On Tue, 2004-03-23 at 17:19, Sandip Bhattacharya wrote: [snip]
> I agree wholeheartedly with LL's suggestions though. We have two > distinct kind of audience in our meets - non-tech end > users(newbies/experienced) and tech end users(newbies/experienced). in my humble opinion, fresh newbies, and perpetual newbies. > Whatever happens, the needs of the newbies are more than experienced > users - after all when do you need handholding the most? thanks sandip for the support. > > I actually feel that a minimum of 25% of the meet schedule should be for > newbies, if not 50%. It need not be things like "What is Linux", but > really basic topics, like configuring the printer, or using a digital > camera - things that a new linux user would like to do. yes. more power to sandip. he's got it. we have to 'democratize' gnulinux. diffuse it to the masses. ilug-d has to play prometheus. > > Ofcourse, it means that the experiences people will yawn through half > the meets, but they should understand the priorities of this users group. the yawners could be requested to stay away. gnulinux is not about how techie you are. it is about community-building. a culture, an ethos, a value system. those who know, share with those who don't know or don't have. those who know, but don't know something else, in turn receive it from those who know, and who will share. the hoarders, unsharing minds, yawners, frozen hearts, those can stay away. gnulinux is about humility. not about someone's arrogance about technological expertise and knowledge. > > - Sandip > :-) LL _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
