[kwlug-disc] Beginner-friendly presentation requests

Mon Feb 21 15:59:38 EST 2022

Mikalai and I are popular - too bad there are no prizes/fame/fortune for
"the most LUG presentations" ;-)
Perhaps we could reduce the scope to the first few of these topics and see
where the questions and commentary take us?
Regardless, March isn't a problem on my end if nobody else wants to present
something.

On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 3:11 PM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

>
> I feel two things here. Firstly, I am happy for you to present, but
> you (and Mikalai) have been taking a lot of the presentation load
> lately, and that is not healthy.
>
> Secondly, I do not feel these newbie-friendly presentations should
> be compressed into one talk. Some of the topics are related but not
> all of them are.
>
> Having said that, we are still short a talk for March, so unless
> people want to hear me rant about RSS feeds then we should schedule
> something.
>
> - Paul
>
> On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 09:28:28AM -0500, Jason Eckert wrote:
> > I think it's important that we don't underestimate the importance of
> having
> > a newbie-friendly presentation that addresses these topics. As a
> teacher, I
> > see so many of these types of questions go unasked because people are
> > afraid to look dumb (of course, there is no such thing as a dumb
> question -
> > unless you are on StackOverflow).
> >
> > Perhaps tackling all of these topics in a single presentation would be
> best
> > - I don't mind taking this on by creating a structure that opens with a
> > brief overview of Linux and open source, and leads up to the important
> > questions identified here. I could open with some main points to answer
> > each question, and members of the group could chime in to expand and add
> > details, as well as their own experiences and viewpoints (since there are
> > always many). I think it would make for a valuable presentation, and a
> > recording that could be referenced for new members in the future.
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 1:56 AM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
> > kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
> >
> > > I am bumping this for two reasons. First, it would be really nice to
> > > have some beginner-friendly presentations in the group. Secondly, we
> > > don't have a second presentation for March.
> > >
> > > Even if you do not want to present on any of these topics directly,
> > > maybe you can use them as inspiration for something you could offer a
> > > quick presentation on?
> > >
> > > - Paul
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 03:07:06AM -0500, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Shaun Browne is a relatively new Linux user. He kindly sent me a set
> > > > of topics that he would be interested in, as somebody just getting
> > > > into Linux. Here is a semi-curated list. Can you offer to present one
> > > > or more of these topics to the group?
> > > >
> > > > - What computers/platforms are well-suited for converting to Linux
> > > >   machines? What properties do they have? Are there particularly good
> > > >   candidates new Linux users should target?
> > > >
> > > > - What distros are best suited to different niches in the Linux
> > > >   ecosystem? What are the best distros for powerful computers? Older
> > > >   computers? Other niches such as video creation/audio
> > > >   creation/privacy and security? There are lots of distros out there,
> > > >   but choosing the "best of breed" to start with can be overwhelming.
> > > >
> > > > - How do low-powered computers like the Raspberry Pi fit into the
> > > >   Linux ecosystem? What other low-powered devices are there, and what
> > > >   are their niches?
> > > >
> > > > - How beneficial are Youtube programs like like Explaining Computers,
> > > >   or ones about running legacy Macintosh systems, for new Linux
> > > >   users? What other online resources are most helpful for getting
> > > >   people started in Linux in 2022? This could also talk about local
> > > >   sources of support.
> > > >
> > > > - What are the difference between 32 and 64 bit architectures? Does
> it
> > > >   matter? (I might add: differences between different kinds of
> > > >   processors could be a good addition here.)
> > > >
> > > > - Where does one get old computers to play with? (I suggested this
> one
> > > >   might be more appropriate as a question on kwlug-disc, but it could
> > > >   be a presentation topic too.)
> > > >
> > > > I often feel that we have too many advanced presentations and not
> > > > enough beginner-friendly ones, so receiving this list is a real
> > > > treasure.
> > > >
> > > > Shaun did say that he is interested in presentations that are
> oriented
> > > > to his interests as a user, as opposed to being a developer (or
> > > > sysadmin?).
> > > >
> > > > You could pick one aspect of these topics, or do more comprehensive
> > > > overviews. I feel there is enough expertise in this group to answer
> > > > many of these questions well. If you would like to schedule something
> > > > please contact me, or offer in-thread.
> > > >
> > > > - Paul
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Events: https://feeds.off-topic.kwlug.org
> > > > Housing: https://unionsd.coop
> > > > Blog: http://pnijjar.freeshell.org
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > kwlug-disc mailing list
> > > > kwlug-disc at kwlug.org
> > > > https://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org
> > >
> > > --
> > > Events: https://feeds.off-topic.kwlug.org
> > > Housing: https://unionsd.coop
> > > Blog: http://pnijjar.freeshell.org
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > kwlug-disc mailing list
> > > kwlug-disc at kwlug.org
> > > https://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org
> > >
>
> > _______________________________________________
> > kwlug-disc mailing list
> > kwlug-disc at kwlug.org
> > https://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org
>
>
> --
> Events: https://feeds.off-topic.kwlug.org
> Housing: https://unionsd.coop
> Blog: http://pnijjar.freeshell.org
>
> _______________________________________________
> kwlug-disc mailing list
> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org
> https://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://kwlug.org/pipermail/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org/attachments/20220221/20b9fc86/attachment.htm>