[plug] Newbie Guide - The beginning

[Kev]

Hi Arie

I'm a "relative" newbie, in that I've been playing with Linux for about 
a year now but still keep it as a play thing, as it's just too hard to 
get any really USEFUL help for a newbie (eg what's wiki?).  As for web 
resources - there's just too much of it out there to sort through for a 
newbie.  Most PLUG help (not all) is simply barrow pushing and showing 
off great knowledge, and generally of negative value.  (If I hadn't met 
1 particular PLUG member I'd have given up 11 months ago!)

I'd like to offer my help to do this project for several reasons ...

1. I'll learn a lot myself.
2. I really DO know most of the gripes of newbies.
3. While mostly *nix illiterate I'm not generally systems illiterate.
4. I have time.

Contact me off list if you want to accept my offer.

Cheers
Kev Downes



Arie Hol wrote:
> Greetings to all, 
> 
> After the AGM, I did some thinking about my comments to the meeting and my posts on this list about 
> a 'Newbie Guide'. 
> 
> Then I must have been struck by lightning or hit by a runnaway train or something like that -
> 
> But any way I have made a start on "The P.L.U.G. Newbie Guide"
> 
> I have created a small website to demonstrate the structure of my thinking, obviously I will want 
> and need a lot of input from other people too - either willingly, or by torture or just by having 
> someone else dob you in.
> 
> I am not going to try and make the site "highly technical" or too complex, my target  audience is 
> "Newcomers to Linux" and especially  those who are contemplating their first wary steps towards 
> doing an installation - "Dual boot or otherwise"
> 
> So if some aspects are a bit too far out or incorrect - just bear in mind I am trying to reach out 
> to people who like the idea of trying Linux but do not have the confidence to make the first step.
> 
> So if you ambush me - watch out "I Bite" - but otherwise, all input - helpful, critical, or 
> humorous will be gratefully accepted. As will any contributions.
> 
> The proof of concept demo is available (mostly empty pages)  for P.L.U.G members to view at :
> 
> http://members(dot)ozemail(dot)com(dot)au/~arie99/plug/
> 
> At this point in time I think we should not notify the general public until we can verify that the 
> site is 100% appropriate and correct for it's designated purpose.
> 
> Regards Arie
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