[wellylug] Very Important: Meeting of 13th Feb 2005

[Jethro carr]

On Thu, 2006-02-16 at 00:35 +1300, Chris Hodgetts wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-02-16 at 00:21 +1300, Mark Foster wrote:
> 
> > Ouch. Zing!
> > Surely the whole LUG arent like that? :|
> 
> >From what I recall, at last count, there were ~250 users subscribed to
> the mail list....
> 
> How many people actually turn up to assist with the Installfest...
> ~10
> 

Chris, Jethro, Brent, Carl, Peter, Michael are always there, and some 
others I have probably forgotten.

It's not really the amount that turn up to assist - we couldn't have too
many people, but the amount of people who volunteer. And those 10 are
the only ones who do.

Pretty much the core group that also comes to the meetings as much as
possible.



> > I've had a very clear policy at the Installfests i've run before now - 
> > that'd be 3 of them.  NO bashing Microsoft. 

you don't need to bash MS. Everyone attending installfest already hates
them. Most people I meet who don't even know the existence of Linux,
hate Microsoft.


> Makes you wonder why we dont get more people saying they will come to
> the fest to help, because the people turning up actually want to get
> changed....

yes, you don't usually even have to try converting them. They have the
spirit, but the skills need assistance.


> 
> Most of the time it seams, from what I am seeing, people will moan about
> people who currently use windows, but when a user asks for help on the
> list, there are only a few people (Bearing in mind we have ~250 users)
> who actually try to help, and a buch of others just hijack the post..
> and the question is never answered..

It could be compared to saying "The petrol powered car sucks" but not
helping to provide an alternative.




-- 
Jethro Carr <jethro.carr at jedolinux.com>


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