Ilan Volow Thu, 31 Jul 2003 00:34:01 -0400 > I am forming a new Linux users group at NC State called NOSUL (North > Carolina Organization Of Students Using Linux)
NCOSUL? Try "NCSU Organization Of Students Using Linux." Or even better: "NCSU Association Of Students Using Linux" (NASUL :-) > whose aim is to cultivate a true, end-user oriented desktop Linux > experience for NC State students and faculty. > First Rule Of NOSUL: NOSUL is not a unix group > Second Rule Of NOSUL: NOSUL is not a unix group. You forgot one, which you could steal from http://www.thegeek.nu/LinuxFun.htm > Linux Fun-da-mentals is not a LUG (Linux User Group). Ilan Volow Thu, 31 Jul 2003 00:34:01 -0400 > Third Rule: No terminals or command lines at meetings. We do things > graphically and desktopically. > Fourth Rule: vi, emacs, and shell scripts do not exist. Why pick on emacs? Newer versions have a good GUI, and many useful applications (e.g. mail/news reading). > Fifth Rule: it is okay to be a beginner. RTFM (Read The Fine Manual) is > to be considered a four-letter word. OK, but ... > There are no stupid end users (just stupid programmers). ... you just entered a reality-distortion field :-) Anyone who's ever done support can tell you that there are _plenty_ of stupid end users. > Sixth Rule: it is okay to run operating systems other than Linux at > meetings, both in the capacity of audience member and presenter. Jon Carnes 31 Jul 2003 09:28:05 -0400 > How about something like a local Linux Applications Group, Call it NC-SLAG ("NC State Linux Applications Group" :-) > where you specialize on the applications that make Linux fun and > easy to use. Beginners and cross-over users (those windows folks) > are all welcome. This sounds good: you could also {help out, accept as members} folks "in transition" to open/Linux apps, e.g., Jason Tower Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:42:50 -0400 > MS office-->Open Office, outlook-->evolution, IE-->mozilla and "transitionware" like Cygwin, Crossover Office, etc. Ed Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 31 Jul 2003 11:19:52 -0400 > brace yourselves for what may become a flood as employers start > converting office machines and people take work home. Actually, the flood might start @ NCSU. With the state's budget tightening as M$ license costs rise, I'm betting more departments (academic and staff, including support groups like ITD and NCS) are gonna wanna move to freeware. the former [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
