With the rapidly changing pace of technology it's difficult to make a go of anything these days without some kind of help. Whether it's help from a local LUG, Linux User Group, from a close friend running Linux, or from a non-linux source such as a cafe with wireless access, help is everywhere if you look hard enough.
I'd like to take the time to acknowledge some people and organizations that have helped me over the years. First and formost my parents Bill & Gloria and Paul and Judy. My brother Michael was first to introduce me to Linux back in 1996. My other brother David helped by giving me hardware over the years. Back in 1983 I joined my first computer group, The Barrie User's Group (BUG). The group put up with my teenage antics for many years. Thanks to Chris C. who helped me run Passion Station, a romance-oriented bulletin board I ran out of Toronto back in 1992-3. Special thanks to Paul N. for starting The Working Centre Linux Project and Bill R. for providing the facilities and MCing many of the KWLUG meetings. A pat on the back to Richard for taking up the challenge of MCing the LUG, Bill can certainly use the break.
A big thanks to the good folks at Slashdot and Freshmeat for publishing some of my Linux-related book reviews. O'Reilly provided our LUG with the books I reviewed.
Marcel Gagne, the "Linux Chef," columnist for Linux Journal and now Editor-in-Chief of Tux, http://www.tuxmagazine.com/, has graciously donated his time to speak at our LUG a number of years and has been both an inspiration and vault of information.
And a big final thanks to all the Linux community who have all donated their time writing documentation, answering questions, and making Linux the usable operating system it is today!
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