new newb
 

Just dropping a few lines to let ya know a little about me. I'm Linux user #358166. Just registered today and tho I haven't made a total switch to linux yet I feel it won't be long.

Currently running:
Dual Boot
(Fedora Core 2
Linux kernel-2.6.6-1.427
Windows XP Pro)
Celeron 1.7 GHZ
512MB Ram
Geforce 4 MX 440
(1) 40 GB Harddrive
(2) 10 GB Hardrive's
DVD/CD-RW Burner
Soundblaster 16
Connect thru a Linksys Router to RoadRunner
at 3000kbps D/L 1200kpbs U/L

I'm not a complete newb to Linux, I've run Slackware on an old box I used to have, but after many problems with the box I salvaged what I could and scrapped the rest. I'm looking to Linux to give me what I've been missing from Windows. Freedom, that's the one main reason, the other is I bought XP Home and it was sh*t, it wouldn't reboot at all. It would just hang there waiting so I would have to kill the power on it. So after much digging around for a solution and only finding one solution which was to ahem*download*ahem XP Pro which didn't have the problem of hanging on reboot. I did and it's aight but not what I was hoping for.
So here I am. Want to know more just ask, if not good cause I don't wanna tell. Now on to more important things, like where do I find the beer in this here joint?

Welcome to LQ :D

I have the feeling that history will regard XP Home as the NT world's ME. I too ditched it because it was... well, pants. It left me with more problems than it solved.

As to the beer, well that's a Moderator perk - we drank it just before you arrived ;)

Welcome to LQ.

Take a look at:
http://fridge.linuxquestions.org

Thank ya, now let's get down to it. How do I become a mod ay? Not just for the beer, well ugh yea maybe it is. Anyways hola

Hard work, clean living, flying right, keeping your nose to the wheel, the pedal to the metal. Oh, and money, lots and lots of money - Jeremy prefers unmarked, non sequential bills - preferably of denominations under $50.

Seriously, Jeremy chooses moderators from the membership based on a number of things. Best thing you can do is post good questions, answer questions where you can and don't break our Rules and one day, around 3 in the morning, several husky and vaguely threatening gentlemen may knock on your door :)

guess it will be a long time before im a mod
how about a ugh what do you call that ugh
oh yea how bout honorary mod staus, and as honorary mod i'd be in charge of beer
:D