Monday, the 24th, what month? Vic
1/18/2002 9:08:26 AM, John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject:RE: [brluglist] A good opportunity for Linux Advocacy was RE: Cli > ckers wants to start a Linux SIG was RE: [brluglist] Re: meeti ng > locatio ns? > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 09:08:26 -0600 > > > > By the way, anyone who is interested in helping or attending the BRLUG > Newbie Hour is welcome to attend. > > The BRLUG Newbie Hour will be on Monday, the 24th, at 7pm at Sparkhound > > until ?. The address and directions are at: http://www.brlug.net/ > location.php3?id=4 > > Hope to see you there! > > John Hebert > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Braud [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 9:09 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [brluglist] A good opportunity for Linux Advocacy was RE: > Clickers wants to start a Linux SIG was RE: [brluglist] Re: meeti ng > locations? > > > I'll be there John. Actually I started with a Atari 800 using a tape player > as the input and Atari Basic. Where is Sparkhound? > Larry > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Hebert > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 8:24 AM > Subject: [brluglist] A good opportunity for Linux Advocacy was RE: Clickers > wants to start a Linux SIG was RE: [brluglist] Re: meeti ng locations? > > Larry, > > I agree completely with your statement. I also started with DOS 3.? way > back in the day and when I installed Linux for the first time on my own > home equipment, had the same kind of thrill of being in control of my > hardware. Even more so in the case of Linux, since the source is free and > open. > > I intend to do exactly what you are asking for, an introduction to Linux > from the beginning, using the RUTE (http://rute.sf.net) tutorial and a few > other resources. Are you interested in attending a planning/brainstorming > meeting on Monday evening at 7pm at Sparkhound? I think you have valuable > input to contribute to the meeting. > > My own experience with Linux was that I was exposed to it back in 1996 but > did not feel I had the knowledge or experience to install it on my own > equipment (and Doom seemed to take up most of my time on computers then!). > It took me a couple of years after that until I was finally able to work at > home and had enough free time to take the plunge and bang my head against > my computer screen until I got past the learning curve. I did have some > help from others, but it was mostly a lot of hard effort on my part. So, I > can empathize with others about the difficulty of learning Linux, > especially when pressed for time. > > John Hebert ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
