Comment Not Another Duplication of Effort... (Score 1) 64
I am a novice to Linux.
Just to let you know, LinuxBerg is what convinced me to convert.
It all started a week ago when I first installed RedHat 5.2 to see what all the hype was about. After the smooth 24min installation my manager made a comment like "Why are you installing that? there are only 2 applications you can run...blah blah blah" My coworker and I now had a goal to see if we could prove him wrong and do the same job we currently perform without anything from Microsoft.
After sifting through various Over Technical websites, I started to get discouraged. I went home for the weekend, somewhat disappointed that I would not meet my goal, or the learning curve was too great to get it done in time. I continued my search Saturday night, absorbing any useful information I could understand. The thought I wish Tucows offered Linux based software kept coming to mind, this is such a royal pain in the...
The following Monday (the 11th) I came in to work and was ready to put my NT drive back in my PC when my co-worker came in and told me the great news about LinuxBerg. From there we were able to have our PCs up and running and fully functional for what our jobs required.
Now, if only Tucows would start to compile a 'quick install steps guide' with very simple instructions geared toward newbies.
The install instructions that come with most software assume I am a UNIX guru and leave out a lot of useful information for us newbies.
C'mon, why should I spend 10 minutes poking around README and INSTALL files to end up typing:
./configure
make
make install
I am glad I installed Linux, I love it, plan to convert my home PCs, and I am happy LinuxBerg is here. Maybe you gurus don't need it but I really do and I'm sure there are many others.
RedHat and software from LinuxBerg installed without a glitch. I can't say the same for NT.
I am learning that there really is an alternative to the buggy blue-screen-o-death spewing OSs.
Just to let you know, LinuxBerg is what convinced me to convert.
It all started a week ago when I first installed RedHat 5.2 to see what all the hype was about. After the smooth 24min installation my manager made a comment like "Why are you installing that? there are only 2 applications you can run...blah blah blah" My coworker and I now had a goal to see if we could prove him wrong and do the same job we currently perform without anything from Microsoft.
After sifting through various Over Technical websites, I started to get discouraged. I went home for the weekend, somewhat disappointed that I would not meet my goal, or the learning curve was too great to get it done in time. I continued my search Saturday night, absorbing any useful information I could understand. The thought I wish Tucows offered Linux based software kept coming to mind, this is such a royal pain in the...
The following Monday (the 11th) I came in to work and was ready to put my NT drive back in my PC when my co-worker came in and told me the great news about LinuxBerg. From there we were able to have our PCs up and running and fully functional for what our jobs required.
Now, if only Tucows would start to compile a 'quick install steps guide' with very simple instructions geared toward newbies.
The install instructions that come with most software assume I am a UNIX guru and leave out a lot of useful information for us newbies.
C'mon, why should I spend 10 minutes poking around README and INSTALL files to end up typing:
./configure
make
make install
I am glad I installed Linux, I love it, plan to convert my home PCs, and I am happy LinuxBerg is here. Maybe you gurus don't need it but I really do and I'm sure there are many others.
RedHat and software from LinuxBerg installed without a glitch. I can't say the same for NT.
I am learning that there really is an alternative to the buggy blue-screen-o-death spewing OSs.
