PLUG presentations/training

[Matt Alexander]

After talking with several people tonight, it occured to me how important
it is for this group to provide training to its members.  I'd be willing
to take the initiative and start teaching classes on a variety of Linux
topics.  For example, I could easily give introductory sessions on the
following topics:

Linux user fundamentals
Setting up an Apache webserver
Setting up a DNS server
Setting up a Samba file/print server
System monitoring with Big Brother

I'm sure there are many other topics I could handle as well, but this
could be a start.  Maybe we could even have a "fundamentals" session
before every regular meeting, that way new users would know that they
could come to any PLUG meeting and learn the basics, and then stay for the
main topic afterwards if they're interested.
I know there's a lot of interest in Linux out there, but it can be pretty
overwhelming at first to a new user, particularly if they've never been
exposed to *nix before.
~M