The group .... My take

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Very good points, I agree completely 
On Tue, 2002-12-03 at 15:51, mpo wrote:
> I have to agree with Ray on this point. I get the emails from this group 
> every day and most of the time the subject matter is way beyond my 
> experience. I'm not at all saying that more upper level topics shouldn't 
> be discussed between you guys with the know-how, but as far as taking 
> interest in the group goes it's hard to maintain enthusiasm when I don't 
> know what is being discussed on a user level. I also said that I agreed  
> with the mentoring idea when it was first brought up a couple months ago 
> but interest didn't go far with the group. My main reason for getting 
> involved with the group was to learn. It still is. If we are to get 
> people more involved in the group let's delve into more mainstream user 
> issues like wireless, digital photography, home networking etc.  My 2 cents.
> 
> One tip I did pick up on from this group is Knoppix, the linux distro 
> run from the cd-rom. Someone from nflug had mentioned it ( I forget who 
> ) so I tried it on my laptop yesterday and I have to say it is "cool". 
> It recognized all my hardware without a hitch and I'm writing this email 
> with it.  It's amazing all the software on one cd. You can get it at 
> cheapbytes.com for $4.95.
> 
> Mike Osika
> 
> 
> 
> Ray Cherry wrote:
> 
> >In relation to the organization of the group.... I
> >think we need to move to get more basic in our
> >approach to Linux...At least for some part of the
> >meeting. I know that most of u guys are experinced
> >network adm people and are used to using linux and
> >Unix at work..... i think we need to move at least
> >some porition of the group toward user level.... I
> >talk to people about linux.... and they are interested
> >in trying the OS, but they need some help... But I
> >can't say that the group at this point will help them
> >at the level they will need (considering they have
> >little progamming experience and pc config
> >knowledge).. I have pc experinence on a tech
> >level...and most of the time the group is beyond
> >me.... Before I proposed we setup mentoring
> >relationships with experiences users and linux
> >newbies... I don't know that this is a good option but
> >I think we need to consider some options... to bring
> >everyone up to at least user level with linux
> >
> >Sound Off Guys
> >
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