Greetings, On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Shakthi Kannan <[email protected]> wrote: > > 1. Newbies come with different perceptions, and when they get the real > hands-on experience, they realize this is not for them. Fair enough. > Unfortunately, you don't get the time back that you spent with them.
<vigorous nod in agreement> > > 2. Giving a tutorial is not a problem. There are plenty of good > documentation available online, just a click away from a search. The > problem comes when they lack the ability to comprehend, or seldom > follow instructions _strictly_, and you also having to explain the > tutorial to them -- which is really bad, IMO. Forcing people to do > things also doesn't work, but, one can motivate or inspire people to > do things. erm. I would call that coercing ;) of course there is an else clause with unreasonable (to the coerced) stuff in it..... alternatively anti marketing of their current practices. y'know the "Lalita Pawar" veriety. (mattupoN uDiattal vengalam mamiar uDaittal maNkalam type). Many time this is effective. > > To answer your question, you could use this as a start, and customize > it to your needs: > > http://shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/presentations/gnubie.html VERY impressive indeed!! a solidified alpha version of what I was having in mind. Surely We can work together and take it forward with more community involvement. I will try and contribute further in the area of IT Infrastructure, the area of my strength. Thanks for responding... Regards, Rajagopal _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
