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Got my first copy of Linux (Debian Potato!) in early 2002. I'd known about it for years thanks to second-hand computer magazines and the excellent (in retrospec
by space_ghost 7y ago
Got my first copy of Linux (Debian Potato!) in early 2002. I'd known about it for years thanks to second-hand computer magazines and the excellent (in retrospect) ZDTV, and it definitely lived up to the hype.
- war1025 7y agoZDTV was amazing. First I learned about Linux was from "The ScreenSavers". Loved that show. I think my first functioning Linux install was Debian Sarge in maybe 2005. I remember the first time I got it to boot and it was just the command line that I had working, but it felt like freaking magic. Those were the days too of Compiz and all that fun. It was mind blowing to realize that there was an alternative to Windows that not only looked fancier but had free access to things like compilers and interpreters. Definitely started me down the path to my current programming career.