novice linux list

["john eckhardt" <johneckhardt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob,

I would like to join the novice Linux user's list.  Also, if you know of any 
resources I should consider please let me know.  I have very little 
experience with Unix and recently installed Winlinux so I could work on C++ 
programming assignments in an environment similar to the labs at Western.  I 
am considering installing another hard drive and putting RedHat on it.

Thanks,
John Eckhardt


>From: "Robert G. Brown" <bob@acm.org>
>Reply-To: bob@acm.org
>To: members@kalamazoolinux.org
>Subject: A pair of lists to join
>Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 22:38:40 -0500
>
>
>Tonight I have two lists on my mind, as a group we need to complete these,
>or move on, and soon:
>
>    - The list for Red Hat certification classes
>
>    - The novice Linux users mailing list
>
>
>We need one more person to have enough people to start making serious
>arrangements for at least one class. When the count is sufficient, we will
>form a mailing list of interested people, and confirm your interest. Then
>we will actually turn to scheduling the class time and place, make
>commitments for facilities, and so on. If we do not reach this point in a
>few days, this effort will be **abandoned**.  Please get in touch with
>me ASAP if you want to sign up. Also, if you HAVE signed up, further
>communication is not needed, unless of course you want to drop out.
>
>Over a month ago, we decided to try forming a mailing list for novice
>Linux users. I regret to report that the  response was not exactly
>overwhelming. About 4 people wrote in expressing interest in joining as
>novice users, and 2 others said they would be mentors. Now, I have not
>been promoting this aggressively for a number of reasons, but I am going to
>give it another go.
>
>We are still trying to form the "novice" mailing list. If you would like
>to join, please let me know and I'll add you to the list. I'd like to have
>at least another 4 or 5 novices before the list is formed, since it does
>need a certain degree of critical mass to have a chance of succeeding. It
>would also be good to find someone to report on the progress of that
>mailing list, so everyone in the group can find out how things are going
>over there.
>
>Please let me know if you you are interested, either as a novice or mentor.
>
>Thanks for your time, I'll be reporting back to the group in a week on the
>progress of both of these initiatives.
>
>                                                            Regards,
>                                                            ---> RGB <---
>

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