[CS-FSLUG] an Intro

[David McGlone]

On Monday 07 April 2008 8:21:32 am Jon Glass wrote:
> Howdie-
>
> I just joined this group, thanks to Vincent (Hi!), who recommended it
> to me on Mac Ministry. I hope he doesn't live to regret it. ;-)
>
> In any case, I wanted to introduce myself, and sort of why I'm here.
>
> I'm a missionary, church-planting in Krakow, Poland--independent
> Baptist, in fact, JFYI. I'm a looong-time Mac user (first used a Mac
> SE as a student in 1987, and bought my first Mac in 1992 or 1993,
> after living through 3 DOS PCs). However, this past year, I finally
> installed Ubuntu (7.04) on my Pismo laptop, and discovered Bibletime.
>
> :-) Since then, I have been able to compile it onto my Mac under OS X,
>
> (as well as numerous other goodies) and don't really use the Ubuntu
> partition much--maybe once a week. However, I have found Linux to be
> quite useful for installing on older PCs (PPC macs really lack--Flash
> and Skype are my big show-stoppers), and have installed Xubuntu and
> Puppy on a couple, and played with a couple other distros, in trying
> to figure which works best with me. Right now, I lean toward both
> Xubuntu and Puppy for the old stuff I've run across.
>
> In any case, I need a list I can come to for help when things seem
> weird to me--that, and just moral support. I want to be a blessing to
> those to whom the Lord has called me to minister, and enabling people
> on their computers to communicate, and even deepen their ability to
> study God's Word via their computers is a part of that.
>
> I've been lurking the past couple days, and must say that you all have
> deeply impressed me with your spirit and friendship. I hope to someday
> become a genuine asset here, even if only in minor things. I cannot
> say I'm an expert, or even experienced in all things open-source or
> *nix. I only know what I've personally experienced, but I hope that I
> can share out of that, as well as soaking in all the good stuff you
> all are already sharing!

Here is a warm hearty welcome! And good luck with your ministries.