Further...(and written prior to recipt of Rik's latest post) Which ones, and what do you not understand? > this relates to specifics..more on that later...still discovering the nature of CLUG through this thread.. >> > > 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: > I don't think many of us on the list do either. > my impression of CLUG too!
> > Is it's main function to bounce 'How to info..' > No. there is http://www.tldp.org for this very thing. > The quality of the articles has improved markedly in recent years and some are > actually quite professional now. > True. > > Is it just a group of highly skilled techies, for techies...talking techie > > stuff? > Not entirely. > Already noted in the posts...however question posed wanting to determine whether they were the type of posts encouraged or frowned on? > > Does it desire to grow financially / physically through the introduction of > > new members? > Yes, but only up to a point. Remember that we are a unstructured group of > private individuals almost all of whom have families, businesses, > professions, or who are good solid wage slaves. Time is therefore of the > essence, and therefore running 'Introduction to Linux' on a voluntary basis > is not very high on most peoples' agenda. Time....one of the key reasons for asking these questions in the first place. I too have limited time and therefore seek not necessarily the easiest option but an easier option in assimulating knowledge quickly and efficiently. I liken my situation to that of a drowning swimmer: Here I am drifting in a river out of my depth looking at a group of swimmers discussing swimming techniques on the riverbank. As I watch them discuss the ins and outs of my swimming technique I begin to ask myself: Are they trying to test me with some kind of initiation ceremony?..they can hear me and have offered verbal assistance... How long will they wait until one of them helps to pull me into the shallow water where I can at least get a footing?..or will I go under forever before I have learnt to implement their swimming advice. If I do infact drown is it because I am not a good learner, are the instructions offered by the swimmers insufficient given the circumstances; or were the swimmers at fault for holding the swimming event in the first place? > > > Has a structured introduction program ever been considered? > Setting up such a program, and doing it even vaguely properly, is not a > effortless task. It's very time consuming to say the least. Are you prepared > to pay a fee for it? >Yes. I did for the installfest (CD's) and so did many others. > > If you need a more or less instant reply to a problem, remember that there are > literally hundreds of IRC channels. Virtually every FLOSS project of any size > has a channel on irc.freenode.net:6667. There's even #nzlinux where some of > us can be found from time to time. Would make another good intro subject for Newbie.. > > > Would have liked to attend tonight but unfortunately I've been roped into a > > Korfball Referee's course for the next two Thursday nights. > Priorities? priorities! > Demonstrates my desire to teach another generation of players in a practical way rather than having them all sit down individually and read through an over complex rule book (no dig implied........well maybe just a little) I enjoy (and trust you all do) open discussion on this topic. Ralph
