Geoffrey, I (and perhaps others here) would be interested in understanding more about any unique Linux-related issues that seniors face, as well as better ways to offer help. After all, that's the reason these mailing lists exist.
Cheers, Dave On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 05:00, Geoffrey Cowling <[email protected]>wrote: > As a 77 year old I have some idea of the needs. > > The most important need is some kind of community. As we age, the > chances of panic--what do I do now?--increase. Certainly at my age I > found contemporaries using Linux a rare commodity--"Computers for > Seniors" largely have no acquaintance or interest. > > I have used computers--as interest, but not professionally, and for > work--since CP/M days. Done one or two courses in e.g. C, but am no > expert. > > While attending SLUG my main complaint was lack of help. On this list > I got little response to questions (except from persons at my level, > who did not necessarily know either). I felt that unless one was a > professional, or training to be one, there was no support. A nooby, > at school--fine. Amateur with limited knowledge, or out of date > knowledge--no. OK--RTFM, but what if you cannot understand it? It > was more rewarding, after googling, to try foreign web sites. They > tended to be more sympathetic. > > I am now out of the country, have no community anywhere near, so am > totally dependent on such thing as Linux Format! I keep an eye on > this list for incidental news and sometimes useful knowledge. > > So the people referred to on the postings of this topic ate bloody > lucky! Community is all .. > > cheers > > Geoffrey > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
