RE: Newbie Night

[Kara Pritchard <kara@linux.com>]

> Okay, that's cool. Can you post (or repost) what's taken care of, so I 
> can get an idea of what areas might be left open. Thanks.
> 
I'll dig it up. But I really don't think I have any "open" areas. Not for
what I want to do. If you have a subject you want to do that's
appropriate, I'll schedule it. If it is in an area not being covered,
we'll do it on a "misc topic" night.

> Also (last one, I promise =), what are your thoughts on the problems 
> of handling new people who miss some of the earlier topics, and thus
> lack a good foundation for learning about the current topics? 
> 
The schedule will rotate frequently, allowing new users to easily catch
up. We'll also do an 'install quicky' at every meeting, of different
distribution, (different one each meeting) to introduce newbies to install
habits, and open floor discussion for current install problems of any
distribution. As most of the installs are similar, it will help
familiarize new 'newbies' with installs, and the basics.

If this goes as well as I hope, I'm going to cuddle up to Steven, and the
regular LUCI guys to coordinate mini presentations for LUCI that
complement newbie night. That way, there's something at regular LUCI
meetings to make newbies feel more comfortable, thus getting more out of
regular LUCI meetings. For instance, have a NN topic of 'basic unix
commands', then follow up at LUCI with a "LUCI Quicky", a 20 minute
presentation on an advanced Unix commands, such as 'integrating Unix
commands' like 'grep', 'sed' or the |, > and things like that that would
be related. Or, have a 'network install' at NN, and a 'setting up apache'
at LUCI.

Not only would this help get newbies more interested in LUCI, and more
quickly get them involved, but it can refresh the old fogies and maybe
even teach them a thing or two that they forgot about!

This would also allow LUCI to have more than one face talking at the
meetings.

> Jason
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Kara Pritchard [SMTP:kara@linux.com]
> > Sent:	Monday, December 13, 1999 10:23 AM
> > To:	'luci-discuss@luci.org'
> > Subject:	RE: Newbie Night
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I'm working on the layout that I presented several weeks ago. I'm in
> > contact right now with my vendors. I'm set to go. There's not been any
> > more conversation, because things are taken care of ;)
> > 
> > If you have a presentation that's suitable for newbie night, let me know,
> > and I'll get it scheduled. Same goes for any of the rest of you.
> > 
> > As our schedule and attendance becomes regular and steady, I'll be
> > inviting outside speakers, such as yourself, as well as vendors, to vary
> > the content.
> > 
> > However, please don't misinterpret newbie night. This isn't a 2nd LUCI
> > meeting. The purpose is SIMPLY to cover the basic essentials of the Linux
> > User. The stuff that LUCI just can't cover in addition to the latest and
> > greatest of Linux. Several of the topics we chatted about during the last
> > thread were great, but not suitable for newbie night. Keep things simple
> > guys.
> > 
> > On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Burke, Jason wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > I'm very interested in helping out, but things have been pretty quite
> > > concerning
> > > the game plan on the Newbie Night. What's the plan? (I would like to
> > start
> > > getting
> > > my presentation prepared now).
> > > 
> > > Jason
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From:	Kara Pritchard [SMTP:kara@linux.com]
> > > > Sent:	Sunday, December 12, 1999 7:35 PM
> > > > To:	luci-discuss@luci.org
> > > > Subject:	Newbie Night
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Just FYI, in case you were wondering, the first meeting for newbie
> > night
> > > > will start in January, not December. So, give all your loved ones
> > Linux
> > > > CDs for Christmas and an invitation to Newbie Night, Tuesday, January
> > 11th
> > > > 2000, 7pm, IL State Museum Research and Collection Center.
> > > > 
> > > > I'll send a reminder next year :-)
> > > > 
> > > > Have a happy holiday!
> > > > 
> > > > - Kara
> > > > 
> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > Kara Pritchard                        	Phone: 217-698-1694
> > > > Red Hat Certified Engineer
> > > > Linux Users of Central Illinois		kara@luci.org
> > > > LUG Project Manager - Linux.com		kara@linux.com
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> > - Kara
> > 
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> > Kara Pritchard                        	Phone: 217-698-1694
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> > Linux Users of Central Illinois		kara@luci.org
> > LUG Project Manager - Linux.com		kara@linux.com
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- Kara

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Kara Pritchard                        	Phone: 217-698-1694
Red Hat Certified Engineer
Linux Users of Central Illinois		kara@luci.org
LUG Project Manager - Linux.com		kara@linux.com
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