[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Is there a GNHLUG mailing list that is focused mainly on the Slackware
> flavor of Linux? If not, can someone tell what the daily email traffic
> is like on the GNHLUG general discussion list?
>
AFAIK, the gnhlug has no distribution-specific mailing lists.
>
> <begin_excuse>
>
> When I was subscribed previously I noticed that most of the discussion
> centered on RedHat. I don't get to my email very often so having a bunch
> of messages about Linux aspects of which I know little is very confusing,
> given the fact that I am pretty new to the system (although I am somewhat
> experienced with UNIX/BSD through my ISP shell account use). Right now, I
> just need to focus only on Slackware before I move on to something like
> RedHat. The fact is that I have very little experience with GUI-interface
> at all. Believe it or not: I have *never* used M$oft Windows* anything.
> (I could never get get used to those silly icons. And I don't really like
> mice either.) Therefore having a lot of RedHat or general "X" discussion
> directed at me at this point is like trying to decode messages from
> *Vega* or something. Yes, at some point in the _near_ future, I will
> start playing with some variation of the "X" flavor, but right now I just
> want to get fluent in secure and reliable basic
> Slackware_As_Second_Language mode.
>
Well, obviously both can be run in console mode. What you should probably be
asking yourself is which would be best to learn linux on (assuming you don't
know that much). I'm not trying to start a distribution-war, but I learned on
Slackware, and I have zero regrets. I never got into RedHat, because it tried
to do too much _for_ you. Granted, I would take this approach nowadays (being
the lazy person I am, which is why I run debian... a program on my system is
just an apt-get away...), but if you really want to learn the ins and outs of
linux, I recommend Slackware. It will teach you how to configure/compile
programs, build your own kernel, setting up printers, editing your /etc/rc*
files, lots of stuff. I recommand Slackware unleashed, and reading from
beginning to end.
>
> You're probably saying to yourself something like, "<tsk> What a picky
> jerk this newbie is...." or "Duh. What the hay can this newbie offer
> NHGLUG!?!" Well, I don't know yet. I just know that I have been totally
> enamored with Linux since I first learned of and tried it. I also know
> that I am very, very good with attention to details and _do_ read
> documentation. (I've always fancied that I would be a great writer of
> techie-stuff that is to be directed at flat-out newbies!)
> <eh-hem>...which is not to imply that I am not capable of jumping in with
> a hands-on [WYSIWYG] approach either. :-D
>
> <end_excuse>
>
Run whatever works for you. Get as many opinions as you can, but ultimately,
youre the one that has to live with the distribution you choose.
>
> What is the policy about sharing the list subscribers' addresses [a SPAM
> concern for me - although I _know_ that Linux systems are more secure
> about that than say those with M$ flavors]. I don't want to give you the
> impression that I lack the same *open* flavor as Linux, mind you, it's
> just a resource-usage [at my ISP] concern for me. Now that I have gotten
> my SPAM-quota down to very few, I want to keep it that way until I figure
> out from where/who the remainder is originating.
I dunno. =P
>
>
> Sorry that I will miss the meeting tonight in Concord. The car I can use
> get horrendous gas mileage. Given that and my current LACK of need to
> know about *firewalls* I have decided to stay home and play with my
> Slackware set-up. :-D
Good man. May the force be with you.
>
>
> Are there any people in the Lakes Region area [Laconia] who attend GNHLUG
> meetings who might like to carpool sometime (in my case it's not really
> reciprocal, but I'm happy to help with petrol).
Not I.
>
>
> =ksandre=
>
> "Never trust anything that can think for itself
> IF YOU CAN'T SEE WHERE IT KEEPS ITS BRAIN." - J.K.Rowling -
> Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets
>
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