Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 25 Jun 1996 07:29:04 -0400 | From | Paul Wade <> | Subject | Re: No Distribution is 2.0.0 Current |
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Others wrote: >> Thanks for the warning. I guess Debian will never be the choice for >> a serious Computer Professional.
>I see you capitalize "Computer Professional"... is it a name brand?
I downloaded the 2.0.0 kernel June 11, 1996 and built it. It has been running since then - no reboots.
My system was built April 29, 1996 from a Slackware CD with 1.2.13 kernel.
I have since gotten several components via ftp for add/upgrade.
I use the system continually as a test web/ftp server. I telnet over my LAN from a windoze -95 system and edit everything in place on the Linux filesystem. Virtual IP and virtual hosting are working fine.
Being a complete idiot, I confine myself to C, Perl5, CGI, shell scripting, HTML, SSI, and the like.
After testing things, I ftp them to the "real" server. My Linux system is actually more versatile than the web hosting service. I have been trying to find a local ISP who will let me put a Linux system online, so I can offer anonymous ftp.
I guess I am not a "Computer Professional" because I didn't take something out of a box, bark commands at it, and amaze my friends and relatives.
When I get a CD recorder, I will be offering a distribution for the "Computer Professionals" out there. It will be 100% freely redistributable.
BTW - what is the typical street price for NT server OS? How many users at that price? How many of you "Computer Professionals" are running legal copies of your broken toys?
Paul Wade - Greenbush Systems
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