[Hudlug] Is this thing working?

[Tim]

Hello,

Ross Brown wrote:
> 
> Nothing in particular I want to "know" about Linux, just interested in
> finding out more in general but - at the same time - I've no interest in
> becoming a complete nerd/spod/expert. I run various flavours of Windows
> and Mac OS/System, and dabbled in Be OS before it was "Palmed", so
> decided it was time to find out more about Linux.

Thats fair enough.

> If I come along to one of the meetings, am I going to be thrown into a
> world of arguments about the merits of the GNU GPL and lots of blokes in
> beards arguing that you need to use Bash to *really* use Linux? Or is
> there a place for someone like me to find out more without being shot
> down for mentioning that I've used Mandrake in the past!?

I don't recall any conversation about the GPL, there aren't (m)any 
people with beards.

There is no way that meetings can be described as hardcore techie.

Come and ask questions - there are plenty of people who can answer them.

I can't comment on bash - I use it all the time.

Tim