[TriLUG] a note of recognition

[David McDowell]

I 2nd that big time, well said Jason.  I was one he helped last night
as well... we had one of those *really* long irc sessions,
troubleshooting a via chipset agp power issue trying to get the nvidia
driver working in Ubuntu for my 32mb TNT2 card.  My entire linux
knowledge is RH based distros... but I'm a deb based distro retard,
though I am working to fix that slowly.  He helped every step of the
way, reading some forums and throwing out ideas, including helping
with the deb-isms I was unfamiliar with.  After lots of bombs and a
couple of typos by me, and now it works!  Thanks Daniel!  (I also
learned I might want to upgrade the motherboard in this machine if I
decide I want to use a more powerful video card.)  But, I have an IBM
T42 on the way... Ubuntu will be the first distro I put on it,
removing that XP that you have to buy... wish me Deb luck!

Thanks again Daniel, you definitely deserve the recognition.  :)
David McD


On 6/7/05, Jason Tower <jason at cerient.net> wrote:
> i'd like to take a moment to recognize someone that is a wonderful
> contributor to trilug and the entire open source community.  i've been
> hanging around in the #trilug irc channel for a few years now, and this
> person really stands out in my mind as being consistently friendly,
> knowledgable, and helpful.  i have personally witnessed this individual
> help people (myself included) with all sorts of linux issues, from quick
> fixes to long, drawn out troubleshooting sessions.  and no matter how
> long it takes or how complicated the situation he never gets impatient,
> loses his cool, or says anything rude or disparaging to whomever he is
> helping.  he never asks for anything in return.  and on top of all that,
> he's incredibly knowledgable about linux yet displays none of the
> "attitude" that linux gurus have a reputation for harboring.  the man
> has more patience and kindness in his little finger than i have in my
> entire body.
> 
> 
> 
> dan chen (aka crimsun) - my hat's off to you.  and thanks.
> 
> jason
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