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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rob Beard wrote: > Paul Sutton wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> >> >>> I have found though that as a day to day user I don't need to worry >>> about permissions, everything in my Home directory has the correct >>> permissions. The only time I have really played with permissions is on >>> my server to restrict certain things from the kids (like making family >>> pictures read only to certain groups such as the groups that the kids >>> account is in, so they can look at the pictures but not inadvertantly >>> delete them). I'd have to do the same on Windows too if I was using >>> Windows as a server. >>> >>> Rob >>> >> >> There is no harm is discussing specific issues at Lug meets it may >> encourage people to attend, >> > I didn't say there was :-) > > I was just saying that as a home user generally you may not come across > permissions problems, not at least for a single user PC. That's not to > say I wouldn't like to learn more about suid/sgid and sticky bits is it? >> it also shows that rather than just being social as a community we can >> share information and support each other. Having regular talks / >> workshops looks good, shows the community is active etc. >> > Yes, but from experience, the LUG meetings are generally social. The > Shoreline may not be the best location to do a talk unless it was > something where a couple of us could sit round a table (like when Gordon > brought in his Asterisk boxes). Maybe with any luck we may find The > Lighthouse is a better venue, or maybe the hall at Exwick (the hall > itself is a good size and has lots of seating, I'm not sure if Trevor > has a projector and screen though or if anyone else has one to hand?). >> in contrast >> >> I wonder if one can go to a windows user group meeting and get someone >> to talk everyone there through windows permissions free of charge, or at >> very very little cost. I doubt it. Can you go to such a meet and get >> windows installed free of charge, nope >> >> > Windows User Group meeting? > > I've heard of computer clubs (which in my experience have been free or a > little cost to hire rooms) but not a Windows User Group meeting. You'll > probably find some people rope their more technically minded friends > into doing Windows reinstalls for a couple of beers/bottle of wine etc. >> lets look at this as a way to high light the differences between free >> and closed source software communities. >> > To be honest, I've been members of some Windows related forums for a > while now and some of the folks in there are just as helpful as in Linux > forums or on Linux mailing lists. Same goes for some Mac forums such as > MacFixIt. With any OS I've also found folks who are just the opposite. > > Rob > > ok fair comments there, Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Ubuntu 9.10 is out : Visit www.ubuntu.com for details DCGLUG MEETINGS - Details on www.dcglug.org.uk/drupal6, - please click on Group meetings link on right hand side Aged 11 - 19 then dfey may be for you, please goto http://www.dfey.org for more details -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAktXVRMACgkQaggq1k2FJq0+NACeNiZLihjYlSKew7hkppl4CGjz lJcAnixSMcXJwhc041TckW6fuC+wc8lr =+ERY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html