On Thu, 2004-09-23 at 16:33 +1200, Ralph Stoker wrote: > Being new to CLUG events / posts I still don't have a grasp on what CLUG's > 'remit' is in respect to introducing newbies to Linux: Even the people that have been here for a long time have difficulty with the remit :-) "There is no CLUG" is the bottom line ...
> Is it's main function to bounce 'How to info..' > Is it just a group of highly skilled techies, for techies...talking techie > stuff? Main? Just? "no". CLUG should be for a wide range of things. You should continue to ask your questions here - the local/community aspect means that when the bandwidth of email is reached, you should be able to come along to a meeting, or just phone up any particular friendly person to help further. > Does it desire to grow financially / physically through the introduction of > new members? Due to it's official non-existance, "no". > Is Google the answer to everything? "no". Google finds mostly "popular" pages, unless you are very good at defining search terms you will often find it difficult to succeed. Google has no "community". > The reason for asking such questions is that as a Newbie I have needs that > are significantly different to those of 'established' CLUG members. I do not > wish to enflame or harrass the existing CLUG membership...yet I do wish to > develop my Linux skill set. In reviewing a number of posts I have to > question whether or not CLUG is the correct medium for me to achieve my > desired goal... > > Comments?.... If you ask questions in order to learn, you should be welcome anywhere. That sounds like your description of yourself :-) So ask basic questions. Bear in mind that some people will expound on complicated and subtle subjects because your question triggered some other thoughts - i.e. their response might not be directly relevant to you, but might help someone else, in theory (and in the archives, which gooooooogle finds). -jim
