I will be happy to give the introductory lecture. What is Linux and why use it. I will be happy to give it anywhere in Israel. I don't mind traveling to Haifa or Jerusalem or wherever needed.
-- Ori Idan On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 7:06 PM, Shlomi Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 15 August 2008, Dotan Cohen wrote: > > 2008/8/15 Shlomi Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > What we did is organise a series of presentations introducing Linux to > > > beginners. Like: > > > > I will take a look at the material that you currently have. > > > > Thanks. > > > > * Intro to Linux - what is it all about. > > > > > > * The Linux Installation Process. > > > > > > * Linux for the Student. > > > > Until the universities stop sending mail in .doc format and requiring > > certain Windows-only software (Turbo C with not GCC compatible code, > > Solidworks, etc.) then students will have a very difficult time moving > > to Linux. Engineers, also, for that matter (because of Solidworks). > > You may wish to look at Sagiv's slides: > > http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/telux/lin-club_files/w2l-linux_for_student1.sxi > > In any case, one can always use virtualisation. > > > > > > * Development under Linux. (We focused about C development which is > what > > > Technion and TAU students need to know). > > > > > > * Surviving in the FOSS Community / How to get help. > > > > > > * Basic Unix Administration. > > > > > > Etc. > > > > > > There also used to be a Linux installation party / Linux day at certain > > > points, where people brought their computers and other people helped > them > > > install Linux. > > > > This has always seemed a failure, at least in my opinion. > > We reached this conclusion in Telux too, and decided to skip it. Carrying a > computer to such a party and back is not such a good idea. > > > Better that > > we go to the user's house / dorm and do the install there. The whole > > "should I move to Linux" question should be one-on-one. Note that not > > _everyone_ is in a position where they should move to Linux yet. > > Yes, that's a good idea, and has been mine too. > > s/install/installation/. > > > > > > You can find last year's Telux schedule and slides here: > > > > > > http://welcome.linux.org.il/2007/timetable.html > > > > > > This year we're planning to move the "Linux Installation Process" > lecture > > > right after the first Mini-Intro presentation, but otherwise everything > > > will remain the same. > > > > I will go through the material after September 9, which is my last > > Moed A exam. I will add what I can. Also, if anyone in the Haifa area > > needs a new Linux install and some first-use experience, then mail me! > > OK. I can extend this offer to people in the Tel Aviv area too. > > > I already have one waiting for me for after exams, and I have done > > quite a few before. I usually install Kubuntu, but I am willing to > > work with any distro the user wants (the one in September specifically > > wants SUSE). > > Regards, > > Shlomi Fish > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ > The Case for File Swapping - http://xrl.us/bjn7i > > Shlomi, so what are you working on? Working on a new wiki about unit > testing > fortunes in freecell? -- Ran Eilam > _______________________________________________ > Haifux mailing list > [email protected] > http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux > -- ספרים וסיפורים שכתבתי: http://www.thestories.org
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