Cory -- GREAT response ! I am wondering if our web page should have a well visible section along the lines like 'Local Success Stories' to lower the contact-Angst threshold for newbies? Personal statements from people in the community may have more weight than a well written, general article. (of course, it's all in the mail archives, but how many people will go through 1 MB/month of data?)
- Horst On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Cory Petkovsek wrote: > Master O Planet, > > The point of the euglug thursday clinics are supposed to provide you > with exactly what you are seeking. Hopefully the environment is not > making you feel uncomfortable in asking questions. It is very likely > that the questions you ask have been asked by other people, even by > those you ask. But there was a time when they did not know such things > and its now time for them to share those answers with others. Your > questions are important and not out of place. > > The two tracks are solely for the saturday presentations. Anyone is > welcome at either track, regardless of skill. They are merely > presentations and not work sessions. > > The clinics on thursdays are for both beginners and experts. Beginners > come often with their system to get help setting up things. Just about > two and a half years ago I showed up for the first time at the clinics > with my laptop trying to get X configured. X 3.3.6 was the latest, and > I couldn't figure out the modelines to get my display working. Another > problem I had was trying to get exim to deliver my mail. Upon > installing it I had chosen the option "no configuration, I understand my > mail configuration will be broken until I configure it." For some > reason, it just wouldn't deliver mail! One of the attendees was able to > help me resolve the problem. > > Through the lug, I was able to work through problems as they came and > eventually help others. Now I've incorporated linux into a large > portion of my server room. I'm using it for a firewall, vpn, mail > filter, web server, and file and print server. In addition I have a > linux server on which I run several perl scripts I've written which > replicate tens of thousands of graphic images across servers, monitor my > internet line and email me the highlights of the Event Logs from my > windows servers. > > The lug is a great place to gain lots of knowledge quickly. However > there are a few things you need to do: 1) Come regularly. You get out > of it what you put in to it. 2) Ask questions. Unasked questions are > unanswered questions. 3) Watch what experienced people do. When you > see someone typing someting on their system, watch! Ask them what they > are up to. It's not a secret, otherwise they wouldn't be at the lug. > > Seek out other novices, that's great. But bring it to the lug. You and > another want to setup two clients connecting to the same X server. > Bring in your systems and work through your HOWTOs there. When you get > stuck, fire off some questions and you'll see your learning bypassing > all of the toughest obstacles. The point is to learn as much as you > can, not to see how flat your head can be, banging it against the wall, > right!? > > Cory > > > On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 04:03:23PM -0700, Master O Planets wrote: > > I am looking for other Linux beginners who want to build a workgroup. I've > > been lurking on the edge of the mailing list. In and out of the > > conversation for two years. I have to admit that I don't know much about > > Linux because I've been clinging onto Windows. I recently upgraded my video > > card, and due to some complexities, I almost ran for WinXP, but then there > > is Palladium and all the crap M$ has pulled before! I contacted the card > > makers forum and it appears there is a workable solution under Linux. > > > > I noticed some talk about a two track system: expert and beginner. I want > > to see if there are other novices in the group that want to work on specific > > problems and not feel afraid to ask the dumb questions. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Eug-LUG mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > _______________________________________________ > Eug-LUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > _______________________________________________ Eug-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
