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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have just joined the list and so I thought I
should make myself known.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been using Linux in a small way for a few
years now. My main experience has been with Gentoo although I have used
Redhat and have currently got a Debian sarge install on my machine.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The main interest that brought me to Linux was
java development and I have had a long love/hate relationship with using JBoss
predominantly as a servlet container (tomcat essentially) however I am currently
starting to use a shopping cart web application in php
(Zen-cart) and have no real understanding of php yet.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>I am interested in the idea of Linux on the desktop although I have to say
that I have not yet seen/'managed to install' a fully fledged desktop
system without issues and having loose ends and unresolved issues so I don't
quite believe its there yet (well for the newbie like me anyway :P ).</DIV>
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<DIV>Hope to have many enlightening conversations to come.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV>Dominic</DIV>
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