Re: Facebook

That sounds like a great suggestion for a newby like me (and I am sure -
others).

Bruce Prince


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Subject: [Linux-aus] Facebook

Firstly a disclaimer, I dislike Facebook for many reasons and would prefer
it if the company went bankrupt and shut down.  But as that's not going to
happen and there's an estimated 17.7 million Facebook users in Australia
(almost 2/3 of the population) we have to deal with that.

Currently a Facebook search for "Linux" and "Australia" will (for me at
least) return the Linux Australia organisation and not much else.  The Linux
Australia organisation hasn't posted since 2024.  I think it would be nice
to post at least once a year but that's not the main point of this message.

Currently a Facebook search for "free", "software", and "Australia" returns
as the only appropriate result the group "100% free software" which is more
about "free as in beer" software.

I think that what we need is to have a number of Facebook groups for
beginners in free software and Linux which can answer basic questions, help
people get started, and then point them to more open communities (Lemmy,
mailing lists, Matrix rooms, etC).

I'd be happy to join any such groups and answer questions, but I've got
enough going on that I don't want to be any sort of moderator or anything.

Is anyone interested in running such a group?

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