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    1. When were you first introduced to linux?

    My friend told me about Ubuntu on msn in 2003-2004.

    2. What was the first distro you used?

    Ubuntu 6.06 in July.

    3. What attracted you to ubuntu?

    Well, I wanted something different than the boring Windows looks.

    4. Why do you use it today?

    To play games(not big ones), to surf the web, to chat online, to run a server.

    5. How old are you (to see the age of ubuntu users)?

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    Re: Why Ubuntu?

    1. I was first introduced to Linux working at a local computer shop.
    2. The first distribution I used was Mandrake (now Mandriva).
    3. I use Ubuntu because of its superior hardware support compared to the other distros. Indeed, I revisited openSUSE not long ago. The CD burner and network card did not work correctly.
    4. I still use it today because of its community and the fact that I use a Dell.
    5. I am currently 20 years of age.
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    Re: Why Ubuntu?

    1. Late 90's
    2. Slackware
    3. Ease of use. Hardware compatibility
    4. Less bloat, more features
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    Re: Why Ubuntu?

    Quote Originally Posted by GuitarRocker2562 View Post
    I am just wondering a few things, here they go.
    1. When were you first introduced to linux?
    Us old times have a hard time with either short/long term memory. Must of been 97'ish when I bought a retail version of Redhat 7.3 from CompUSA... Met a local tech guy (read had his own repair shop) who introduced me to MIRC and the local LUG.

    2. What was the first distro you used?
    See anwser #1

    3. What attracted you to ubuntu?
    Distrowatch specifically... and the hoopla that was around on slashdot, dig and a few ezines I was subscribed to.

    4. Why do you use it today?
    1- Ease of use.
    2- This community!
    3- It just works! Even the glitches I do run into (which have not been many), with a few keystokes on Google or searching the forum, I can find the resolution to the problem at hand.
    4- Just tired of using MIcrosoft products that are bloated and buggy... not to mention vunerable. Really, where else do you have to pay for updates (errr, I mean upgrades).

    5. How old are you (to see the age of ubuntu users)?
    If you tell anyone, I'll be miffed to no end! Old as dirt, I am... ummm 42
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    Re: Why Ubuntu?

    1. I knew about it for a long time, but if you mean what got me interested enough to go get one, it was a Beryl demo on Youtube.
    2. openSuSe 10.2
    3. I killed opensuse... I had wanted to try Ubuntu from the start, seeing as it was the most popular, but there was something with the whole JMicron thing with Edgy and so I waited for Feisty to come out.
    4. Seems like a great way to get to know the Linux side of computing.
    5. 22.

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    Re: Why Ubuntu?

    Quote Originally Posted by GuitarRocker2562 View Post
    I am just wondering a few things, here they go.

    1. When were you first introduced to linux?
    2. What was the first distro you used?
    3. What attracted you to ubuntu?
    4. Why do you use it today?
    5. How old are you (to see the age of ubuntu users)?
    1.i heard it in my technology class ...last year....around May....i had introduction from my friend after that.....back then...even at that time...i don't really care about operating system....even windows..for me,computer for playing games .....surfing internet....and study a bit....not more that that.......but linux force me to learn...and i'm glad to know linux..at lease i'm learning technology with linux.....

    2.fedora 6 ...and it really suck to my computer....firstly after install...reboot then screen black and show me 'screen are out of range' ...my friend help me for my first installation...to bad at that time,i still don't really care about it....linux attract me with eye-candy look of compiz...so i assume that i use it only for that..no need to take serious about it...i will remove/uninstall it after i get boring with it....after that i break my system...my friend didn't want to help me this time...and i almost give up at this time....most of student using fedora in my university...i keep struggling to ask in chat (my campus) ...all around..asking help(i don't know yet at that time about forum and guide from internet)...it is really nightmare for me then....i can't use my computer for my study either...gfx-boot(redhat family booting system) give error...not detect hardware....that is mean i can't even use windows.....and is totally horrible experience .....but i'm glad till stay this today..my forst ubuntu is 6.06

    3.i use ubuntu after realized that many of my friend use fedora and keep asking senior to help them each time they have problem.....i used to grow by my own feet since i was a kid..why i need to be like them...of course by the time being..i can learn with that...but i feel it will takes a lot of time......it is better if i learned from book...i went to library and read as much as i could...and when i realized there is forum...i learn a lot from other users.....i use ubuntu because i want to difference from my friend...from my senior...i want to depend on my own as much as i could....then i realized that ubuntu is faster than fedora....and don't give me 'screen out of range' problem to me....the best distro in distrowatch.com ....and ubuntu has really strong community....

    4.my age is 19(this coming 17..huhu)
    Last edited by AlexenderReez; July 8th, 2007 at 09:00 AM.
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    Re: Why Ubuntu?

    1. Late 90s
    2. Red Hat
    3. Searching for the 'perfect' distro.
    4. I don't. Doesn't fit my needs.
    5. No thanks.

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    Re: Why Ubuntu?

    1. June 2007 - My Friend told me about it
    2. Ubuntu
    3. The popularity, This forum
    4. It seems a lot more snappier, I wanna learn more linux
    5. 14 (turning 15 this September)

  9. #19
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    Re: Why Ubuntu?

    Quote Originally Posted by GuitarRocker2562 View Post
    I am just wondering a few things, here they go.

    1. When were you first introduced to linux?
    2. What was the first distro you used?
    3. What attracted you to ubuntu?
    4. Why do you use it today?
    5. How old are you (to see the age of ubuntu users)?
    1. Work was my first exposure a couple years ago

    2. DSL was the first distro I ever fired up.

    3. After trying a bunch of distros I found Ubuntu the most comfortable

    4. I started using it just to learn about linux. Now I get the icky creepy crawlies when I have to use something different, plus the security is so much better.

    5. 38 years old for another 3 weeks.
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    Re: Why Ubuntu?

    1. Well you can hear the word Linux in in Finnish media quite rarely tough. That's just about it. I actually discovered Linux because I wanted to run more open source apps than possible in Windows.
    2. Knoppix. I was very impressed beacause I have read that Linux was not designed for common people. On the other hand I later realised that the article was written before this millenuim
    3. Great community. In Finland there are now 5300 registerd users in the forum ( in Finland there are only 5.3 million inhabtants). Well I use Kubuntu now.
    4. I am a huge KDE addict And everything just works
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