Sunday meeting

[Robert Romito]

I plan on making the Sunday meeting.  I might come early to play 
games.  Depends on whether or not I feel like getting my ass whipped again ;-)

At 09:54 PM 2/12/2002, you wrote:
>Au contrair (sp) mon frere  (very bad French accent included at no extra cost)
>
>THE BEST WAY TO LEARN is to teach someone else.  Pick a topic, any topic and
>try to learn enough about it to explain it to someone else.  Even a topic you
>know well, teach it to another and you will be surprised how much clearer it
>becomes.
>
>Being a NEWBIE is even more reason to dig into linuxnewbie.org and other pages
>like mandrakeuser.org.  One can only say "I'm a newbie"  for so long,
>eventually they have to cut loose and say "I want to learn something on my own
>instead of others telling me what I need to know!"
>
>I spent a large amount of time running to others with questions.  I learned
>little but got lots done.  Now that my most expert source is harder to reach
>(BOB :-)  I have to spend a lot more time reading or asking very direct
>questions on IRC (it's amazing what people will help with when you don't open
>with,"I know nothing help me!" but instead "THis is what I've tried and 
>this is
>what I think might be causing it, any suggestions?"  YOU KNOW WHAT, I went to
>#mandrake on IRC to get some help and spent an hour helping others with stuff
>that seemed simple now.  Suddently I realized I knew something and had
>something to offer!
>
>Rob's idea is a grand one, if we have a topic we want to know about we should
>volunteer to tell everyone what we've learned to date, so Ron M. if there is a
>specific topic you want to know about tell us and present what you were 
>able to
>find out on your own.  Taking my own suggestion I'll start Sunday with what
>I've learned to date Regarding NIS(YP) and NFS.  Then I'll look to the experts
>to fill in what I've missed and actually make it work :-)
>
>HERE IS A SCHEDULE::::::
>
>When I suggested we meet early I only meant those who really wanted to Quake!
>So 11:00-1pm QUAKE or gaming fooling around /setting up.  just those with 
>games
>stuff, no real help or newbie setups etc. (unless you need getting quake
>started)
>
>1-4 regular meeting time.  At least one hour or more on topic and then helping
>people with individual problems (like my stupid joystick in Flightgear!) then
>when everyone is sated anyone who still wants to can play some more. 
>especially
>since some may now have a working system after getting help.
>
>SO to reiterate the official time of 1-4 should be used for official business
>unless nothing new is to be presented then it's free time.
>
>Sound fair?  Thoughts suggestions comments analysis blow-by-blow....
>
>JJN
>--- Ronald Maggio <r.v.maggio at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robert Dege" <rdege at cse.Buffalo.EDU>
> > To: <nflug at nflug.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 12:46 PM
> > Subject: RE: Sunday meeting
> >
> >
> > >
> > > > Hey Dege -- What do you want to "Nominate" me for again?  Did not
> > > > understand...
> > >
> > > I was referring to Ron Maggio.  His suggestion for the reference docs
> > > sounded like a good idea to add to the meetings, so I was nominating him
> > > to be in charge of it.
> > 
> <-----------------------------snip------------------------------------------
> > --------->
> >
> > In the first place. It is not my place to step on toes. In the second place
> > I'm only a newbie
> > and know vary little and to assume any role of puting together any 
> reference
> > docs. I don't want anyone
> > to see me as representing NFLUG in any way. Nor to read anything I would
> > have put together as gospel.
> > I don't see any formal body governing NFLUG other than two people ie: Bob
> > Meyer and John Neff.
> > So to nominate me to any role is out of the question!
> >
> > Yours truly
> >
> > Ron Maggio
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I figure that if someone sees an inefficiency in something (not just 
> nflug
> > > specific) usually has an idea of a possible solution.  I'm intruiged to
> > > see what Ron has in mind.
> > >
> > >
> > > Dege
> > >
> > > So Many Things in Life Would Be Really Funny
> > > .... If They Weren't Happening To Me
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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