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Re: Splitting Linux-il... Not.



> I really doubt splitting would do any good for 2 reasons.
> 
>  1. All it takes is one brainless character to really flood a
>     newsgroup, and we've already seen lots of them.
>  2. A newbie would probably just email to both groups anyway.
> 
> Also, who exactly would be helped by splitting the groups?  I'd be
> subscribed to both, so it can't possibly reduce the traffic I see.  In
> fact, it can only increase the traffic I see because of a) duplicate
> messages, and b) similar topics showing up on both groups.

As I said, I absolutely agree.

> Instead, why not try heading off the newbies by having regularly
> scheduled Linux installation parties?  Say, once a month (assuming
> sufficient interest), alternating between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
> Newbies could come with their PCs, and experienced hackers (what's the
> opposite of a newbie? :) can hang out helping the newbies to get linux
> up and running and/or eradicating miscellaneous problems and bugs.  We
> can recommend that people try to get as far as possible on their own,
> so that we can help them with the more tricky parts...

Great idea. Definitely.

> Can anyone manage to get us a standard bi-monthly location in each
> city?

I'll take Jerusalem. I can also offer school as a site, and maybe
I'll persuade Ariel to help us with the flood. Let's organize this
further.

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Shay Rojansky, roji@cs.huji.ac.il                 Finger for PGP public key