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General => Introductions => Topic started by: eikelein on February 08, 2015, 08:50:52 AM

Title: Finally getting serious about Linux
Post by: eikelein on February 08, 2015, 08:50:52 AM: :D
eikelein (aka Eike J H) says Hello. Introduction? Okay:

50 years computer veteran.

32 years PC veteran, Windows PC home user support full time since 2002 when I "officially" retired. Regular "expert" guest on a local call-in radio talk show.

I am looking for a Windows replacement that I can recommend to the typical home user that introduces themselves with "I know nothing about computers".

Currently looking at and "comparing" 7 distros and liking Linux Lite a lot - so far.
Title: Re: Finally getting serious about Linux
Post by: altman on February 08, 2015, 09:52:12 AM: Welcome aboard .

Glad to have you on Linux mate .
Title: Re: Finally getting serious about Linux
Post by: rokytnji on February 08, 2015, 10:35:38 AM: Howdy and Welcome.
Title: Re: Finally getting serious about Linux
Post by: ukbrian on February 08, 2015, 10:50:17 AM: Hi eikelein

I'd be very interested in your hit list of distros given your background and wealth of experience as a teaher, was that for desktops or servers?.

I'm 71 and 49 weeks old and I was a manual worker in the roofing business most of my life but I did do some suspended ceiling work, I was a "Fixer" 11 months after I started as a labourer, 18 months later I was a foreman and went on to be the senior roofing & cladding foreman on two nuclear power stations, I've also spent time as a hippy and also spent time and not been found wanting with Angels(HA), One day maybe I'll learn to ride two wheels although a made has a trike.

(http://i.imgur.com/C0Wr7Wis.jpg)
Title: Re: Finally getting serious about Linux
Post by: bitsnpcs on February 08, 2015, 04:11:40 PM: Hello eikelein,

Welcome to the Linux Lite community :)
Title: Re: Finally getting serious about Linux
Post by: N4RPS on February 09, 2015, 12:39:18 AM: Hello!

Welcome to Linux Lite. I hope it turns out to serve your audience well...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob
Title: Re: Finally getting serious about Linux
Post by: eikelein on October 24, 2015, 05:07:07 PM: Quote from: ukbrian on February 08, 2015, 10:50:17 AM
I'd be very interested in your hit list of distros given your background and wealth of experience as a teacher, was that for desktops or servers?.

Brian,
It's an old thread but I have settled on LL since I got a theme with wider window borders.

My IT experience began with 1960s punch card controlled systems and ended with Oracle database servers about 12 years ago.

I use, manage and secure CP/M machines since ca. 1978 and PCs since 1982, all versions of MS-DOS and Windows. The last 15 years single machine installations and small server less businesses, no experience at all with Micro$oft server systems.