I think it's a great idea too. When I get back to my computer later today I will expand on what our venue at the Central Library is doing for us and welcome entertaining new ideas.
I have run into a good resource that I will be tutoring and mentoring with for these topics. Sorry got to go for now. Mel On 08/04/17 07:00 AM, Richard Carter wrote: > I think it's a great idea. > > Robin > > On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 3:32 PM, Liam Gordon <l.oneill.gor...@gmail.com > <mailto:l.oneill.gor...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > I think it would be interesting and also productive to introduce > individuals from the beginner stages of Linux usage. > > An example of some topics that might be interest would be Linux Boot > Process,File System Hierarchy, Installing Linux through USB/CD, > Basic Command Line, package management using yum or apt-get etc, > Basic Trouble Shooting, etc., basic security, dual booting from > windows to linux, basic shell scripting > > There is probably way more that beginners would like to know, but I > think this is a good example of what most beginners would like to > know. Depending if we want to reach outside the mailing list, we > could put up posters, around the University of Calgary/Mount > Royal/post on reddit etc./protospace > > It could also be a fund raising activity as I have access to spaces > that cost about $25/50 to rent, and if we could charge $15-20 per > class, for about 4 hour class, and get 10-15 people to attend that > could assist in paying some of CLUG'S costs. > > What does everyone think? As a newbie I'm basic towards learning the > basics/intermediate and wanting others to make linux as user > friendly and friendly as possible. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca <mailto:clug-talk@clug.ca> > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > <http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca> > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php > <http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php>) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
