[Novalug] newbie

Matt Bidwell bidwell@dead-city.org
Tue Feb 10 07:40:55 EST 2009


Sean McGowan wrote:
> Hello all,
> 	I have been subscribing to this list for about two weeks now, and
> attended my first meeting on Saturday.  I have been using linux on one
> of my desktops since the beginning of December, and I am looking forward
> to becoming part of the community.  Although I am new to linux, I have
> been operating on Solaris at work (satellite ground systems), where I
> have worked on both software and hardware sustainment.  Currently I have
> been running Ubuntu Intrepid amd64.  Any thoughts on this?  My decision
> to choose Ubuntu was primarily due to an easy to use desktop that I
> could eventually migrate completely to and also move my parents to.  In
> addition, I would like to use this platform to grow my skill set.  I
> have been trying to re-learn C (I was fairly proficient with it in the
> 90's, until I took a ten year hiatus from computers), and have a
> moderate to above average knowledge of Perl.  At work I am primarily
> using Perl and Java.  I attended University of Mary Washington, where I
> received a BS in mathematics, and I would like to get involved with some
> developing, although I admittedly have a ways to go with solidifying a
> base knowledge of how packages and such are handled.  Nonetheless, I
> praise google (except for the photo recognition algorithms... scary!)
> for allowing me to find a ton of learning resources, and am open to any
> advice and/or criticisms anyone can provide.  If anyone has any comments
> or preferences on distros, or some good ways to get involved and learn
> please let me know.  I am sure I will compose a few questions on issues
> I have been having soon.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
Welcome to the club.
I'm not a C programmer but I'm sure there are a few of them on the list
that can point you in the right direction as far as getting back on
that horse.

Matt



More information about the Novalug mailing list