This one time, at band camp, Scott --sidewalking-- said: > All, > > I am new to the Linux world and have settled on Debian as my winning > horse for learning Linux, to the best of my abilities. The talk on > this list is a little out of my comprehension now, as I am so new, > but I am still taking general ed classes in college, and am hoping I > can survive the math classes to pursue a CS degree. There is a > class or two on Unix essentials or Unix internals, but that is all. > Some programming, of course, is involved. > > I wonder if all (or most) of you are in similar careers and that is > why you are so proficient with compiling and testing and tweaking > all of this stuff. Or is it just a hobby that has gone on for so > long that you have advanced your knowledge of Linux/Debian to these > levels that all of you are at? > > Just curious... > > :o) > > Scott (sidewalking) I'm a paramedic in a large urban fire department, but I've kind of always been drawn to computers like a moth to a flame. After a lot of time spent banging away on my own, I found this wonderful community that grew up around linux, and have tried to take part as I can. I'm all self (well, if you count this list and other public resources as 'self') taught, so there have been some amazing gaps in my knowledge that I keep stumbling on. If you want to think of learning about linux in general and programming in particular as a trip, I have to say the road map is excellent (once you learn to read the signs, which are a bit cryptic and terse at first). And stopping to ask for directions will usually not only get you to your destination, but will usually result in getting shown a whole new place along the way. Enjoy yourself, -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Stephen Gran | Vests are to suits as seat-belts are to | | steve@lobefin.net | cars. | | http://www.lobefin.net/~steve | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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