Hi, Just to clarify, in keeping with Siji's and Mehul's advice - I'll withdraw the proposal for my talk.
Kindly let me know if you need a voluntary hand for helping organize the event. Regards, Ankit On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 2:07 AM, Ankit Javalkar <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello Siji/Mehul, > > Thanks for the suggestions - Like I mentioned earlier I do understand that > you are trying to make sure that the topics stay faithful to the theme of > the day - no offence taken. > > If I were to go ahead with the talk - the demo that I mentioned earlier > would be taken using simple arduino sketches (blink etc) and fritzing files > to demonstrate that OSHW enthusiasts can use Github as well. > > As the Arduino Programming Language is a independent topic in itself - I > don't think it would be fair to club it with github as a talk/demo. > > Trying to figure things out. > > regards > > > On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 1:41 AM, Siji Sunny <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Hi, >> > >> > I have not used github in that context and hence will not be the best >> > person to guide. >> > >> > As you are already aware, github is not technology specific - in fact in >> > github's educational vids, they explicitly mention that any 'knowledge >> > worker' can benefit [where a knowledge worker is any person who makes >> use >> > of a computer] >> > >> > I understand that your suggestions are aimed at making talk more >> inclined >> > towards the overall theme - but I guess there's no harm in having a >> github >> > training session as I'm sure not a lot of people may have started of >> with >> > github, at least not the newcomers. >> > >> > The final decision is in the organizers hands - please let me know >> > >> >> Hi Ankit, >> >> I do agree with Mehul's view, also there is session on the same topic >> happening @ ILUG Meetup on 23rd. So as you mentioned initially, if you can >> find some relevant topics with reference to Arduino, Open-Hardware an >> github will give more sense. >> >> Another suggestion from me is to Introduce "Arduino Programing Language", >> prepare some examples on the same, publish it on your Github account. And >> demonstrate/ explain these programs with basic Github features for >> publishing/sharing the code with community. >> >> (**We are not trying to discouraging you :) , just want to make sure that >> the proposed sessions are relevant to the event title.) >> >> >> >> > regards >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 1:08 AM, Mehul Ved <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> -- >> Siji Sunny >> -- >> http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers >> > > -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
