I'm a Behaviorist trained in the use of Behavior Modification and Behavior Management to address inappropriate behaviors in a clinical environment and have never taken a computer class of any kind to this day.
And here you have it: 19 years of the history of Linux seen through the eyes of a complete newbie (who still wouldn't make it out without the nice nerds who spend time helping on the forums…), how it is that strive and endeavour to use Linux people who never studied computer science in high school or university and never worked in computers (actually I'm an MD, a physician).
I started using Linux in 2000 and settled on Debian early without too much distro hopping. I really wanted to use UNIX (Ma Bell turned me) and tried vanilla FreeBSD but the installer intimidated me.
In 2005 I found PC-BSD which came default with a KDE 3 desktop and that's all it took. I became a PC-BSD beta tester tore the hood off it to see what made it tick, taught myself to use ports and never looked at the FreeBSD Handbook once.
Because I was so dumb back then I didn't think it applied to PC-BSD, but determined enough to stick with it and achieve my goal of using UNIX with a Solaris desktop a few years ago.
And who RTFM anyway... :p
Statistics: Posted by Trihexagonal — 2024-08-21 23:53 — Replies 6 — Views 675
