Thanks for the feedback, Anthony, and the link. I'll take a look. Personally, as a newbie, I'm interested and invested in gaining a modest facility with Linux for both philosophical and practical reasons. Definitely I identify as a Linux convert, but I see myself mostly as a layperson who is someone attracted, but not called, to both the choir and aspects of evangelism. I'm not really particularly religious, but I am someone who has spent considerable time wandering in the wilderness and therefore sees the potential virtue of coming together with others as one from time to time. At the risk of providing "too much information" I'll mention to everybody that I feel that my life path has been both enabled and damaged by the influence of what I think of as rather nefarious corporate institutions such as Microsoft, Autodesk, and Comcast. Also, I frequently have dark obsessive thoughts of Windows as an infantalizing and addictive technology, one that has been intentionally created and utilized as much for purposes of social control and economic enslavement as for any other reasons. So I'm a bit prone to the ill effects of computer hypnosis and I tend to want to be able to understand and control my technology and thereby avoid the reverse relationship. I like to tinker. I admire the power--but am largely ignorant of--the control line interface. I am willing to give, but mostly I need, some help. Within reasonable limits. On 05/18/2017 12:36 AM, Anthony J. Bentley wrote:
Hi Tom,
Tom Ashcraft writes:
I took an impromptu opportunity this morning to do a casual survey of MMMGC to ask about the possibility of Albuquerque-based nmglug mailing list members having some meetings there. Thanks for looking into this!
I spoke briefly to facility coordinator Tyler Dunn who asked me which Linux group I was talking about. Turns out NM Computer Society-Linux already meets there 2nd Thursdays 7:15-8:45 pm. Anyone already familiar with this group? I was not aware of this group or that they met there. It's not advertised in the newsletter, at least. This looks like it might be their website:
http://www.manzanomesacenter.com/NMCSwebPageSite1and1/LINUX.html
Finally, I emailed Ed to state that I would try to gather assessments of or gage desire for actual use of the lab computers versus simpler and more available meeting/presentation/discussion/workspace, etc.--which I am hereby doing... I personally would bring my own laptop to such meetings.