Hello, World!

Iowa Dave · 09-21-2007

It took me a while to find my way here from the Ubuntu forums. Happy to be here.

My interest in computers goes back to the Apple ][ days, before the "+", even. These days I do most of my work on a homebuilt machine running Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. I'll attest that Open Source provides a complete solution for the serious home or small business user.

But I am somewhat computer agnostic. I use Macs and Wintel machines as well. They all have their problems, but I tend to look for the good in things.

When I built an Ubuntu box this past Spring I also got involved in both the Forums and the #ubuntu IRC community. What a pleasant experience that has been. The Ubuntu spirit of helpfulness and kindness was a really nice change from what I encountered with other Linux distros. I hope that the passing of time has mellowed the user experience with, er, "Chapeau", and others. But Ubuntu has made a happy Linux user out of me.

Well, anyway, thanks for the invitation to join, and I look forward to sharing in the discussion.

Iowa Dave

hmarroqu · 09-22-2007

Welcome sir.

Wofl · 09-22-2007

welcome to the party, hope you like it here

visitmaniac · 09-22-2007

Welcome to the forums! This place is amazing so far a ton of people I was suprised

09-21-2007	#1 (permalink)
Iowa Dave Just getting started Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 9	Hello, World! It took me a while to find my way here from the Ubuntu forums. Happy to be here. My interest in computers goes back to the Apple ][ days, before the "+", even. These days I do most of my work on a homebuilt machine running Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. I'll attest that Open Source provides a complete solution for the serious home or small business user. But I am somewhat computer agnostic. I use Macs and Wintel machines as well. They all have their problems, but I tend to look for the good in things. When I built an Ubuntu box this past Spring I also got involved in both the Forums and the #ubuntu IRC community. What a pleasant experience that has been. The Ubuntu spirit of helpfulness and kindness was a really nice change from what I encountered with other Linux distros. I hope that the passing of time has mellowed the user experience with, er, "Chapeau", and others. But Ubuntu has made a happy Linux user out of me. Well, anyway, thanks for the invitation to join, and I look forward to sharing in the discussion. Iowa Dave Last edited by Iowa Dave : 10-05-2007 at 10:55 PM. Reason: It reads better this way.
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09-22-2007	#2 (permalink)
hmarroqu Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 209	Re: Hello, World! Welcome sir.

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Wofl Devils advocate Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 282	Re: Hello, World! welcome to the party, hope you like it here
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visitmaniac Commentator Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 58	Re: Hello, World! Welcome to the forums! This place is amazing so far a ton of people I was suprised
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