[OT] What holiday is everyone celebrating?

[Susan Macchia]

Ok, so now you guys got even me out of lurk mode ;)

I am in my mid-forties, and have been a software engineer since 1981 (luckily
still employed).  I have worked on proprietary pdp-11s, writing in Macro-11.  I
have worked on TRS-80s, writing in Basic (first job!).  Most of my career, I
have been working in Unix environments, and was involved in doing GUI
development from the early X11 (X10) days.  Before that - Sunview (anyone
remember that primitive windowing system? It predates Windows!).  Right now I
do most of my development in C++, but have worked in Pascal, Modula-2,
Smalltalk, to name a few.

I've done some, but very little Windows programming.  When on Windows, I've
tried to use languages like Smalltalk, where I am sheilded from M$ interfaces.

But I have to say, for the last 4-5 years, I have been able to work in a Linux
environment and am thrilled to be a part of this emerging OS/environment. 
Watching its evolution has been interesting, and of course, given my
experience, the environment is one that I feel infinitely more comfortable
with.  

I run a Linux network at home (only the kids insist on Windows on their laptop)
and find I never need Windows.  At work, I am a rebel - the only developer who
has a Linux desktop.  I try to influence others, but they tend to want to use
what they are given (status quo kind of mentality).  My work laptop has to be
Windows :(, but I can run cygwin which gives my my *nix that I seem to crave ;)

I enjoy reading the digests from this group and contribute when I can.  Lately
I haven't had much time to play with my network, but hope to get back to it a
bit over the winter.

And yes - I am a Red Sox fan, born and bred (I live near Boston).

Ciao,

Susan

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Susan Macchia
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- Running Linux - because life is too short for reboots...