There is a question/thread over at slashdot titled What did you first do with Linux? Rather than copy my reply here, I’ll just put a link to my reply to that subject.  I did have (and I mentioned it in the post) a get off my lawn moment when writing it.  A fun walk down memory lane, and reading the rest of the comments on slashdot shows you how relatively early I was to the game.

It also makes me want to link to Anne’s idea of the best to learn Linux.