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["Ali Linx (amjjawad)" <amjjawad@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 8:41 PM, Brian Longoria <brian.longoria@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hello, my name is Brian Longoria.
>
hello Brian and welcome to StartUbuntu Team. Thanks a lot for your reply :)


> I’m a Texan by birth. While I live in the United States again with my
> great family, I have lived and worked in The Czech Republic, Japan, South
> Korea and Haiti.
>
Very nice. You have amazing experience, I must say. Travelling is the best
way to gain lots of experience in life.


> I started using Linux in 2011 with Ubuntu 10.04 and it has progressed from
> there.
>
Aha, welcome then to 10.04 club :D
No wonder you loved Linux ... 10.04 is a masterpiece!!!


> Windows (good and bad) has put food on the table for many years, but Linux
> is exciting to me. I now primarily use CrunchBang on my old laptop, Kubuntu
> on my main home desktop, with many other flavors on various machines and
> VirtualBox just to play with.
>
Good to know that :)



> I joined this team because I love learning about Linux, and the company I
> currently work for still has us using XP in many offices.
>
Still using XP? then you have come to the right place and we sure can make
lots of achievement out of this :D


> I’m not sure what I can offer since I haven’t done any programming since
> learning Turbo Pascal 5.5 in the late 80’s, but I do use my influence where
> I can.
>
Programming is NOT needed here, my new friend. You don't need to use any
kind of programming, you just need your charm and influence, that is all :D

What kind of hardware they have? I can guide you and advise you to the
right path where we can convert your office to Linux ;)



> Just a few weeks ago, a friend wanted to re-purpose an old desktop for his
> son. It was running Vista, and I convinced him to allow me to put Ubuntu CE
> on it. It is a perfect solution for his young son with a good firewall that
> protects young eyes. I hope I can add to the team and learn from it as well.
>
Have you tried Lubuntu? Xubuntu? these two for old machines and Lubuntu
specially is super fast, you won't believe that :D


Thank you!

P.S.
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