[plug] Dazed and Confused - Need Help ?

[Shayne O'Neill]

Can I suggest (dont want to start flame war) that xandros is that distro.
It reeeealy is a good beginners one. I've started a few folks off with it,
and they all love it. It looks good, behaves at some level windowsy , does
all the configuration tango including 'difficult' stuff like nvidia cards
& wifi but at the core its a fairly bog standard debian with a tweaked
kde.

The only reservation i have with xandros is the free version is still v2
while they are selling v3.

And I still wholeheartedly think a newbie list is the go.

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On Sun, 30 Jan 2005, Arie Hol wrote:

>
> Sorry if the following does not make sense or seems incoherent - I have a migraine, but here goes :
>
> Would it be worthwhile for the wiser heads of PLUG to get together and work-out some form of
> approach for newcomers to Linux, regarding :
>
> 1 - Selecting a particular distro to recommend for "beginners"
> 	(thinks - maybe the Computer Angels distro)
> 2 - Create a pathway for them to follow.
> 	(thinks - Then everybody knows where they are going and what comes next)
> 3 - Base PLUG support on this pathway.
> 	(thinks maybe the problem base will become centralized and more focused)
> 4 - Advise newcomers of this pathway and get them to follow it for at least (3-6-9) months before
> getting too adventurous.
> 5 - People who want to be spoon fed can be pointed back to the pathway, until they understand what
> they need to do
> 	(we provide first aid not life support)
>
> I hope you guys get my drift on this one.
>
> Once this pathway becomes established, then maybe the not so experienced members can reduce the
> load on our frontline experts - share the load.
>
> If all PLUG members understand the pathway, then there could be more harmony between gurus and
> newbies. Resulting in respect for gurus and more tolerance for newbies.
>
> I realise this will may be seen as "cutting" the choices down (initially) but at least we can get
> them up and running on something "easy" so they can start to learn, understand and appreciate where
> we are at and what Linux is really all about.
>
> In other words  - we embrace newcomers - show them the pathway to follow - let them know what is
> expected of them - see them benefit and watch them grow - and maybe instil the  pride and joy  of
> giving and sharing on new level for everybody.
>
> No I will not volunteer for this one - I'm very busy at the moment.
>
> Just some thoughts about a possible solution, I don't want to upset the gurus but by the same token
> I do not want to see newcomers giving up before they have made a half decent effort supported by
> some half decent help.
>
> NOTE:
> All the above doesn't read right for me - but I feel I had to write it somehow - I have had a
> migraine all day - and brain is out of town.
>
>
> Regards Arie
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