Re: A pair of lists to join

["DJ Headley" <djheadley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd like to be part of the novice Linux users mailing list, please.

DJ
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> From: Robert G. Brown <bob@acm.org>
> To: members@kalamazoolinux.org
> Subject: A pair of lists to join
> Date: Sunday, February 20, 2000 9:38 PM
> 
> 
> 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 <---