Wade it might be a good idea to bring it up at each meeting, maybe after the speaker (s) have finished before we start socializing. Most of the people are senior, but I am sure there are some who are not and would be greatly appreciative of any help.
Julian On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 9:59 AM, G. Wade Johnson via Houston <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, 6 Jun 2015 00:08:36 -0500 > Russell Harris via Houston <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, June 5, 2015 10:26 am, Robert Stone via Houston wrote: > > > How much interest would there be in doing an "activity" social > > > meeting ... > > > > > > Nowadays almost everyone is over-obligated to the extent that > > attendance of even a "regular" PM meeting entails neglect of > > responsibilities or other sacrifice. And some may be unable to > > justify the luxury of a purely social PM meeting which provides no > > opportunity for learning Perl resources and technique. > > > > But, with a bit of advertising, some PM meetings might be used as a > > platform for both useful service and recruiting. > > We did do a "hackathon" several months back that was sort of used this > way. The turnout was reasonable and a few people asked questions and > got answers. > > When the group was newer, we used to make a point of saying that some > time in the meeting is always devoted to helping people with problems. > I, for one, have always assumed that, but I haven't pointed it out > recently. > > G. Wade > > > In the early days of Linux, the task of installing Linux and > > configuring a complement of applications and utilities to work > > together as a system could be difficult and frustrating for the > > novice. To address the problem, the Linux User Groups at Rice and U. > > of H. hosted at the beginning of each semester an Installfest to > > which were invited both students and the general public. This was > > back before everyone had a high-speed Internet connection and an LCD > > monitor. A novice to Linux could bring his system (complete with CRT > > monitor and printer) to the Installfest and walk away with a > > properly-configured Linux system, with whatever applications he > > desired loaded, configured, and functioning as a system. While > > providing opportunity for association between members of the LUG, the > > Installfest served to encourage fellow students and members of the > > community to join the LUG. > > > > Perhaps PM could advertise an occasional "bring your problem to PM > > and let the Perl experts get you pointed in the right direction" > > night. > > > > RH > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Houston mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston > > Website: http://houston.pm.org/ > > > -- > Computer languages differ not so much in what they make possible, but in > what they make easy. -- Larry Wall > _______________________________________________ > Houston mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston > Website: http://houston.pm.org/ >
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