[aclug-L] Re: An idea -- any volunteers/helpers?

[jlweaver <jlweaver@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have never seen you at any of the ACLUG meetings.  You should attend if you
are going to suggest changes.  At the current time the rebuilding of the web
site is undergoing changes as we speak.  If you want changes come to our next
meeting next Monday at 7:00pm.
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Koji Hayakawa wrote:

> I was treated with a surprise of 250+ emails after I abandoned my email for
> couple days.  I just can't help myself but reflecting on couple things that
> stuck in my head.
>
> Someone in the group mentioned about interest of learning Python/MySQL.
> Someone else mentioned about wanting to have FAQ-O-Matic on ACLUG web site.
> Can we somehow mush these ideas, and create in-house MAQ-O-Matic, written in
> Python, powered by MySQL?  "That's crazy!", you might say.  There should be
> some FAQ-O-Matic we can just download, install, and use without much
> trouble.  And it would be a good system in a short run.  But here is my real
> point.  One, we can just start up a small group formed by interested
> participants.  We would set up a test Linux box that we do our development
> on.  We'll learn how to set up Linux, Apache, MySQL, Python, and possible
> CVS (concurrent version control system or some such).  At that point, we'll
> share our experience in the meeting.  Each of these topic can be single
> topic by itself, if there's enough interest, and if there's a volunteer to
> coordinate the presentation anyway.  Then you go about building the system,
> and any progress report can be part of the LUG meeting.  It would be a great
> learning experience for participant who wants to learn about any of these
> topics, and could be somewhat interesting topic to be mentioned at the
> meeting.  Some/most of the topics learned from the experience may veer off
> from "Linux" in strict sense (i.e. web design, scripting language, SQL,
> etc), but if we get scared before first attempt, we'll never get anywhere.
>
> I've been somewhat familiar with Unix/Linux for about 6 years now, on and
> off, always part time.  I don't claim to know Linux well at all.  But
> because of what I've done in the past, I have some knowledge of how to set
> up Apache/PHP/MySQL system.  I've never touched Python in my life, so if the
> above said project actually goes under way, that'll be the area I can learn
> something, aside from CVS.
>
> So far, I've never considered Linux as my desktop system replacement.  I'm
> just a M$ user by nature.  I happen to know and use Unix/Linux system.  I
> know Linux just enough to be dangerous.  I just look Linux as something good
> for personal server.  Heck, I catalog all my MP3 downloads in MySQL  :), and
> make write html front end for it, just for fun.  And if anyone in the group
> is interested in such topic, I will be happy to share my time.  (And
> knowledge, if it meets anyone's requirement)
>
> ....I need stop here before I bore all the readers off to /dev/null....
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