[Falkirk] Hello Falkirk

[sandy noble]

Hello Neil,

can you give me some more information about the meeting ???

sandy


>From: Neil Paterson <njcpaterson at blueyonder.co.uk>
>Reply-To: Falkirk and Stirling Linux User Group 
><falkirk at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>To: falkirk at mailman.lug.org.uk
>Subject: [Falkirk] Hello Falkirk
>Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 21:53:32 +0100
>
>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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