My dad handed me a 2x4" newspaper cutout about this 'Linux' thing back around 1997. I was already messing with computers and Windows around then as I was start

My dad handed me a 2x4" newspaper cutout about this 'Linux' thing back around 1997. I was already messing with computers and Windows around then as I was starting university, and from then it became a hobby, area of study, career. I've gone from running Linux servers to describing them in Cloudformation definitions! Still using Linux on my desktop. Made a good circle of friends from the local LUG and associated IRC channel. I met my now wife whilst she was over from abroad studying, and the channel welcomed her joining the chat when she went home for her final year. We've all known each other for 20+ years now.