<div dir="ltr">I, too, don't see ale as an effective outreach to convert new people. I see ALE as a place where some individuals who have done some incredible outreach still get together to talk about linux. And when new people like me stumble upon it and realize the resource they stick around.<br>
<div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">...John<div><br></div></div></div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com" target="_blank">atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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But, all in all, I don't see ale as an effective outreach to convert new people to the joys of linux, as well as getting them through the, sometimes substantial, pain if they're trying to do anything esoteric.<br>
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