One of the best things about linux is the community... http://www.linuxquestions.org/ is all I've needed to solve many problems.
My favorite distribution is Gentoo. It just takes a lot of time and effort put into it to get it running, and then it's smooth sailing. That's not to say that it's difficult--it just takes time, at first. I recommend trying a bunch of distributions (LiveCDs come in handy here) and just choosing one that you like.
Whoops, I meant *financially* independent. Financial independence equates to responsibility (well, in some regards) and certainly freedom from parental control (combined with the legal age of 18). If they don't pay my rent, they are powerless in controlling me because they have nothing to take away.
I definitely don't want my parents out of my life, just out of a lot of it.
I just recently started doing freelance web design, and the biggest drive for me to give more importance to working and less importance to school has been that I want to get the hell out of my house. I'm sick of my parents and their incessant nagging, and I just want to make enough money to be completely independent of them. I'm sure I'm not the only kid feeling this way.
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One of the best things about linux is the community... http://www.linuxquestions.org/ is all I've needed to solve many problems. My favorite distribution is Gentoo. It just takes a lot of time and effort put into it to get it running, and then it's smooth sailing. That's not to say that it's difficult--it just takes time, at first. I recommend trying a bunch of distributions (LiveCDs come in handy here) and just choosing one that you like.
Whoops, I meant *financially* independent. Financial independence equates to responsibility (well, in some regards) and certainly freedom from parental control (combined with the legal age of 18). If they don't pay my rent, they are powerless in controlling me because they have nothing to take away. I definitely don't want my parents out of my life, just out of a lot of it.
I just recently started doing freelance web design, and the biggest drive for me to give more importance to working and less importance to school has been that I want to get the hell out of my house. I'm sick of my parents and their incessant nagging, and I just want to make enough money to be completely independent of them. I'm sure I'm not the only kid feeling this way.