[Gslug-general] newbie focus

[Violette Manning]

I would like to echo Derek's request.  I'm not sure how many noobs are
consistently coming to gslug, but I'd like to chime in and mention that I am
noob and that makes at least 2 of us.  While it is helpful and worth the
time to just jump in and try to grapple with some of the more complex and
experience-requiring subject matter at gslug, it might be nice to deal with
some material that is somewhat introductory.  My request would be to hear a
basic introduction to shell scripting.

Thanks,

Violette Manning


On Nov 27, 2007 12:14 PM, Derek Dexheimer <dex3703 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am also a noob with Linux and would be more interested in subject
> matter directed toward problems of getting it installed and finding
> drivers, and ideally how to get it to cooperate with Windows machines.
>
> Thanks,
> Derek
>
> > From: Nicholas Heer <heer at eskimo.com>
> > Dear Eric,
> >
> >        I use Linux (Debian 3.1) on my desktop computer and I much prefer
> > it to Windows.  I've been using Linux since Red Hat 2.0 and still have
> Red
> > Hat 5.0 on my old comuter.  I'd be interested in hearing more talks
> about
> > solutions to problems that ordinary people have with Linux.  Many Linux
> > users are not computer experts, but so far most of the Gslug talks have
> > been addressed to experts who use Linux on servers.  Perhaps some
> meetings
> > could be devoted to those of us who just like to use Linux instead of
> > Windows and other meetings to professionals running Linux on servers.
>  I,
> > for example, would like to know more about CUPS.  I know how to use lpr
> > since it's been around for a long time, but I was not familiar with CUPS
> > when I installed Debian 3.1. over a year ago.  It was only about a week
> > ago that I learned how to use "cancel" to stop CUPS the way "lprm" stops
> > lpr.  And there are many other topics on using Linux that I think would
> be
> > of interest to ordinary users like myself.  You could have people give
> > talks on TeX and LaTeX, on Open Office, on burning cd's, on finding
> > hardware that is compatible with Linux drivers, on setting locales, on
> > using foreign languages and alphabets, on editing keyboards or creating
> > new keyboards.  And that's only a few of the topics I can think of.
> >
> > Sincerely yours,
> > Nicholas Heer
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