

Came in with Slackware 2.0 in '96 because needed a compiler for me 386, and the toughest unit at programming school that dropped hopefuls like so many flies was C/Unix.

Besides, could not afford a pentium or borland. While everybody was trying to figure out how to get on the net for cheap, I used minicom to dial into Prince Georges County public library SAILOR, pretty much lynx I think.

When I wanted more than text, I dl'ed the page and images and then opened them from the xtop in netscape. slow, but free.

Have been running some variant ever since. FreeBSD on occasion too. been through debian, redhat (aka crackhead back in the day) and currently into Ubuntu Feisty

Wow, sounds like old school there. I've always been told that, if I have a computer problem, find a slackware user.. they know their stuff

[morrison]

I remember my 1st computer. abacus. I haven't advanced much since then.