Patrick Holthuizen wrote : > Hello, > > Since a few weeks I am thinking about the idea to provide support for > Linux in my local neighborhood for people who do not have much > experience with mailing lists, only speak their native language > (non-english) and/or prefer the physical appearance of a person for some > other reason. Besides participating in a local Linux user group I > thought of the idea to fill a google map with my contact details and > information about which physical area I am willing to provide support > for, for example: > > http://maps.google.nl/maps/ms?hl=nl&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101371347574559367262.0004733f5a52cceeb5c90&z=12 > > Now I wonder, does something like this already exist? What do you think > about this idea? I for a person think this could be a good idea for > providing something like a physical support network for Linux. > > Thanks for your critique in advance! > > Sincerely, > Patrick Holthuizen > >
Hi, very good idea, for French speaking people there's "parrain Linux" (Linux stepfather) where volunteers leave their contact, wherever they live, so that French speaking folks can email/ring them to help troubleshooting, find linux friendly places, wifi hotspots, or just share a few fine pubs addresses and Linux tell-talk in front of a beer. http://www.parrain-linux.com/ The good thing with this system is that it minimizes annoyances from spam and such, since the first message is mediated by "parrain-linux". If the "parrain" doesn't respond, the person asking will never get a real email or contact. Maybe it would be great to extend the principle to other languages, or set up a more debian-centric website like this one ? Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
