[NBLUG/talk] I just posted about tonight's NBLUG meeting on NextDoor Santa Rosa

[Derek B. Noonburg]

Hi Brad,

Thanks for the outreach!

As for news sites, I read LWN and Phoronix.  But I wouldn't recommend
those to Linux newbies.

LinuxQuestions is pretty good, but as a forum not really a news site.

- Derek


On Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:56:39 -0700
Brad Morrison <bradmorrison at sonic.net> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> In the search for new members or just people interested in learning 
> about open source software/Linux, I just posted about tonight's NBLUG 
> meeting on NextDoor Santa Rosa.
> 
> I included a few links for the vast majority of my Santa Rosa
> neighbors who probably don't even know what Linux is or even open
> source software is and have likely not intentionally used/sought out
> any open source software. That got me thinking though - which
> Linux/OSS news sites do NBLUG members use most frequently? When you
> talk about Linux/OSS to someone who doesn't know/understand/use such
> technology, what resources do you refer them to?
> 
> This is my NextDoor post, for anyone that wants to like/comment on it 
> and hopefully drive more attention to NBLUG: 
> https://nextdoor.com/p/kz3bJfq3thYb?view=detail
> 
> As far as other promotional opportunities, I have thought that it
> might make sense to reach out to the only makerspace that I know of
> in Sonoma County, Chimera in Sebastopol: https://www.chimeraarts.org/
> 
> I have also briefly talked to Janeen Murray at Sonoma County Go Local 
> Cooperative (https://sonomacounty.golocal.coop/) about looking into
> the potential uses of open source technology in locally based
> businesses, as the big tech giants are the exact opposite of a local
> business and open licensing allows local businesses to compete more
> effectively with larger corporations.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Brad