Re: Looking for October presenters for PLUGdev

>     Thanks Steve,

>     You know I was thinking back on the last 3 months and added up how
>     much money I have spent in books on Linux and I can say that I have
>     spent more money than a single user license upgrade to Windows 7
>     from Vista.

>     Has it been worth it? I would say now, absolutely. However there
>     have been a lot of very very frustrating nights were I almost
>     scrapped the whole thing and reverted back to M$.  But I still no
>     very little and have many questions.

>     The biggest frustration is simply not knowing what I don't know
>     about what I need to know to ask the right question.  The internet
>     is filled with step by step Linux configuration procedures that are
>     so narrowly focused with little or zero insight into WHAT and more
>     important WHY you are actually changing something.  There is no
>     context and no back drop to the configuration and therefore nothing
>     is really learned.  It just poses more questions.

>     I think there needs to be a series of presentations that answer "I
>     Just installed Linux ... What now?"  Start with general concepts for
>     configuration such as:

>     What key configuration files control network interfacing with
>     hardware devices and present examples of how they interact.

>     An overview of the more prominent file servers that can be
>     installed?  What are there strengths and weakness, how are they
>     typically used?  what key configuration files in Linux are needed
>     how does the file server interact with there config files?

>     What are the different methods of file permissions, and how do they
>     work?  What are the strengths and limitations of each method.  What
>     are the basic config files that interact with permissions.  Examples
>     of when and were to apply and use them.

>     These are just a start.

>     Computers are designed to be tools.  They are a means to an end.
>      Usually that end is not spending all of your valuable time
>     fiddling with your operating system.  Unfortunately in the desktop
>     realm M$ and Apple are King and they set the pace for zero to
>     configured and usable for the average novice to basic user.

>     Well all get down off my soapbox now and shut up.  Thanks 

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