[Falkirk] Hello Falkirk

[AndyP]

Hi Neil,

	I'll assist where I can, still think of myself as a newbie but managing
to get by running Debian Unstable.

AndyP

On Fri, 2006-06-02 at 21:53 +0100, Neil Paterson wrote:
> Hi there,
> I hope someones reading this - I've been on the mailing list for a year or so 
> and I've only ever seen one or two (I think) emails circulated.
> Anyway, assuming someone IS out there, I'll get down to it. 
> 
> I run the (very small) computing section at Ottakar's Bookshop on the High 
> Street in Falkirk. I've been a linux user for a couple of years now, and have 
> always tried to push linux within the section. I've written a couple of 
> "shelf talker" reviews for a couple of titles and (as they're signed by me), 
> got to know a few regular linux-using customers. 
> 
> I had a phone call from a bloke asking me to trouble shoot a dual-boot 
> ubuntu / windows xp situation.
> 
> Anyway, this email is not so much about this specific problem (I THINK i 
> sorted him out, although I'm no guru, and I've never even tried a dual boot 
> installation), but this guy asked what other support there was for a guy in 
> his situation.  Of course, I told him about all the usual (googling, paying 
> for the distros support, etc etc. And I told him about this mailing list.
>  
> I'm going to put up a poster in the shop for linux newbies, offering to help 
> installations, troubleshooting etc. (maybe even hand out installation cds?)
> Can I count on you guys to help out if needs be? - as I said, i'm no expert.
> Maybe we could even try and get a regular meeting up and running (I know, one 
> thing at a time...)
> 
> So, what thoughts from anyone?
> 
> 
> yours trying to spread the word!
> 
> 
> Neil Paterson.
> (kubuntu at the mo.)
> 
> 
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