On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:14:03 +1100 jon <[email protected]> wrote:
> 1. Make it possible to obtain and renew membership online Yes, I'd become a member if I could do it online or via snail mail. > 2. Take advantage of the increasing interest in Linux on the desktop > by setting up an Applications SIG and/or focussing on applications at > some events. ........... So most of the talks and > events scheduled by SLUG hold no interest for me. Here! Here! I totally agree, the majority of list of 2009 presented talks appeared to be waaay too techy to entice me to come along and SLUGlets talks appear to be too short to offer anything substantial to take away & use. I raised this same issue about a year ago (iirc), & I mentioned that LUV's plans for Software Freedom Day http://softwarefreedomday.org/melb looked like a very appealing program of talks and workshops & that I'd be really keen to see something like that organised on a regular basis, at SLUG-meets, for us Sydney-siders. > * New and upgraded applications demonstrated and discussed > * Distros compared and evaluated > * Using Linux with various peripherals -- scanners, printers, > tablets, multiple screens > * Bash programming techniques -- but keeping it simple > * OpenOffice techniques and macros > * GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus techniques In addition to the above, (a very good list Jon!) I'd also like to see basic/beginning Python, basic/beginning Rails/Ruby, & troubleshooting problems; i.e. using run levels, wireless setup etc... cheers, Meryl -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
