At 01:49 AM 8/17/2000 -0500, Tony Lambiris wrote:
have you looked at the nnhlug?
check it out nnhlug.org
~kurth
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>
> > 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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