Three of the Internet's Best Places to Get Started with Linux

Source: Linux Today

The Newchix mailing list is an offshoot of the popular LinuxChix community built around female Linux users. There is no set curriculum or structure to this beginner's forum -- just bring your questions and join in. The LinuxChix lists have a reputation for polite repartee that is rare in tech discussions of any kind, and the Newchix list is no exception. All questions are welcomed and treated with care by experienced and not-so-experienced members of the list. The membership is mostly female, but men are welcome.

List traffic is moderate but growing. Previous topics have included 'firewalls,' 'Mandrake install problem,' 'cannot load desktop manager,' 'baud and bps,' 'does Linux crash?', 'about downloading Red Hat,' and 'PCMCIA card config'...