Messyhair42
December 10th, 2009, 08:49 PM
It was this time last year that I was able to build my own desktop, and i was committed to going open source with as many programs as possible. I started with Intrepid Ibex (8.10), and after a shallow learning curve upgraded to Jaunty when it was released. I have had no problems I couldn't fix with Linux, perfect hardware compatibility, full desktop customization, and gained the knowledge that you need not pay for an OS in order to have functionality. I've turned my parents onto Ubuntu as well. I've also been using OpenSuse, Fedora, and Knoppix.
I realized just how far I can go with Linux when I installed Jaunty for the second time (a failed HD left me high and dry) and I left my laundry list behind and started exploring the programs and repos. I'm by no means good with Linux yet, I'm comfortable with only a handful of terminal commands, even moving directories is something I cant do well yet.
One year passed, many more to go, I'd like to learn to code for programs or help support a distro someday. as for now the community and support from users is the best part of being open source.
I realized just how far I can go with Linux when I installed Jaunty for the second time (a failed HD left me high and dry) and I left my laundry list behind and started exploring the programs and repos. I'm by no means good with Linux yet, I'm comfortable with only a handful of terminal commands, even moving directories is something I cant do well yet.
One year passed, many more to go, I'd like to learn to code for programs or help support a distro someday. as for now the community and support from users is the best part of being open source.