hello, I am a newbie to linux and i keep hearing all of these postings to the groups about tex. my question is just how long would it take to be proficient and is the program really relevant at this period of time? allan -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org . Trouble? e-mail to templin@bucknell.edu .