<div dir="ltr">Mikalai and I are popular - too bad there are no prizes/fame/fortune for "the most LUG presentations" ;-)<br><div>Perhaps we could reduce the scope to the first few of these topics and see where the questions and commentary take us?</div>Regardless, March isn't a problem on my end if nobody else wants to present something.<br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div> </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 3:11 PM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <<a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
I feel two things here. Firstly, I am happy for you to present, but<br>
you (and Mikalai) have been taking a lot of the presentation load<br>
lately, and that is not healthy. <br>
<br>
Secondly, I do not feel these newbie-friendly presentations should<br>
be compressed into one talk. Some of the topics are related but not<br>
all of them are. <br>
<br>
Having said that, we are still short a talk for March, so unless<br>
people want to hear me rant about RSS feeds then we should schedule<br>
something.<br>
<br>
- Paul<br>
<br>
On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 09:28:28AM -0500, Jason Eckert wrote:<br>
> I think it's important that we don't underestimate the importance of having<br>
> a newbie-friendly presentation that addresses these topics. As a teacher, I<br>
> see so many of these types of questions go unasked because people are<br>
> afraid to look dumb (of course, there is no such thing as a dumb question -<br>
> unless you are on StackOverflow).<br>
> <br>
> Perhaps tackling all of these topics in a single presentation would be best<br>
> - I don't mind taking this on by creating a structure that opens with a<br>
> brief overview of Linux and open source, and leads up to the important<br>
> questions identified here. I could open with some main points to answer<br>
> each question, and members of the group could chime in to expand and add<br>
> details, as well as their own experiences and viewpoints (since there are<br>
> always many). I think it would make for a valuable presentation, and a<br>
> recording that could be referenced for new members in the future.<br>
> <br>
> What do you think?<br>
> <br>
> On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 1:56 AM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <<br>
> <a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org" target="_blank">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> > I am bumping this for two reasons. First, it would be really nice to<br>
> > have some beginner-friendly presentations in the group. Secondly, we<br>
> > don't have a second presentation for March.<br>
> ><br>
> > Even if you do not want to present on any of these topics directly,<br>
> > maybe you can use them as inspiration for something you could offer a<br>
> > quick presentation on?<br>
> ><br>
> > - Paul<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 03:07:06AM -0500, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Shaun Browne is a relatively new Linux user. He kindly sent me a set<br>
> > > of topics that he would be interested in, as somebody just getting<br>
> > > into Linux. Here is a semi-curated list. Can you offer to present one<br>
> > > or more of these topics to the group?<br>
> > ><br>
> > > - What computers/platforms are well-suited for converting to Linux<br>
> > > machines? What properties do they have? Are there particularly good<br>
> > > candidates new Linux users should target?<br>
> > ><br>
> > > - What distros are best suited to different niches in the Linux<br>
> > > ecosystem? What are the best distros for powerful computers? Older<br>
> > > computers? Other niches such as video creation/audio<br>
> > > creation/privacy and security? There are lots of distros out there,<br>
> > > but choosing the "best of breed" to start with can be overwhelming.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > - How do low-powered computers like the Raspberry Pi fit into the<br>
> > > Linux ecosystem? What other low-powered devices are there, and what<br>
> > > are their niches?<br>
> > ><br>
> > > - How beneficial are Youtube programs like like Explaining Computers,<br>
> > > or ones about running legacy Macintosh systems, for new Linux<br>
> > > users? What other online resources are most helpful for getting<br>
> > > people started in Linux in 2022? This could also talk about local<br>
> > > sources of support.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > - What are the difference between 32 and 64 bit architectures? Does it<br>
> > > matter? (I might add: differences between different kinds of<br>
> > > processors could be a good addition here.)<br>
> > ><br>
> > > - Where does one get old computers to play with? (I suggested this one<br>
> > > might be more appropriate as a question on kwlug-disc, but it could<br>
> > > be a presentation topic too.)<br>
> > ><br>
> > > I often feel that we have too many advanced presentations and not<br>
> > > enough beginner-friendly ones, so receiving this list is a real<br>
> > > treasure.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Shaun did say that he is interested in presentations that are oriented<br>
> > > to his interests as a user, as opposed to being a developer (or<br>
> > > sysadmin?).<br>
> > ><br>
> > > You could pick one aspect of these topics, or do more comprehensive<br>
> > > overviews. I feel there is enough expertise in this group to answer<br>
> > > many of these questions well. If you would like to schedule something<br>
> > > please contact me, or offer in-thread.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > - Paul<br>
> > ><br>
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