Subj : Re: Win4lin
To   : Time Warrior
From : Finnigann
Date : Fri Sep 30 2005 11:22 pm

-=> Time Warrior wrote to Finnigann <=-

 TW> From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

 TW>   To: Finnigann
 TW>   Re: Re: Win4lin
 TW>   By: Finnigann to Time Warrior on Fri Sep 30 2005 07:41 am

 > To: Time Warrior
 > -=> Time Warrior wrote to Finnigann <=-

 >  TW> From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

 >  TW> To: Finnigann Re: Re: Win4lin By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Thu Sep
 >  TW> 29 2005 03:05 pm


 >  >  > If i'm in for a rough ride, then it's my rough ride to be in for, and
 >  >  > learn alot from the journey.

 >  >  DM> Like I said, good luck. You'll need it.

 >  > Are you taking bets on how long it will be before he realizes what you me

 >  TW> Bets are uneeded. I know what he is talking about. Why do you think I
 >  TW> want to try? As i've said, if it was easy, someone would have done it
 >  TW> already.

 >  TW> I suppose you only take on tasks that don't pose any challenges?


 > His point and mine is that two difficult tasks at the same time could be
 > avoided. Thus possible enableing success.

 > Learning Linux is going to be a steep learning curve. Why not learn SBBS fir
 > (ala sbbs.exe)  and then Linux when you have finished that (more or less)

 > Obviously you control what goes on in your house. And you will heed what adv
 > as you will.

 > Good luck - anyway.

 TW> I never said I was undertaking them at once. If you must know -- a
 TW> friend of mine was able to talk his teacher into this as a college
 TW> project assignment. It'll be on a machine at the college and he knows
 TW> more about linux than I do and I know more about Synchronet than he
 TW> does.

 TW> When his schedule slows down, he'd like to eventually setup a BBS. If
 TW> we can accomplish this for his "homework" then the results would be
 TW> easy enough to duplicate on my network once I am ready to do so.

Good deal. Perhaps you can post an update now and then as to how things are
going.



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