Microsoft drove me into the world of Linux and its various flavors including Mint, Puppy, PC Linux OS, Dream, Damn Small, gOS and many more. This trek started two years ago (can you correlate that time frame?) and my veracity for learning it hasn’t ebbed one bit. In fact, I find the world of Linux more compelling every time I sit down and learn more about it. I’m writing this article from my Asus EeePC that runs a Linux derivative and its performance impresses me every time I use it.
I’m writing this article, however, to try and drum up some local support here in Western Colorado to start a Linux/Ubuntu users group. Everything I learn about Ubuntu and Linux comes from experimenting, using, and reading. I learn the best from watching others who are more knowledgeable than I. And thus the shout out for Linux nerds and wannabes like me. I can pick up more information and skill in one hour spent talking and watching a bigger geek than me than a whole week schlepping through online manuals, books, and bulletin boards.
I think many people learn the same way. Most of us seem to absorb more through demonstration and conversation than from solo learning. If you live in Western Colorado, specifically Grand Junction area, and would be interested in meeting once a month or so to learn and share information about Linux, please comment below and lets see where this project might take us.
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Wow, that was better feedback than I had hoped for when I wrote this article. Keep any eye on the site and let’s try to get something going soon (within a month or so). Joe, I like your idea about an install fest and that could be something we talk about at our first gathering. I’m thinking that we meet initially at a coffee shop in town like Traders to keep it informal and shoot the breeze about ideas and how formal we want to make the group. Thanks again.
Rick I also found this howto on the net that may give us some help. I look forward to getting this going too.
http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/User-Group-HOWTO.html
Talk with you soon.
Joe
Rick -
Did you ever get a LUG started here in town?
If so, when do they meet? if not, should we try it again?
Hey Matt…yep, had 3 meetings last spring, then the “leader” of the group vanished. Had about 6 or so folks at each meeting. I simply don’t know enough to lead the group, but still want to be a Linux geek!
I’d attend a Linux users group Rick. There are quite a few commercial grade operating systems that are Unix based, and if you could get the word out to businesses around town, you may get a few system administrators that support Unix based systems to come to the group as well. Let me know if you’d like help in drumming up interest and/or spreading the word.
Karen Allen
Thanks Karen. Yes, please use your connections to gauge interest. Thanks!
Sounds interesting
I’d like to try it.
Henry Snyder
Rick,
I would love getting involved with a group about Linux. We also have a guy here at the station which knows a lot about linux and he may also enjoy getting involved.
Bob Carman
MBC Grand Inc
I am really interested
J.P.
I would like to give Linux a try. I would attend a users group.
Harold Schaffroth – Cedaredge
I would attend such a group — Roger Swingle
I have been experimenting with Ubuntu 8.10 on an old desktop with the goal of converting my laptop in the future. So far I’ve had mixed results. It looks like I will have to have a small partition or virtual machine to run a few Windows programs that I cannot do without(!). The only thing I have found so far that I cannot do with Ubuntu is watch Netflix instant movies. One delimma is that Windows XP works so well that the Ubuntu/XP decision is difficult. I just wish Microsoft would leave XP alone. I cringe every time they “helpfully” update my system!
As you can tell, I am interested in a Linux users group.
David Hjelstrom
count me in if I can get to it . I only use windows to play rpg games .
I’d love to join a dedicated LUG. A great way to get membership might be to host an installfest.I would be more than happy to volunteer to be apart of the installfest and would bring cd/dvd media (as well as my experiances) to help. Please contact me to let me know what I can do.
For anyone else just looking to hang out and talk geek about linux feel free to e-mail me as well.
Joe
stardome@comcast.net