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Re: [LUG] Are we too technical for our own good ?

 

> That is an important objective of this group - to seek to encourage
> GNU/Linux users to learn and solve their own problems and those of
> others. Sharing starts with each newbie - a problem solved becomes
> knowledge that can help someone else. A collection of problems solved
> leads to an ex-newbie who is able to help others whilst still learning
> more. From there, members often progress to more complex environments
> (like upstream development or working within one of the distributions)
> where suddenly they are a newbie all over again, learning to solve a
> different set of problems.
>
> Everyone benefits from sharing equally amongst such a diverse group -
> locking away one sub-set only encourages an us-and-them attitude that
> is unfair and can only act to constrain the freedom of the members
> themselves.

Neil, I find you incredibly persuasive, as always!

Jon

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