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Introduction
As this is a project in the public domain, each and everyone is welcome to join the Community in order to learn, teach, help and support in an ecosystem of people, networks, software, hardware and anything you would like to ad.
Communication Protocol: AKA Netiquette Guidelines
Since we strive to advance this community to next level, we have to lay down the recommendations of the Net so that we do not have to put out fires later on in the future.
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- This document provides a minimum set of guidelines for Network Etiquette (Netiquette) which organizations may take and adapt for their own use. As such, it is deliberately written in a bulleted format to make adaptation easier and to make any particular item easy (or easier) to find. It also functions as a minimum set of guidelines for individuals, both users and administrators. This memo is the product of the Responsible Use of the Network (RUN) Working Group of the IETF. [1]
So please make some time through your browsing to read the RFC [1] and try to stick to those guidelines while communicating via the various channels.
Where can I start?
Get Linux
So you get invited by some geek or smart person to the world of GNU/Linux and all of a sudden you are overwhelmed by the freedom at your fingertips! That last only as long as you know you have broadband Internet with the ability to download the complete OS any time, anywhere. Since this is a Linux User Group, most people around will have at least one distribution at hand. Find someone who can help you with an ISO[2] or two.
IRC
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group communication in discussion forums, called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication via private message as well as chat and data transfers via Direct Client-to-Client.
Source: Wikipedia
Mailing Lists
The Mailing Lists are up and running! So come on and join the community!
Locally
Gather friends, host Install Feasts, get speakers to your community clubs and spread the knowledge.
Visit Events, Meetings, and Socialising under Meetings & Events in the menu.