Mikol, Holden and [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for your inputs.
I am indeed subscribed to ph-linux-newbie. My problem is that none of the PLUG lists seem to match my profile: 1. I am not really a newbie having dealt with Linux for a couple of years now. 2. At this point in my career, I no longer have any interest in matters like setting up servers and fire-walls and such 3. I avoid using software that I am not licensed to use, so I use Linux as an alternative to proprietary OS's that run on the x86 platform 4. My main interest is in using Linux as a working platform to do non-computer related work such as emailing user lists ;) I suppose, in short, I'm looking for a regular user group similar to PhilMUG (Philippine Macintosh Users Group) very few of whose members are MIS professionals but use their computers for creative work and who share techniques and tips pertaining to a common platform. My impression with ph-linux-newbie is that it caters primarily to Sys-Ads and developers who are new to linux probably having migrated in from Widoze NT or other Unix flavors. The majority of the questions are related to these topics and I suppose this is the intent of this forum -- to serve as a place of first resort for these sorts of persons. Is anyone interested in forming, from a Philippine Linux community perspective, a forum catering to the use of Linux for non-MIS related matters? Not necessarily a newbie list per se but one that deals primarily with users who want to forget that a terminal application is available and will probably run a CLI once or twice during installation but never again after (if only such were possible.) Users whose primary interest is not the OS itself but what it can do for non-hackers. I suppose in a real sense I'm looking for a true alternative to the Mac which is starting to charge ridiculous prices for a Free-BSD plus super interface - OSX Thanks again for all inputs, Ricky Munoz On 3/14/03 9:02 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi, > > that is because you are subscribed to the plug (aka 'the main technical > list'). the plug list caters to highly technical discussions regarding linux > but it still caters to desktop questions. if you think your question is > simple enough then you could try posting it to the ph-linux-newbie mailing > list. the 'official' protocol is to post newbie questions there and if there > is no reply for a few days then it is escalated into the plug list (but > almost nobody does that anymore). for a description of the available PLUG > mailing lists, please visit http://plug.linux.org.ph/lists.html . > > ciao! > > Muddy Banks writes: > >> Greetings Pluggers, >> >> Having lurked this list for awhile, I am wondering if there is a forum for >> people like me who want to see Linux as regular Desktop application and not >> as a Server-only Platform. >> >> The impression I get from most of the posts is that this is a forum for >> system administrators and developers. >> >> Has someone organized a forum for Philippine Linux Users who: >> 1. Do not work for IT Departments or Companies >> 2. Are not hackers >> 3. Simply want to use their computers for mundane tasks such as writing >> novels or listening to music. >> >> Not to put down the server community but if there is anyone else out there >> for whom "squid" is pulutan and "server" the guy who brings it to your >> table? >> >> I suggest PLUG look into making a forum dedicated to Desktop and Multi-media >> Linux users, if there are any out there. > <snip> > -- > "Programming, an artform that fights back" > > Anuerin G. Diaz > Registered Linux User #246176 > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at > http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at > http://marc.free.net.ph > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
