I have always been interested in computers, and would find myself hanging out with the Computer Science students instead of the Aviation Management or Business Management students I was a part of. At home and at work I have been largely self-teaching myself using computers starting with Excel and Access with VBA through ASP and SQL at work. Thankfully my current employer values education, and so I have been taking classes and not only learning the technology, but un-learning what I have been doing wrong over the years. At home, though, I have been teaching myself Linux, system administration, networking and the overall method of migrating our system from Windows to Linux. I am involved in the Danbury Area Computer Society (DACS.org) I have the opportunity to take what I've learned the hard way and hopefully help others.. I have been enjoying Open Source for a while now, and I am hoping to get a better understanding of the entire model and application.
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Good story!
Funny how that all works out. Sometimes with planning and sometimes you walk into it without realizing!
I feel for you, knowing what its like to straddle 2 worlds; Windows (work) and Linux (home). Good luck with informing co-workers about Linux!
Good read!
Mozilla and Firefox will always hold a special part in my heart because its mission (open web) is different than any of the big 3 corporation-encumbered competitors.
I look forward to keeping up on Open Web. I find a lot of writings doing the "dazzle with brilliance or baffle them with b#$%" and in the end I don't fully understand what they are talking about. Your writing here (and elsewhere on the site) is understandable! Keep it up!