[Linux4christians] Hello all!

[John R Puhalski]

Hi all,

I think it would be great to see it get going a little more too.  I kind 
of forgot about it since there wasnt much going on anymore.  I remember 
when I first found the website and mailing list i was excited about using 
linux from a christian standpoint.  One of the things I've been working on 
for some time is content filtering and parental control.  I posted on here 
late last year and got some ideas but still have area's that need to be 
addressed.  So hopefully there will be enough interest to get things 
going.

I like Todd's idea below also about email introductions, it would be good 
to see who's out there and we could also find out what others interests 
are, disto's being used and other and levels of expertise to help in 
answering questions and solving problems.

thanks for getting it started.
john

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008, Todd Deshane wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I think that there is a lot of potential for this list and community in
> general. I really think that open source, and Linux in particular, has a
> natural fit with Christians (including their groups, such as churches and
> such).
>
> My suggestion would be to try to reach out to as many appropriate places
> that we can to find out who is interested in being a part of the community.
> Then brainstorm some ideas on the list and setup a meeting on IRC or
> something like that.
>
> Some initial thoughts:
>
> Pastor David listed some good things and we should expand on and discuss
> those.
>
> I also think the idea about being a portal as one of the main features would
> be nice. Being a place that links to all the best bible (print, text and
> audio, etc.), Christian music sites, videos, etc. etc. that work with Linux
> would be a good service. (this would also include the drupal, wordpress
> stuff for churches and such).
>
> I think that if this community is active enough, a Planet [1] blog could
> also be a nice feature. The basic idea is that you can aggregate the blogs
> of others in one place, they can you whatever blog system they want
> (including wordpress, etc.), and the posts could be automatically included
> on the main website.
>
> Also, being a portal to the churches that are available across the world
> might be a good service too.
>
> Another really good way to get things going is to do a round of
> introductions over email. See who is out there and why they are on the list
> and what they hope to get out of it, if they have any ideas etc.
>
> Lastly, I will give you a link to our radio show's website:
> http://northernlightradio.org/ Feel free to check us out. We might not be on
> much in the Summer, but will be back in the Fall when the semester starts
> again.
>
> Best of luck getting things going and I will give input as I can.
>
> Todd
>
>
> [1] http://www.planetplanet.org/
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 10:00 PM, l4c <l4c at thelinuxlink.net> wrote:
>
>> I realize I haven't seen anything in here for quite sometime.  I would
>> really like to see this list get going again and am open for suggestions on
>> how to do so.  Anyone?
>>
>> The same thing goes for the website.  I have had occasion lately to think
>> about registering a domain for it and stirring things up a bit. Perhaps a
>> forum.  Perhaps trying to make the site into a bit of a news portal type
>> site concerning anything Christian and Linux related.  To that end, perhaps
>> some of you still on the list would be willing to help contribute content?
>>
>> What are your thoughts?
>>
>> --
>> -Linc Fessenden
>>
>> In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded - Yeah right...
>>
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