[kwlug-disc] Beginner-friendly presentation requests

[Paul Nijjar]

I feel two things here. Firstly, I am happy for you to present, but
you (and Mikalai) have been taking a lot of the presentation load
lately, and that is not healthy. 

Secondly, I do not feel these newbie-friendly presentations should
be compressed into one talk. Some of the topics are related but not
all of them are. 

Having said that, we are still short a talk for March, so unless
people want to hear me rant about RSS feeds then we should schedule
something.

- Paul

On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 09:28:28AM -0500, Jason Eckert wrote:
> I think it's important that we don't underestimate the importance of having
> a newbie-friendly presentation that addresses these topics. As a teacher, I
> see so many of these types of questions go unasked because people are
> afraid to look dumb (of course, there is no such thing as a dumb question -
> unless you are on StackOverflow).
> 
> Perhaps tackling all of these topics in a single presentation would be best
> - I don't mind taking this on by creating a structure that opens with a
> brief overview of Linux and open source, and leads up to the important
> questions identified here. I could open with some main points to answer
> each question, and members of the group could chime in to expand and add
> details, as well as their own experiences and viewpoints (since there are
> always many). I think it would make for a valuable presentation, and a
> recording that could be referenced for new members in the future.
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 1:56 AM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
> 
> > I am bumping this for two reasons. First, it would be really nice to
> > have some beginner-friendly presentations in the group. Secondly, we
> > don't have a second presentation for March.
> >
> > Even if you do not want to present on any of these topics directly,
> > maybe you can use them as inspiration for something you could offer a
> > quick presentation on?
> >
> > - Paul
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 03:07:06AM -0500, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> > >
> > > Shaun Browne is a relatively new Linux user. He kindly sent me a set
> > > of topics that he would be interested in, as somebody just getting
> > > into Linux. Here is a semi-curated list. Can you offer to present one
> > > or more of these topics to the group?
> > >
> > > - What computers/platforms are well-suited for converting to Linux
> > >   machines? What properties do they have? Are there particularly good
> > >   candidates new Linux users should target?
> > >
> > > - What distros are best suited to different niches in the Linux
> > >   ecosystem? What are the best distros for powerful computers? Older
> > >   computers? Other niches such as video creation/audio
> > >   creation/privacy and security? There are lots of distros out there,
> > >   but choosing the "best of breed" to start with can be overwhelming.
> > >
> > > - How do low-powered computers like the Raspberry Pi fit into the
> > >   Linux ecosystem? What other low-powered devices are there, and what
> > >   are their niches?
> > >
> > > - How beneficial are Youtube programs like like Explaining Computers,
> > >   or ones about running legacy Macintosh systems, for new Linux
> > >   users? What other online resources are most helpful for getting
> > >   people started in Linux in 2022? This could also talk about local
> > >   sources of support.
> > >
> > > - What are the difference between 32 and 64 bit architectures? Does it
> > >   matter? (I might add: differences between different kinds of
> > >   processors could be a good addition here.)
> > >
> > > - Where does one get old computers to play with? (I suggested this one
> > >   might be more appropriate as a question on kwlug-disc, but it could
> > >   be a presentation topic too.)
> > >
> > > I often feel that we have too many advanced presentations and not
> > > enough beginner-friendly ones, so receiving this list is a real
> > > treasure.
> > >
> > > Shaun did say that he is interested in presentations that are oriented
> > > to his interests as a user, as opposed to being a developer (or
> > > sysadmin?).
> > >
> > > You could pick one aspect of these topics, or do more comprehensive
> > > overviews. I feel there is enough expertise in this group to answer
> > > many of these questions well. If you would like to schedule something
> > > please contact me, or offer in-thread.
> > >
> > > - Paul
> > >
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