[kwlug disc.] Novice night next monday!

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Raul Suarez wrote, On 04/02/2008 9:34 AM:
> Hi,
> 
> We have Novice (noobie) night next Monday!
> 
> Don't forget to invite someone that may benefit and be interested in using Linux. 
> 
> Some people have proposed to do a broad invitation, but in this case I think it's better to invite someone we already know. Someone you could help when he/she gets stuck. Let's go for the low hanging fruit first. Of course, as always, everyone is welcome.
> 
> I am preparing it as in "a day in the life of home desktop  linux user" so I'm including the applications and tools and features that I think are most broadly used. 
> 
> For this I will need your help too. I'd appreciate if you can send me a list of applications that you use on a day to day basis or at least regularly.
>  
> And remember although I'll be the "presenter" this will ultimatelly require participation from every one when the prospective new users start asking questions.
> 
> Remember if we don't bring prospective new users this may turn out to be a "booring" presentation as I may be talking about something most (all?) of the regulars already know.

Raul, you are obviously completely unaware of the very great respect 
and regard we all have for you.

Your (let alone any of the) presentations I have seen are never boring.

There is always an element of:

- even if I'm familiar with something, I am only familiar with what I 
have encountered. I can say with reasonable confidence that I have 
never plumbed the entire depths of anything. Particularly since no 
application is an island. Seeing how others use what I'm familiar 
with, and therefore aspects that I haven't yet explored, is never boring.

- if I have never encountered something, almost always I have heard of 
it and wondered 'just what is this beastie'.

- often I had previously intended to dive into a topic that is 
presented, but just haven't had the time. These presentations (a) 
reduce my learning curve, (b) help me determine whether or not I'm 
interested in investing further significant time in the topic.

- Combinations of the above happen more often than I can shake a stick at.


In your particular case, anything you discuss is presented with an 
astonishing amount of pertinence, practicality, and animation, that it 
is simply a pleasure to sit back and enjoy.

Let me just say, and I think many others would agree ... THANK YOU!


Having said all this, your points made in this message are well taken.