2002 Remembrances

[Collins]

Memorable moments for me in 2002 included:

* brief (2 months) daliance with a RedHat system.  It's not as bad as I
had thought previously, and damn reliable (7.3 system).  As usual, I got
tired of RPM really fast.

* Return (probably permanently) to gentoo (1.4_rc1_rc2 system).  Still
the best for my desktop needs.  Only needed to descend into RPM hell for
one freaking package: Lexmark Z53 printer driver.  Lexmark gets kudos
for making a Linux support package, however.

* A few more brave souls have strayed onto the gentoo pathway, and the
cries of "you can take your gentoo and stuff it" have subsided. <g>

* On the cusp of the new year I slayed the CUPS dragon and put up an
lprng printing system (thanks to Joel's help)

* Also on the cusp, installed a scanner and the gimp and got it all
working (USB novice).

* Learned just today (well, that's not 2002 any more) the purpose for a
fire breathing monster cpu!  On my lowly 800Mz unit, it takes 3-5
minutes for gimp to repaint the screen with a 1200 dpi resolution image,
and that's every time you switch desktops.

* Affirmed my belief that this is still the best user group on the
planet.  Lots of good info, and all the flames you can eat! <g>

Here's hoping you all have a profitable, safe, and joyous new year. 

-- 
Collins Richey - Denver Area
gentoo 1.4 system