I Need To Automatically Generate A Email

[matthew.brough]

Pffft you need to get yer feet wet Matt.

 

Treat yourself to a Pi and see what you can make it do.

I agree, totally. I'm so Microsoft and windoze I would be stuffed without it. Problem is, I love windows so not been compelled to learn different. I'd seen the pi in my computer book so I think I'll take one for a spin.

[sixwheeledbeast]

I'm a Microsoft Monkey. Would like to learn this Linux wizardry. Just setup our website in our in house webservers with Ubuntu Server, It drove me mad compared to windows iis. Took me about 5 hours. Sudo apt-get install ssh etc. give me my mouse anyday!

Give me apt-get debian style OS's any day over that expensive proprietary tat.

[norman]

Pffft you need to get yer feet wet Matt.

Treat yourself to a Pi and see what you can make it do.

he needs to leave off them...

/pot

[alterEGO]

It is basically a control circuit from some plant equipment, the client wants to generate a email, each of the maintenance team on site will then recieve this email on there smart phones and go and look at it

Is the site monitored?

Just make life easy, stick in some cheap GPRS/IP monitoring and you can have the ARC auto email or call. Will be less messing in the long run.

[matthew.brough]

Give me apt-get debian style OS's any day over that expensive proprietary tat.

I'm converted to the idea that Linux has a lot to offer. I must admit, that's what put me off Webway at first. Their receivers are all Linux and I didn't like that as Emizon & Chiron are all using Windows / SQL which I understand. I must admit though, it is very reliable and uses nothing in terms of resource. My Chiron servers in comparison take a huge amount of resource.

 

I suppose the question is if you are a microsoft monkey and are a very good one, where do you start to explore what Linux has to offer without feeling a complete numpty?

[james.wilson]

You dont.

But what do you want to do there are various distributions specialising in different things. Pick a project and play. Id avoid the low powered stuff to start with

[matthew.brough]

You dont.

But what do you want to do there are various distributions specialising in different things. Pick a project and play. Id avoid the low powered stuff to start with

Any recommendations. The webserver is Ubunto server. That as good as any?

[Joe Harris]

As a beginner the Raspbian Wheezy distro for Pi is actually a good starter block for leaning all things Linux....

 

It was designed to help kids pick it up but as JW says, pick a project, look at existing code and tweak until you get your head around it.

[james.wilson]

i quite like ubuntu LTS. But you might be better with the desktop versions before you start on command line stuff.

I use CentOS for stuff that needs to be hard, ubuntu for everything else

[sixwheeledbeast]

I suppose the question is if you are a microsoft monkey and are a very good one, where do you start to explore what Linux has to offer without feeling a complete numpty?

Get a machine and start using it.

How did you learn Windows? Answer, by only using Windows.

I only used Windows until about 4 years ago.

After a short time Dual-booting Vista/Ubuntu I soon noticed that my Vista OS never got booted.

Linux is designed from the ground up to be more secure and use less resources.

As you may know Linux/Unix type systems have different strains. I have only used the Debian types including Debian, Mint and Ubuntu plus my phone OS Fremantle. Debian is probably the best to learn as a beginner.

You could boot a pendrivelinux on a machine and see how you get on. The great thing is if you don't like parts of it you can change it out for something else, FOC.

Also there is plenty of good Linux community support if you know where to look.