> > > What I mean is that mail lists are (IMO, of course) sometimes just too > chaotic. Meetings can be more-or-less focused/led/ruled -- especially > when a limited purpose is published in advance. >
If you want to get new users to Linux, more of the meetings need to be more newbie oriented. There are only two LUGs in San Diego, the other is business oriented now. Though the presentations on Backula were fantastic, it's not geared towards the newbie. Most computer users want to get flash working with their web browser, be able to view videos their friends send them, download pictures from their digital camera, get their usb scanner working, upload music to their mp3 player, rip/encode their own CDs, burn CDs/DVDs and how to fix minor problems when things go wrong. It may seem trivial to the guru's in the group, but most users don't do much more than what I've stated above. I setup Slackware on my Mom's laptop, she can watch videos on youtube, get her email, she knows all of her downloaded files go to /home/user and she's happy. Occasionally she finds something that hasn't been setup, but it's usually not too difficult to fix. Advertising is another thing, someone mentioned lower attendance at the meetings. There has to be a way to get more advertising out there for the meetings. San Diego based web sites, free add in maybe the Reader and other similar publications? I'm not sure where the group advertises outside of Computer Edge. I'm by no means a Linux expert, but the topics I've stated above, even I can give a presentation about them. I also believe that advertising the meetings in non-computer publications might help attendance. all this: imo -Judy -- Gossamer Axe [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://gypsy.sytes.net/ -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
