Hi Jeff, Nice to meet you last night! I think that the "average user" is my wife, who knows how to use her sound editor, browser, browser for cloud-based email, and some games. She still does her programming in Flash 5, on Windows. She may visit one of the phone-app developer groups at some point. Maybe. Like the Python and Ruby groups, and the Agile group, we attract people who want to learn more than just enough to get by. That's why you see people wanting to learn more about shell scripting. It's an exciting area on Linux, with the potential to save you a lot of time and frustration. It also has cachet in the community, and value to employers. Rob ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeff Moncrieff <jeffrey [ dot ] moncrieff [ at ] yahoo [ dot ] ca> > To: Rob Echlin <rob [ at ] echlin [ dot ] ca> > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2013 3:34:06 PM > Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Survey! What breakout groups would you like to participate it? > > interesting stats we are not attracting the Average user. like we should be > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 2013-06-06, at 3:27 PM, Rob Echlin <rob [ at ] echlin [ dot ] ca> wrote: > >> Hi >> Preliminary results: >> - 12 responses so far >> - anyone else? >> >> Rob >> >> Answer Choices >> Responses >> User - word processing software 0% >> 0 >> User - command line examples and issues 41.67% >> 5 >> User - choosing email software - examples 0% >> 0 >> Developer - Hello World in Gnome or KDE 8.33% >> 1 >> Developer - Python for processing text 16.67% >> 2 >> Administrator - Command line examples and issues 75% >> 9 >> Media - Resizing pictures 0% >> 0 >> Media - Editing or recording sound files 8.33% >> 1 >> Maker - Fix hardware problems on computers 16.67% >> 2 >> Total Respondents: 12 >> >> >> -- >> >> Suggestions: >> >> >> DIY routing and QoS >> intro to kernel programming >> >> Embedded linux development >> >> General networking / firewall / router issues >> >> Kernel hacking >> >> Business software ie CRM and ERP geared toward small to mid Sized > businesses >> >> Server, esp Apache/PHP setup issues >> >> >> -- >> Rob Echlin, B. Eng. >> 613-266-8311 - Ottawa, ON >> http://talksoftware.wordpress.com - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Rob Echlin <rob [ at ] echlin [ dot ] ca> >>> To: "linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca" <linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca> >>> Cc: >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 10:44:40 AM >>> Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] Survey! What breakout groups would you like to >> participate it? >>> >>> Hi >>> I have set up a short survey (3 questions!) >>> >>> Please help us decide what groups to provide at tomorrow's meeting > and other >>> meetings. >>> >>> http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6WJYZQK >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Rob >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Rob Echlin, B. Eng. >>> 613-266-8311 - Ottawa, ON >>> http://talksoftware.wordpress.com - > http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Linux mailing list >>> Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca >>> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux mailing list >> Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca >> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux >