I would have to agree with stu on this note... I am still really new to this forum and I do not post often as a lot of stuff on this forum is business related... There has been one issue that has kept me from switching to Linux for good and that is Multimedia support... I have got all that to work fine as well except for backing up my commercial DVD's. I have not found a program that will do something like say DVD Shrink for linux yet. That is why I think stu is right about what we need to do with the meetings. I would never miss a meeting if I were going there to get some information that I could use with my personal computer at home. Anyway just thought I would throw in my two cents and say that I would be a linux convert for life if I could just have some people to help me through the transition. ~wd0mkr On Apr 12, 2005 12:00 PM, plug-discuss-request@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us wrote: > Send PLUG-discuss mailing list submissions to > plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > plug-discuss-request@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > You can reach the person managing the list at > plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of PLUG-discuss digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: West Side Meeting ... What Topics ... Who is Willing (stu) > 2. Re: West Side Meeting ... What Topics ... Who is Willing (ec) > 3. List working? (JD Austin) > > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > From: stu > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Re: West Side Meeting ... What Topics ... Who is Willing > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:33:46 -0400 > Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > Just as a suggestion, I think there's a need to attract more new users to > these meetings. One way to do that might to take a closer look at some of the > newer desktop distros aimed at the typical windows user, like MEPIS and > UBUNTU. I currently run MEPIS on my HP Laptop, and UBUNTU running on a > desktop, and I'm hard pressed to say which one I like more. Both of them are > of DEBIAN variety, fast, secure, and they are incredibly easy to load, > update, and add packages to. Even easier than windows, IMHO, (The only thing > I miss is "Clippy" reminding me I only have "X" days left to register my > software before it goes belly-up!). > I love this stuff! I've been using it exclusively for over a year now, and I > still barely know what I'm doing! > I realize the meetings are aimed at more professional users, but I think the > Pros will follow with a growing base of home, SOHO, and casual internet > users. > If you can get people interested in using *any* Linux OS, there would also be > a lot of growing interest in meetings about archiving .tar, .bz files, home > networking (which is almost automatic with MEPIS), getting xine and gmplayer > to read DVD and .wmv files, and migrating to Linux apps like Firefox, Gimp, > Blender, Open Office, and all the other types of (free) software people would > like to have on their windows machines, but cant afford to pay for. > Most of the people I talk to have an interest in trying Linux, but they're so > used to running windows they're "afraid to learn a whole new OS", or they > seem to think their computers will implode if they try out any of the Live > CDs I hand out to them. If they had a chance to learn just a little, and try > it out risk free, they might jump into it like I did. > Would this be a direction PLUG would be willing to take? > > Stu > > On Monday 11 April 2005 08:51, G Gambill wrote: > > Does anyone have a topic they would be willing to talk about (maybe > > facilitate - or hear about) at this months West Side meeting? > > > > One thought of mine is to start defining the direction of the west side > > meetings. > > > > Thanks, > > > > George > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --__--__-- > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 11:14:39 -0700 (PDT) > From: ec > Subject: Re: West Side Meeting ... What Topics ... Who is Willing > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > Even tho I personally cannot get home safely from > either east or west side meetings due to riding a > bike/bus...mostly due bus schedules into Downtown > Scottsdale, I think the following item by Stu would > get me VERY interested. > > I too, need some 'coaching' via informative type > meetings to do much more than just install whatever is > on the cd's and then stumble around. I have a messed > up Mepis install that is 'limping' along and have > forgotten what I did to mess it up! > > This is being written from a knoppix 3.6 release live > cd and 2.6.7 kernal. Just because I happen to have > that running, the Mepis is the usual version I am on. > > I guess I am in the 'middle' between a serious linux > user home user and a 'fraidy cat' type. I really wish > I had a close friend to help me break thru in > understanding some of the stuff he mentiones. > > --- stu wrote: > > Just as a suggestion, I think there's a need to > > attract more new users to > > these meetings. One way to do that might to take a > > closer look at some of the > > newer desktop distros aimed at the typical windows > > user, like MEPIS and > > UBUNTU. I currently run MEPIS on my HP Laptop, and > > UBUNTU running on a > > desktop, and I'm hard pressed to say which one I > > like more. Both of them are > > of DEBIAN variety, fast, secure, and they are > > incredibly easy to load, > > update, and add packages to. Even easier than > > windows, IMHO, (The only thing > > I miss is "Clippy" reminding me I only have "X" days > > left to register my > > software before it goes belly-up!). > > I love this stuff! I've been using it exclusively > > for over a year now, and I > > still barely know what I'm doing! > > I realize the meetings are aimed at more > > professional users, but I think the > > Pros will follow with a growing base of home, SOHO, > > and casual internet > > users. > > If you can get people interested in using *any* > > Linux OS, there would also be > > a lot of growing interest in meetings about > > archiving .tar, .bz files, home > > networking (which is almost automatic with MEPIS), > > getting xine and gmplayer > > to read DVD and .wmv files, and migrating to Linux > > apps like Firefox, Gimp, > > Blender, Open Office, and all the other types of > > (free) software people would > > like to have on their windows machines, but cant > > afford to pay for. > > Most of the people I talk to have an interest in > > trying Linux, but they're so > > used to running windows they're "afraid to learn a > > whole new OS", or they > > seem to think their computers will implode if they > > try out any of the Live > > CDs I hand out to them. If they had a chance to > > learn just a little, and try > > it out risk free, they might jump into it like I > > did. > > Would this be a direction PLUG would be willing to > > take? > > > > Stu > > > > On Monday 11 April 2005 08:51, G Gambill wrote: > > > Does anyone have a topic they would be willing to > > talk about (maybe > > > facilitate - or hear about) at this months West > > Side meeting? > > > > > > One thought of mine is to start defining the > > direction of the west side > > > meetings. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > George > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > > settings: > > > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > > settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > Cyclists should expect and demand safe > accommodation on our public roads, > just as does every other user. > > Nothing more is expected. > > Nothing less is acceptable! > > Long live Knoppix!! > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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