Re: Moving forward

Damien,

You have stolen my thunder. :)

One of the things you will see in my New Year let's go get-em e-mail,
is this very thing.

If we want to see Linux become more mainstream, we are going to have to
start serving that community. This is probably going to bore a good
many of the "geeks" on our maillist, but this idea is ripe for
implementation.

Also, I believe Ubuntu is one of the better choices for the non-geek
Linux Desktop User (LDU - a new acronym!).

Thanks for the suggestion and I for one support it.

Hopefully some of the more technically aware people are willing to step
forward and help out with this.

It is an exciting time to be a LDU.

Mike B.

Quoting Damien Hull <dhull@digitaloverload.net>:

> I think having a class once a month is a good idea. However, I would
> like to see a slight change or addition to what aklug provides.
>
> I've noticed over the years that aklug attracts a certain type of
> person. GEEKS! While I don't mined hanging out with geeks I would
> like to see non geeks attending as well. Some people aren't
> comfortable hanging out with geeks.
>
> At the IT-Expo I met a couple of people that saw my bit on TV and
> wanted to know more about virus free computers. One guy was tired of
> taking his computer into the shop and paying someone to fix Windows.
> The other was a retired couple that wanted to buy a new virus free
> computer.
>
> Is there a way aklug can help people like this?
>
> The http://www.acs-pcug.org/ group is mostly average users (Windows).
> They want to now the basics.
>
> 1. Sending Email
> 2. Edit photos
> 3. Get on the net
>
> Linux does all the above and more. We should be spreading the word.
> Converting the masses. We will be getting rid of the viruses and
> giving them good open source software in the process. It's FREE!
>
> Most people can't figure out how Windows works. With something like
> Ubuntu ( only an example. Don't hate me. ) it should be easy. We need
> to get to them soon before they shell out $$$ for Vista.
>
>
> barsalou wrote:
>> As we move into the new year, I would like to make another attempt
>> at doing monthly meetings (or talks) that would cover everything
>> from organization business to demonstrations of Linux, software
>> apps, etc.
>>
>> My last attempt failed miserably, most probably because of the
>> location. Since we have a location that seems fairly solid at this
>> point (Highland Tech), this seems doable.
>>
>> I would like to use one of the current Friday sessions to do this
>> and thought the second Friday of the month, every month would be a
>> reasonable choice.
>>
>> Any objections and/or suggestions for an alternative?
>>
>> The first "talk" will be "A first look at Ruby and Rails".
>>
>> This would be Friday the 12th of January at 7pm - 9pm, Highland Tech.
>>
>> Let me know if this causes any sort of headache so we can sort it
>> out before the end of 2006.
>>
>> I also want to say thanks to those folks (Please identify
>> yourselves) who have made the Friday night sessions what they are
>> today. Their effort and participation is truly appreciated.
>>
>> Mike B.
>>
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