_______________________________________________ From: "Brian Restall" < [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Malta Linux User Group - general list" < [email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [LINUX.ORG.MT] Windows/Linux, Outing, Mirror etc...
I have been following in passing your correspondence and i would like to pitch in my thoughts. First of all well done on the activity being generated on the list. > I am glad that most of u appreciate the difficulty of using linux for the average user, and in my humble opinion the trick is to somehow offer cheap basic training in that respect, obviously in parallel to the awareness building campaign. > This can be done easily by having one of u guys offering a 2 hour class for a few weeks (for a minimal fee) to the general public; and before u know it u will achieve your target of cultivating a small linux community that can get together and grow. > To help in that respect i can propose that i request management here to make the premises available for such lectures or for whatever other event u might wish to make. Unfortunately, I can only offer a few P2/P3 terminals for this. > Another way of supporting training, is by offering online learning or online videos. Mandrake does this quite well, and i am sure MCST can help u guys get a module online through our online learning platform (avicenna) and maybe fillm the training suggested above. Philip knows what i am talking about since i beleive he is indirectly involved. > So if anyone is interested in this training effort i would be more than glad to meet up and discuss details. > One last remark, is that perhaps u should consider and promote 3rd party applications like VMware to ensure linux wannabe's that they can keep both systems running without going through the hassle of having separate partitions and what not. I personally find this very comforting and worth the occasional linux experiment. http://www.soft-best.net/news.php?go=567 Let me know > > _______________________________________________ > Brian Restall Malta Council for Science and Technology http://www.mcst.org.mt Villa Bighi, Kalkara CSP 12, Malta > Email/MSN [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > +356 2360 2134 Direct Dialing +356 7946 7079 Mobile +356 2166 0340 Switchboard +356 2166 0341 Fax _______________________________________________ > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and the System Administrator immediately. Views or opinions presented or expressed in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Malta Council for Science and Technology. Recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. MCST accepts no liability for any damage that may be caused by any virus transmitted by this email or otherwise. > The Ideal-IST project and IST Mentor + are part-funded by the European Commission under the IST Priority. Any opinions expressed on this e-mail are those of the author/organisation and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Community.
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can u forward this email to the list pls ramon _______________________________________________ Brian Restall Malta Council for Science and Technology _ http://www.mcst.org.mt Villa Bighi, Kalkara CSP 12, Malta Email/MSN [EMAIL PROTECTED] +356 2360 2134 Direct Dialing +356 7946 7079 Mobile +356 2166 0340 Switchboard +356 2166 0341 Fax _______________________________________________ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and the System Administrator immediately. Views or opinions presented or expressed in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Malta Council for Science and Technology. Recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. MCST accepts no liability for any damage that may be caused by any virus transmitted by this email or otherwise. The Ideal-IST project and IST Mentor + are part-funded by the European Commission under the IST Priority. Any opinions expressed on this e-mail are those of the author/organisation and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Community. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Restall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Malta Linux User Group - general list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [LINUX.ORG.MT] Windows/Linux, Outing, Mirror etc... > I have been following in passing your correspondence and i would like to > pitch in my thoughts. First of all well done on the activity being generated > on the list. > > I am glad that most of u appreciate the difficulty of using linux for the > average user, and in my humble opinion the trick is to somehow offer cheap > basic training in that respect, obviously in parallel to the awareness > building campaign. > > This can be done easily by having one of u guys offering a 2 hour class for > a few weeks (for a minimal fee) to the general public; and before u know it > u will achieve your target of cultivating a small linux community that can > get together and grow. > > To help in that respect i can propose that i request management here to make > the premises available for such lectures or for whatever other event u might > wish to make. Unfortunately, I can only offer a few P2/P3 terminals for > this. > > Another way of supporting training, is by offering online learning or online > videos. Mandrake does this quite well, and i am sure MCST can help u guys > get a module online through our online learning platform (avicenna) and > maybe fillm the training suggested above. Philip knows what i am talking > about since i beleive he is indirectly involved. > > So if anyone is interested in this training effort i would be more than glad > to meet up and discuss details. > > One last remark, is that perhaps u should consider and promote 3rd party > applications like VMware to ensure linux wannabe's that they can keep both > systems running without going through the hassle of having separate > partitions and what not. I personally find this very comforting and worth > the occasional linux experiment. > http://www.soft-best.net/news.php?go=567 > > Let me know > > > _______________________________________________ > > Brian Restall > Malta Council for Science and Technology _ http://www.mcst.org.mt > Villa Bighi, Kalkara CSP 12, Malta > > Email/MSN [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +356 2360 2134 Direct Dialing > +356 7946 7079 Mobile > +356 2166 0340 Switchboard > +356 2166 0341 Fax > _______________________________________________ > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and the > System Administrator immediately. Views or opinions presented or expressed > in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent those of the Malta Council for Science and Technology. Recipient > should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. > MCST accepts no liability for any damage that may be caused by any virus > transmitted by this email or otherwise. > > The Ideal-IST project and IST Mentor + are part-funded by the European > Commission under the IST Priority. Any opinions expressed on this e-mail are > those of the author/organisation and do not necessarily reflect the views of > the European Community. >
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