[clue-talk] hobby group

[Maxwell Spangler]

On Thu, 2010-01-14 at 00:43 -0500, Louis Miller wrote:
> When I first started attending Clue meetings, I was very intimidated. I 
> didn't know much about computers. I felt like a loser. That was about 
> two years ago. In those two years, I have gotten proficient with both 
> computers and Linux, and now I don't need much help. But, the group has 
> a deep meaning to me, and now that I am leaving town, I don't know if 
> the next city will have a group that I can trust and get to know in the 
> same way I have with this group.

Louis a good community like CLUE needs you as much as you need them.

If there are only experts in a community, there is usually only dry,
technical talk and debate, argument or bickering about technical
details.  Adding diversity with new people who are less proficient or
fresh users who have just begun to use Linux brings energy to the group
and keeps the momentum going.  Linux is ultimately not about software
but about sharing and you play an important part of it.

I'm part of five users groups in three states right now and I don't see
significant differences between them.  Just the local, regional,
cultural differences that make life interesting.  Beyond that, the Linux
groups you find wherever you are going will be happy to have you.

Good luck!

-- 
Maxwell Spangler