Hi Richard, Thanks a lot for the advice and guidance... Very much appreciated.
Congrats on the new job. Shane On 1 Feb 2012 20:49, "Richard Forth" <richard.fo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Also Shane, > > Don't fall into the same trap I did, Peterborough Linux User Group, is not > on Facebook, there is one of the same name, but that is Peterborough, > Ontario, Canada, not Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK. lol. > > Regards > Richard > > On 1 February 2012 20:41, Richard Forth <richard.fo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Shane, >> >> Welcome to PLUG, I myself have been a member for a couple of years and I >> too knew very little upon joining Peterborough Linux User Group. You will >> learn a lot even just by keeping an eye on the lists, the questions people >> ask and the responses they get. >> >> Sadly I have not been able to attend the meetings for a good while due to >> a hectic lifestyle and thanks to that I now have secured a job as a full >> time Linux Administrator in London, so now I think it will be unlikely I'll >> be attending any time soon. >> >> I will of course still be hanging out on the PLUG mailing list and on >> forums, here are a few that I know of that are worth registering with to >> get you started: >> >> http://ubuntuforums.org/ >> >> http://www.linuxquestions.org/ >> >> http://linuxforums.org/ >> >> http://forums.fedoraforum.org/index.php >> >> Good luck with your Linux endeavours and if you haven't tried any >> distrubution (distro) yet, try ubuntu, or fedora. >> >> Personally I prefer Fedora, because it is part of the same family as >> CentOS and the well known Red Hat Linux circle. I started out with ubuntu >> but because I now work with Linux in a commercial setting, I try to use >> something more familiar and closer to an industry standard Linux OS (not >> many places use Debian based distro's like Ubuntu, or Linux Mint (or even >> Debian itself). >> >> You also might want to get a subscription to a Linux Magazine, and or >> listen to the TuxRadar podcast. You can learn a lot just by listening to or >> reading about what's going on in Linux world. >> >> http://tuxradar.com/ or look for tuxradar in iTunes (or whatever your >> preferred podcast software is - iTunes doesn't work in Linux). >> >> >> http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-linux-replacements-for-itunes/450 >> >> I know that's a lot to get you started but always feel free to ask any >> question no matter how trivial, we are here to help each other when we can, >> and its nice to welcome a fellow colleague into the Linux community. >> >> By the way, does anyone on the list know where / if there is a LUG in >> Hayes / Uxbridge UB3 or nearby? >> >> Kind Regards >> >> Richard. >> >> >> >> On 1 February 2012 18:06, Shane Spires <shane.spi...@googlemail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Just joined the site... Have no experience with linux whatsoever but >>> very keen on learning... >>> >>> Is it worth me trying to come along to a meet up ... Or is it better to >>> have at least had a play first?? >>> >>> Do you bring laptops along for demos? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Shane >>> On 1 Feb 2012 17:16, "Stuart Lonnen" <stuart.lon...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I think an informal meeting would be good to have on a regular basis >>>> (e.g. every third meeting) where to host it would need to be decided - I'm >>>> thinking a pub for some bizarre reason. >>>> >>>> Stuart L. >>>> >>>> On 31 January 2012 21:12, Brian Smith <br...@briansmithonline.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Whilst a talk or demonstration is always welcome, I find the informal >>>>> gathering with no specific goal extremely pleasant. Inconsequential chat >>>>> and peer to peer support is valuable in itself. >>>>> >>>>> Brian >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Peterboro mailing list >>>>> Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk >>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Peterboro mailing list >>>> Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk >>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Peterboro mailing list >>> Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk >>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro >>> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro >
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