Just wanted to say "hello" to everyone.

Picked up a 770 a couple of weeks ago. The forums here have been an enjoyable read on accomplishing different enhancements etc.

I'm new to the Linux area, but I'm a reasonably seasoned Windows user though.

I have a few questions I'd like to ask sooner or later. I appologize ahead of time if they seem obvious or tedious.

Thanks all...

Welcome. No question too stupid (as long as you at least try the search function).

Have fun. Make backups. This is a great toy to learn some of the basics of a linux system.

David

Thank you.

I usually do look around for documentation first. I always have a small sense of pride if I can figure it out myself first.

I too am looking forward to getting my feet wet with the Linux system.

Thanks again..

Well I think the 770 is not that great for learning Linux, as it's not nearly as easy to touch as a desktop Linux. But back on topic...

One day I read about this thing called "SuSE Linux", which was said to have thousands of freeware packages with it. A fan of free/shareware as I was, I walked to the store and bought the box. As I browsed the impressive (and good!) 400+ page manual, I realized that I was just about to install Unix on my PC. Unix on a home PC! That was really a huge leap forward in computing.

Since those times there has ever been the hope that Linux would conquer the desktop - that the users would finally adopt an operating system that offers them power, reliability and independence. And ever has this revolution progressed in very small and gradual steps. Back then, I think it was the CEO of Red Hat that commented that Linux might never win the PC space (as PC and Windows being about the same generation of technology) but its place could be found with the small networked computing devices that would soon be found everywhere. Since there already seem to be quite a few 770 users who don't have previous knowledge of Linux, I guess he was right...

7 years have passed since the events that now are becoming just a distant memory. I have learned a lot of computing along the way, but also of the Linux platform in particular, and fiddling with devices like the 770 is now almost intuitive. I think it is most fitting for seasoned Linux users... Over the years I've written some open source, and some code which the public will never see, and I also ended up with a job as a Unix/Linux R&D engineer. Sometimes I strayed from the path, which was not all bad... It has been many a year of fun and learning, and I've been a part of a paradigm which has more far-reaching social consequences...

Sorry for the rant, and welcome to the club. You might want to pop over at sites like http://counter.li.org/ as well.