2009/6/23 Greg Herdman <gherd...@toucansurf.com>: > One general thought regarding this list - much of the chat is, by its > very nature, very technical, or at least very much couched in 'insider' > language. As a real beginner in the Ubuntu world I for one would > appreciate a bit of 'translation' when discussing convoluted issues. I'm > not an IT novice, but neither am I an IT expert. For those who've > already given their advice, many thanks. Hope this pointer helps to > widen involvement; I will be running community IT classes again this > coming autumn and have already raised interest in Ubuntu taster sessions. >
Hi Greg, The problem is that the levels of experience on the list vary greatly. There are people who've barely touched a PC before all the way through to kernel hackers. Finding a common set of terms (and then remembering to use them!) is difficult. The best thing to do is ask if you don't understand. I don't think anyone will make fun if you do - it's against the CoC (code of conduct) for a start, and they will probably get told off pretty quick if they do! Also, if you don't understand it's probable that someone else won't either, so you're not *just* helping yourself. Cofion/Regards, Neil -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
