[ubuntu-za] Ubuntu Service and assistance

[Rusty]

Hi Johan Mynhardt,
you wrote:
"Well, if you are in search of "live" support, we have a channel on the
Freenode IRC network (http://freenode.org). The channel ......"

trying this out I found that it should read '....freenode.net' or you get an
error message.

Johan Prinsloo
there is a Linus group (PLUG = Pretoria Linux User Group) meeting in
Pretoria coming Saturday at 'The Place', Menlin Squire, If you would like to
meet Pretorians using Linux (and ubuntu), this is a place to meet them. --
will not be many -

this is the invite
[PLUG] Breakfast at The Place, Menlyn Retail, 14 March 2009 *From:  * "Karl
Fischer" <kmf at fischer.org.za> *Date:  * Tue, March 3, 2009 13:47 *To:  * "PLUG"
<pretlug-main at lists.sourceforge.net>
(more<http://mail.magicmail.co.za/src/read_body.php?mailbox=INBOX&passed_id=900&startMessage=1&show_more=1>
)

Hi Guys
Would love you to join me for a Breakfast at the Place Menlyn Retail at 10:00
on Saturday 10:00,

.....

Remember this is a MeatUp so we have eat up all the meat up. :)

People with any Linux related queries are welcome hopefully we can
resolve a few.

Karl

Do join if ur available - However I think its at Menlin Square (opp.
Menlin), not Retail
greetings
Rusty




On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 10:50 PM, Johan Mynhardt <johanmynhardt at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Johan,
>
> Well, if you are in search of "live" support, we have a channel on the
> Freenode
> IRC network (http://freenode.org). The channel is #ubuntu-za
> Should you need help setting up IRC, just post to the mailing list again
> and we
> will help you ASAP.
>
> Note that most of the people in the channel idle there, so response might
> not be
> instant. You can also find information on http://wiki.ubuntu-za.org/ our
> local
> wiki page.
>
>
> Dr. Johan P. Prinsloo wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm absolutely new to this mailing list and I'm so glad to have learned
> > of it's existence.
> >
> > I'm a very blessed man in that I had a brilliant brother who guided me
> > towards linux and I've been using Ubuntu since version 5.10 and running
> > it exclusively since 6.06. Unfortunately my brother passed away suddenly
> > end of September at the young age of 52.
> >
> > My problem is this. I never used to have any problems, because whenever
> > I needed to do anything on a PC, I just picked up the phone and called
> > Piet. Now that he is gone, I'm somewhat bugg'rd to put it mildly,
> > because who do I call, mail, Skype or run to now?
> >
> > The Ubuntu forums are nice, but not always what one wants. Being new to
> > this particular SA mailing list, I'd like to know if this is a place
> > where one could ask for such advice or help or assistance or is this
> > intended mainly for developers and experts?
> >  Otherwise, do any of you know of someone that knows his/her stuff with
> > Ubuntu or Linux in the Pretoria area that renders a kind of support or
> > help service that I can get hold of?
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > Johan
> >
>
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