<P>I'm like you, been listening to the silence for a while.</P>
<P>I agree more activity would be good, I used to work in Glasgow and go to Scotlug meetings, but am now in West Lothian.</P>
<P>Don't think I'm in a position to help much, being very much a 'newbie' myself, but am willing to swap experience etc.</P>
<P>Also keen to learn, particularly about networking with other computers ...</P>
<P>Currently use SuSE on a standalone machine, but no internet access due to its location - that's why I need the network!</P>
<P>Anybody else 'listening' to LUG Falkirk?<BR><BR>Regards</P>
<P>Rob<BR><BR></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #ff0000 2px solid">========================================<BR>Message Received: Jul 03 2006, 06:07 PM<BR>From: "Neil Paterson" <NJCPATERSON@BLUEYONDER.CO.UK><BR>To: falkirk@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>Cc: <BR>Subject: [Falkirk] Hello Falkirk<BR><BR>Hi there,<BR>I hope someones reading this - I've been on the mailing list for a year or so <BR>and I've only ever seen one or two (I think) emails circulated.<BR>Anyway, assuming someone IS out there, I'll get down to it. <BR><BR>I run the (very small) computing section at Ottakar's Bookshop on the High <BR>Street in Falkirk. I've been a linux user for a couple of years now, and have <BR>always tried to push linux within the section. I've written a couple of <BR>"shelf talker" reviews for a couple of titles and (as they're signed by me), <BR>got to know a few regular linux-using customers. <BR><BR>I had a phone call from a bloke asking me to trouble shoot a dual-boot <BR>ubuntu / windows xp situation.<BR><BR>Anyway, this email is not so much about this specific problem (I THINK i <BR>sorted him out, although I'm no guru, and I've never even tried a dual boot <BR>installation), but this guy asked what other support there was for a guy in <BR>his situation. Of course, I told him about all the usual (googling, paying <BR>for the distros support, etc etc. And I told him about this mailing list.<BR><BR>I'm going to put up a poster in the shop for linux newbies, offering to help <BR>installations, troubleshooting etc. (maybe even hand out installation cds?)<BR>Can I count on you guys to help out if needs be? - as I said, i'm no expert.<BR>Maybe we could even try and get a regular meeting up and running (I know, one <BR>thing at a time...)<BR><BR>So, what thoughts from anyone?<BR><BR><BR>yours trying to spread the word!<BR><BR><BR>Neil Paterson.<BR>(kubuntu at the mo.)<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Falkirk mailing list<BR>Falkirk@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/falkirk<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>