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Rob Beard wrote: > On 10/05/10 15:10, Neil Winchurst wrote: >>> >> Sounds good. Softly, softly ... But my point is still that they will >> need ongoing support for some time to come (certainly for older folks). >> >> Neil >> > > I guess in cases like this, it's not just handy to have a monthly > meeting but also to probably make ourselves available, for instance one > of us volunteering to become a 'sponsor' who they can call on when they > need assistance. > > Rob > That is it exactly. A monthly meeting isn't enough. Taking time to get them started, at their place perhaps, isn't enough. The need is for some person/people to be available for assistance at any reasonable time. Those with a Windows machine could well have many friends and/or relations with some experience to help. Going over to Linux, however gently, could make them wonder if the same sort of help will be around. That is what I am talking about. Neil -- 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