[GRLUG] Poll: Linux interests and availability

[john-thomas richards]

On Mon, May 07, 2007 at 11:30:31AM -0400, Michael Mol wrote:
> In the interest in having meetings targeted at appropriate audiences
> at appropriate times, I'd like to ask a few questions.
> 
> 1. Are you interested in Linux for personal or professional purposes?

I am not and have never been in IT as a profession.

> 2. What do you use Linux for?

I have been using Linux on the desktop for about ten years (yes, TEN
years on the desktop as a home user).

> 3. What kinds of meeting times would be most suitable for your
> schedule?  Weekends? Weekdays?  Business hours?

Business hours do not work for me at all.  Weekends are cool.  For a
while we had meetings at ITT on Saturday mornings.  That works swell
for me.

> 4. Are you interested in meetings primarily for topical presentations,
> or are you more interested in question-answer periods and one-on-one
> discussion?

Hanging out with fellow geeks is worthwhile.  I also enjoy
presentations to learn something new about Linux.

> If enough people are interested, I'd suggest that we have a second set
> of meetings, a monthly social-type event where we'd have some food and
> have walkthrough-type activities and peer discussion instead of the
> top-down presentation model we have at normal meetings.
> 
> The GRCC LUG operated in this way, and we helped a few people get
> Linux up and running on laptops and desktops.

The Saturday meetings we had at ITT were of this nature.  We hung out
and talked hardware and software and helped each other with installs or
configuration issues and marveled over various mods (I remember one guy
made a projector out of a laptop display and an overhead projector and
some duct-tape - SHWEET!)  Fun was had by all.
-- 
john-thomas
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