[FreeGeek] FG / VanLUG newbie training

[Ben Holt]

Ifny said the following on 09/19/2007 01:29 AM:

> Linux / FOSS / Community
> Education / Hardware Reuse /  assisting non-profit groups
> Creating and empowering community, self-determination
> Recording history of FOSS & computers in general
> Innovation in software & hardware
> The ability to influence or guide the political process

Hi Ifny,

I was going through the minutes of your last meeting and was reminded of 
something I've been meaning to bring up.

VanLUG hasn't done much newbie related stewardship in the last few years 
and that is something we are hoping to change in the months to come. 
With FG churning out linux boxes and newbies there should be an 
opportunity for our two organisations to compliment each others efforts.

Our first planned "Newbie Night" will be our regular monthly meeting on 
November 19th.  We will hopefully have a second one in the early Spring 
or thereabouts.  At this point we haven't set the topics that we would 
like to cover and so this would be a good time to discuss what topics FG 
covers with newbies so that we can avoid or at least reduce overlap and 
build on each others efforts.

- Ben