[CALUG] Newbie Introduction

[John Alan Hastings]

Jim,

Welcome.  You sound like one of us already (although I am not sure that
anyone with twelve years of Slackware under his belt is allowed to call
himself a newbie).

We are an eclectic bunch.  We have more than a few heavyweights but
lightweights and middleweights  fit right in.  We have some old "big
iron" veterans who still haven't gotten all of the punched card chips
out of the cuffs of their pants; we have some teenagers.  We have quite
a few Ubuntu activists, but we do not look down our noses at SuSE,
Redhat or (for that matter) even Xandros (well, Xandros, maybe a
little).  A few of us remember Yggdrasl, and a few of us have done Linux
from scratch.

(As for the weather gods, I think they understand Linux.  I think they
understand that every once and a while everyone needs a really good
excuse to spend the entire day in robe and slippers, hacking Linux).

Most of all, we are a community.  Come.  Be welcome.  We are having fun;
join us.

Alan

Jim Brewster wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I was really hoping to introduce myself at the meeting, but the
> weather gods had other plans...
> 
> Anyway, I am a CALUG newbie, but not exactly a Linux newbie. I've been
> playing around with Slackware for nearly 12 years, and up to now it's
> been a hobby more than anything else. Then for the last 3 years I've
> been a stay-at-home dad. Now the stars seem aligned in terms of
> incentive (two small children needing stuff) and opportunity
> (switching hats with the better half) to get off my butt and turn this
> "hobby" into some semblance of a lucrative career.
> 
> Anyway, I look forward to joining the discussions here, and hopefully
> making it out to the next meeting!
> 
> Best regards,
> Jim

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Alan Hastings
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