[GRLUG] linux meetup

[Godwin]

Sure we can make the wiki page the home page for now.  I'm somewhat
partial to home-brewed looking sites (nice ones with css) as opposed
to cookie-cutter ones, but my web design time is being taken up at the
moment.  :-)

If/when a good web designer surfaces, maybe we can maintain both.

G-


On 7/2/06, Szymon Machajewski <smachaje at grcc.edu> wrote:
> Godwin,
>
> You've made a call for a web developer in the past.  Why don't we take
> the wiki as the home page for now.  This would defuse the need for one
> developer.
>
>
>
> Szymon Machajewski
>
> Solutions Engineer / DBA
> Red Hat Certified Engineer
> Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
> www.grcc.edu/smachaje
>
>
> >>> mikemol at gmail.com 7/2/2006 1:05:28 am >>>
> One more thing.  When I first noticed GRLUG a year or two ago, I
> thought it was dead.  The website hadn't been updated in ages.  Even
> now, there's not much to look at, and the only active content is
> passively active; there's nothing about a wiki that makes one want to
> check back for updates.
>
> Simply choosing some colors and linking to a .CSS file would help, but
> the old announcements should probably be removed.
>
> Are there any web developer natives around here?
>
> On 7/2/06, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Looking at the list, there seem to be a large number of casual
> users,
> > as opposed to Linux-using professionals.
> >
> > Not that I can get a complete feel for GRLUG after attending one
> > meeting, but the casual side of Linux did seem lacking.  (But maybe
> an
> > after-one-meeting impression is needed.)  Clustering filesystems are
> > useful from an administrators standpoint, and fascinating to me.
> >
> > However, the average home-user of Linux is going to be more
> interested
> > in what games are available, or how to get 3D acceleration for their
> > ATI or NVidia card, or where to find a Linux distro that takes
> > advantage of x86-64.
> >
> > I expect that within a year or two, people are going to be asking
> how
> > to use Linux for everyday home tasks. (How do I run TurboTax on this
> > Linux system my grandson set up?  How do I write my English paper on
> > this computer I got for cheap?  How do I PRINT?!)
> >
> > If people are interested, I'd be happy to demo the proprietary and
> OSS
> > ATI drivers, and the proprietary NVidia driver.  I could show off
> many
> > of the games that were developed for Linux, or ported to Linux.
> >
> > But that's really not the kind of thing that struck me as a focus
> > point for GRLUG, after attending one meeting.  And if that's what it
> > looks like to someone who sat through it and asked questions, what's
> > it going to look like to someone whose interests are entirely
> > consumer-oriented?
> >
> > On 7/1/06, Szymon Machajewski <smachaje at grcc.edu> wrote:
> > > I don't see this as a new club.  This is not about a 'club' but
> > > networking people of the particular interest.
> > >
> > > I think having people on both lists makes sens.  A new person
> looking
> > > for Linux contacts may find meetup.com before they stumble on
> grlug.
> > >
> > > Also we had rather humble turnout at the meetings so putting more
> > > advertising of GRLUG meetings online in various places may be
> > > beneficial.
> > >
> > >
> > > Szymon Machajewski
> > >
> > > Solutions Engineer / DBA
> > > Red Hat Certified Engineer
> > > Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
> > > www.grcc.edu/smachaje
> > >
> > >
> > > >>> bob.kline at gmail.com 7/1/2006 10:36:49 pm >>>
> > > This is a group of people that don't find GRLUG what
> > > they want?  Or don't know about GRLUG?   I see at
> > > least one person that has appeared in the GRLUG
> > > messages.
> > >
> > > I looked at the site,  but still am not too sure what
> > > the point is.  Are they looking for a new club to form?
> > >
> > >
> > >     -Bob
> > >
> > >
> > > On 7/1/06, brad <brad0002 at ameritech.net> wrote:
> > > > For anyone interested in this group.
> > > > http://linux.meetup.com/cities/us/mi/grand_rapids/
> > > >
> > > > Brad
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