Hi, I'm an Austrian sysadmin living in Montpezat, a small village in South France. I'm 100% GNU/Linux since Slackware 7.1 (around 2001). I've been using Slackware and Debian mostly for a few years, then I started working for the local town hall and a dozen public libraries around here, to migrate everyone from Windows (or nothing) to Linux and free software (nice job, huh?). That was back in 2006, and at the time, I chose CentOS for the job, on both servers and desktops. Last year I created a small computer business, based solely on Linux and free software, and aimed at SOHO users: http://www.microlinux.fr. Around the same time, I published a book about Linux, focusing on command-line administration, but also explaining all the necessary desktop details for "power users" coming from the Windows world. The book has been (and still is) quite a success in France, with several thousand copies sold. I put a freely available online version on my site (check out the "Linux aux petits oignons" link). Lately, I got a bit tired of my "good old workhore" CentOS, which feels to me like a 4WD Lada, the sort the peasants around here are driving. Nearly impossible to destroy, but then, sometimes you feel more like driving a Maserati. (Myself I drive an old BMW 1000cc motorbike, but every now and then, I enjoy a ride on a buddy's Yamaha R1.) So I went and wiped CentOS 5.5 (GNOME) from my main PC and replaced all with a clean Fedora 13 (KDE) install. So far, I really like it. I'm simply astonished by the look and feel and functionality of the KDE desktop (after a false start with KDE4.0 when it came out :oD). Looks like in the near future, I'll definitely migrate to Fedora, only to keep CentOS on my servers. Looks like a perfect combination. I did quite some RTFM (on howtoforge.com and similar sites) on how to fine-tune Fedora, and I guess I'll be around here for all the stuff I can't figure out by myself. Cheers from the sunny South of France, Niki -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
