[wellylug] Hello and welcome

[James Riley]

Hi Matt
Nice to see Ya

Matt Dee wrote:

> Heigh ho, I'm Matt, I joined the list because the insults and pettyness
> of the Linux Advocates List was anoying me - although I never actually
> got round to posting on that list.

Hope you have a better time here :)

> I was hoping to go to the Wellington meetings, but they never happened.
> I will try to get out to J'ville, although no guatrantees I could take
> the PC :-)

Me neither :( Kinda hard to strap a desktop and monitor to my motorbike.
But I might be able to borrow a car sometimes.
It would be really great if we could sort out some kinda car sharing...
Would anyone be in to that???

> Um, a Linux newbie, I've had dual boot system for a couple of months
> now, but I only use Linux to learn Linux. In other words, I
> occasionally go to Linux and run through one of the teach yourself Linux
> books, or try to get some of the Audio applications I bought compiled
> and running. I'm waiting till I get a modem Linux supports (as opposed
> to my WinModem) before using it big time, and that wont be happening
> until I get a job :-(

Quit spending all your money on books and apps!!! Use the net, save the
dosh and buy a modem!!!
But before you do, check out this page to see if you really should be
dumping your winthingie
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO-30.html
Also try
http://linmodems.org/ Which is great if you want an answering
machine...

> Basically I really dislike Microsoft and their products, and want
> something that doesn't crash. However, having said that I recently had
> a look at a Mac magazine and now want a G4 :-) If I EVER get serious
> about music (amateur electronic composer) I will be getting one, but
> then I think there is Linux for the Mac now?

check out the distributions at...
http://www.linux.org/dist/english.html

More specifically Yellow dog which is here.....
http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/
I'm not a mac type person so I dont know what it looks like, ask around...

See Ya,

James