On Thursday 24 November 2005 17:21, Jason Riker wrote: > Hello again. I'm relatively new to the list and was wondering how many > (if any) others are using RHEL as a home OS? I'm using it 1) as a > Windows replacement and 2) as a means of learning Linux. I wanted to > see if I'm crazy for doing this. :-) > > Thanks. > > Jason I use RHEL 4 at home with an Oracle 10g database. Works great! What you're doing is not crazy at all. It is definitely a fun hobby and can tie into your home business if you have one. I use the Oracle database for analysis purposes for my home business, but I definitely explore other things with this all powerful Linux machine: - ssh tunneling provides a secure access into my local network enabling a login from my laptop from anywhere in the world. - I have a dynamic IP address but mutt and sendmail e-mail me the address to my DSL-provider's e-mail account whenever it changes, enabling me to actually do the ssh. - A network library and network file sharing containing documentation and drivers needed to access network resources facilitates guests being able to use the network as a temporary office (which my sister does when she's here). - I created a home intranet-website facilitating access to various family interests on the internet or for guests who visit and can see a quick snapshot of what's around. - my father, who's retired, loves the SETI@home project from Berkeley so I created a web application (accessible from the home intranet) that allows him to manage all network seti machines from one machine with a summary page giving a snapshot of what all machines are doing on SETI. These are just a few examples of what you can do. Granted, I worked with -NIX systems from 20-11 years ago so I was not just starting out when I came back to it a year ago but the discovery of new things is the fun part. And there are a lot of experts on this list who can help you out. Have fun, Michael -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
