[thelist] Getting Started With Linux

[Lauri Watts]

On Sunday 14 January 2001 00:08, you wrote:
> Howdy folks,
>
> I've been monitoring the list for a couple weeks and this is my first post.
> I've been Microsoft centric since 1985 and figure it's time to learn
> something new, so Linux is it. I want to start playing with Linux and am
> wondering what you might suggest to get started. Buy a book and just jump
> in? Download the software or purchase a packaged app like Red Hat? Which
> versions of Linux do you recommend?

If you're truly new to Linux, and really just getting started, I'd pick 
Mandrake.  

-- 
Lauri Watts (or freeBSD is even better, but no happy GUI penguin installer 
there)