Mantrid's Journal: The day approaches

Hmmmm Linux seems to swing ever-closer to the day when I actually use it. Really it's just a matter of time now.

I've been sniffing around Mandrake and checking out Red Hat (which I actually installed once a few years back, but didn't really go anywhere - and I needed the PC for something else hehe).

Between all the reviews of distros, etc and news of what now works, it's just a matter of time before I pickup a box from the store (that being simpler for me, then trying to figure out how to make an ISO, etc....although I may download for Mandrake or something yet...)

Even more interesting - while troubleshooting our P.SQL database I noticed that P.SQL has a Linux server (and presumably client). The entire ERP system that I administer runs on P.SQL... interesting no?

The main obstacle in my way is lack of games. But seeing as I can still use Windows, I can get around that for now. Plus this issue is slowly resolving itself anyways.

Another obstacle is the intimidation factor - there are so many distros and such, and I've been a DOS/Windows user my whole life (except when I used C64, Amiga) - it sucks thinking about the propsect of going from a guru level Windows user to a know-nothing newbie.

We shall see...