[wellylug] Wellylug Venue

[John Durham]

Jeff Hunt wrote:
> I agree with Rob. A major function of Wellylug can be encouraging 
> newbies. I personally can't get to meetings and while it is good that 
> anyone who wants to meet can meet, spreading the word is probably best 
> done through the website and with large gatherings that invite naive 
> users to lose themselves in the crowd if they want to.
>
> This could be important at present as Linux has become a very real 
> option for non-computer buffs who simply want a cheap working reliable OS.
>
> Regards.
Like you, I can't get to meetings. On the other hand, I do run a list 
called PC-Helpers with 106 members scattered around the globe. Having it 
is like one continuous meeting. With the recent issues involving Vista 
(esp the DRM), several of them are speaking of dumping windows and going 
to Linux. It was prompted by this report from Auckland University:
http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.txt
This may be just the first stage of something larger. Still getting back 
to meetings, I somehow managed to get to the last installfest. While 
there, I made a friend or two, and have kept in touch since then. Maybe 
that's the best thing to come out of it. Friends go out of their way to 
help each other. We don't need to wait for meetings. Don't you get 
something good from helping a friend?

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