[wellylug] The year

Tue Apr 9 14:06:58 NZST 2002

I think we probably need to break it down some more than that to specifics.
I know this may bore some very knowledgeable people but for the lesser
beings such as I it would benefit us by, for example, the following:

Meeting Format:
1. A presentation of a topic
2. Q&A session
3. A workshop demonstrating the topic on peoples PC's.

For the topics I suggest that KDE or Gnome are broad topics and perhaps a
breakdown into:
1. Customising the interfaces, icons, and services
2. The Tools available for each - what they are and do, and what each
package lacks
3. Common Office applications available (word processor equivalents, etc)
and how to use them - this could span a couple of meetings as there are a
lot of common applications
4. Exploring the configuration files for KDE/Gnome and where to find them.
5. Administering new users - installing common applications/services for
every user (i.e. Open Office, printers) to reduce disk usage and double-ups.

and so on.

I am keen to learn Linux, but admit I am confused easily by the different
variations and possibilities when all I want is a useable PC or network of
PC's with printers, a common internet connection, etc. So don't expect me to
stand up just yet - I am supplying ideas from my perspective only.

The important thing is to have those more knowledgeable willing to
-patiently- guide those who are not sure of what we are doing, through some
exercises to demonstrate the points from the presentation. That helps us all
because then questions can be raised and covered more effectively. 

If it is off the subject then perhaps keep a note of the topic raised for
future meetings to explore.

My 5c worth.
Colin Klenner

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Giltrap [mailto:rob at ubietygroup.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 9 April 2002 12:30
To: wellylug at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [wellylug] The year

I agree

Maybe someone could present KDE 3 and Gnome 2 next month?

Rob

Damon Lynch wrote:

> I think more structure would be a good thing; a presentation followed by
> discussion is a good idea.
>
> Damon
>
> On Tue, 2002-04-09 at 11:58, Jamie Dobbs wrote: Hi all
>
> Well, we're almost at the second birthday of the group. We'll be 2
> years old in June and I have a few ideas in mind to celebrate that.
>
> One thing we could to do is get back to some sort of structure at
> meetings again. I'd like some people to volunteer to present things
> at meetings, it can be anything you'd like but we need some
> volunteers. Doing this we can move back to the 'old' set up of having
> a short presentation followed by the more informal time that we ran
> originally.
>
> Do people like this idea? There were several people last night who
> seemed to want more 'structure' to the meeting and in many ways I
> think this would be a good idea.
>
> Your thoughts and ideas on this are welcome, after all the group
> belongs to ALL of us, not just me!
>
> Cheers
>
> Jamie
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