Perhaps a waiver in pdf form stating that "if something goes screwy...it's
not our fault".
-jtiner
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From: "Russell Hires" <rhires@earthlink.net>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Linux Missionaries
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> This is a good idea, but we need to be careful about sending Linux people
out
> who aren't "qualified." I don't necessarily mean RHCE's, but some basic
> modicum of knowledge/experience so that Linux doesn't become a bad word
> because of a bad experience.
>
> It's also important that missionaries who do go out prevent people from
> looking over their shoulder as installation/support takes place. This can
> make doing any troubleshooting or even basic installing difficult, and can
> lead to a bad experience....
>
> Maybe we could have a "Suncoast LUG Certification?" Nothing so thorough as
> RHCE, but basic minimum level of expertise? I would recommend this even if
> people were going out for free.
>
> Sound good?
>
> Russell
>
> On Friday 06 December 2002 15:29 pm, you wrote:
> > Folks:
> >
> > I get fairly regular requests for people to come out to someone's home
> > or office and assist in installing, tweaking or teaching Linux. Are
> > there people here who are willing to do that sort of thing? I always
> > refer people to the SLUG list, but it would be nice if I had a list of
> > people who were willing to do this type of thing. Of course, I'd expect
> > you to get paid; otherwise, the requester wants free support, and that's
> > what the lists are for. If you're interested in doing this kind of
> > thing, it doesn't matter what area of Tampa Bay you live in-- obviously,
> > you would go as far or as close as you want to.
> >
> > Anyway, if you're interested, let me know. Let me know what you'd charge
> > and how far afield you're willing to go. This might be worth putting a
> > page up, if the response is decent enough.
> >
> > Paul
>
> - --
> Linux -- the OS for the Renaissance Man
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