[plug] Updated Lesson 1 - for Introduction to Computers and Linux Manual

[Garry Moir]

Christian stop being so bloody puritanical!
I have no active interest in the ComputerBank thingy, but seeing regular 
emails coming through PLUG is a reminder that something is happening.
We need to be very careful about discouraging anyone who uses this forum.
I quite often delete emails from PLUG without reading them, because they 
are about a thread that I'm not interested in. BUT I'M STILL HAPPY TO 
RECEIVE THEM.
Bottom line is be your own censor.
Cheers

On Monday, March 01, 1999 11:49 AM, Christian 
[SMTP:christian at global.net.au] wrote:
> Chris Cornish wrote:
> >
> > Christian i totally disagree with you here im sorry to say. David is
> > working hard to get People educated with linux. Now as a lug one of
> > our purposes is to promote and teach linux. David is doing just that
> > and his posts here mean we can all see his work and correct
> > technicalitys (well it is spelt something like that. We here at PLUG
> > proberly have a better chance of doing this than the computer bank
> > peopple (no offence to the computerbank peopple). i say this becouse
> > there are more here that just do linux ( i belive ).
>
> This is all pretty much correct however my point is quite simple:
>
> - Some people are interested in the ComputerBank project (and
> subsequently David's efforts to develop material for it)
>
> - Some people aren't that interested at all.
>
> - Those people who are interested should join the computerbank mailing
> list that was setup specifically for this purpose. (I vaguely remember
> Gary setting up a mailing for this because of the increased Computer
> Bank traffic on this list - if I've imagined this then I apologise and
> retract both this and the previous email. :)
>
> - Those people who aren't interested need do nothing.
>
> Quite simply, there are a lot of people out there who probably don't
> have the time (or inclination) to read David's work and hence whenever
> an email update comes along regarding CB they just delete it or skim it
> and don't visit the site.  Having said that, I'm sure there are plenty
> of people who want to help out with this project and there can be plenty
> of discussion generated regarding it - and the computerbank mailing is a
> good place for this to happen.  I suspect that the first group outnumber
> the second and hence my suggestion that the computerbank stuff go to
> that particular mailing list.
>
> I hope that makes my position clear - if everyone feels that they want
> to keep seeing the ComputerBank emails (despite the existence of a list
> specifically for this purpose) then naturally it's best that they
> continue.  If the majority of people however aren't able/willing to
> contribute to the CB project and give the feedback requested then it's
> probably better that those who are interested join the other list and go
> from there.
>
> Regards,
>
> Christian.
>
> --
> ========================================================================
> I'm not trying to give users what they want, I'm trying to give them
> freedom, which they can then accept or reject. If people don't want
> freedom, they may be out of luck with me, but I won't allow them to
> define for me what is right, what is worth spending my life for.
>                                                     - Richard Stallman