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- cday, on 09/17/2008, -0/+3"But, you say, the world revolves around Windows, or I wish to do cool Mac OSX stuff. That's fine — you should still start with FOSS, because that is foundational to all computing. Everything you learn there will apply to all computing arenas; the reverse is emphatically not true..." "The best part of the FOSS world is making friends all over the planet. Because it is free and open, unencumbered by delicate corporate sensibilities and paranoia, we can trade knowledge and information freely."
"Carla Schroder is a self-taught Linux and Windows sysadmin who laid hands on her first computer around her 37th birthday...Carla is living proof that you're never too old to try something new; computers are a heck of a lot of fun; and anyone can learn to do anything."
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For those of us females who are now attempting to travel that (rather bumpy) "Road to Geekdom," Carla Schroder is an inspiration, pure and simple. Thanks Carla!!! - webborocks, on 09/16/2008, -0/+3this is true, to many people do general computing degrees(and other degrees as well) with no interest in the subject whatsoever and then hate it!


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