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...but still fairly new to Linux. I've been a full time Linux user for over four years now. My favorite 'flavor' is Debian Stable (currently Lenny but it was Sarge ...
- 06-30-2010 #1Just Joined!
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Hi, I'm old (61) but new!
...but still fairly new to Linux. I've been a full time Linux user for over four years now. My favorite 'flavor' is Debian Stable (currently Lenny but it was Sarge when I started tinkering with Debian). I was always afraid to dual boot my desktop machine so I bought a used tower and a cheap KVM switch. Welcome aboard.
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- 07-01-2010 #3Just Joined!
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Welcome to you too.
I switched to Mint (exclusively) about 12 months ago having played with many distros for about 6 months prior to that. Today I'm using a different computer which to my suprise has a triple boot, ArtistX, Mandriva and Win XP Pro. Out of interest I tried XP again - it's horrible!
I know precious little about Linux except to say that Mint suits my needs and I'll never go back to any MS product.
- 07-01-2010 #4Linux Engineer
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Hi and Welcome Eldergeek,
Nice to meet you!
- 07-01-2010 #5Linux Engineer
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That's not old. I'll be 65 in a couple of weeks.
Originally Posted by Eldergeek 
"I'm just a little old lady; don't try to dazzle me with jargon!"
- 07-01-2010 #6Linux Newbie
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That was cute hazel
Welcome elder geek... I haven't played with Debian seriously. I have used Ubuntu and some other Debian derivatives. Currently I use Fedora 13 and couldn't be happier.
Originally Posted by hazel -D-
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- 07-01-2010 #7Linux Enthusiast
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Welcome Elder, I'm 59 and use Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and am distro hopping on an old laptop. glad to have you on the forum.
- 07-05-2010 #8Linux Guru
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There are quite a few of us "old fogeys" that lurk on the forums! I'm 62 and have been developing software on *nix systems since the early 80's. I consult and teach now mostly, but some of my consulting work is embedded linux development, along with performance and reliability analysis of large scale distributed enterprise systems. My workstation runs CentOS 5.5, my laptops (3 of them) run Ubuntu 9.04, and my phone is a Nexus One Android phone.
Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
Just remember, Semper Gumbi - always be flexible!
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Welcome! I'm 54 and using Debian 5, Simply Mepis and SAM. My wife's using Mint 8 KDE. Judging from the age poll here in the coffee lounge, interest in Linux isn't confined to any age group.
- 07-05-2010 #10Linux Guru
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Which, IMHO, is a good thing! It shows that Linux has a broad appeal. Originally Posted by Farmer Mike Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
Just remember, Semper Gumbi - always be flexible!
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