Hmm This will be a hot topic at the next council meeting methinks...
________________________________ Kevin Attard Compagno Malta Linux User Group (http://linux.org.mt) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Vassallo Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 1:19 PM To: Malta Linux User Group - general list Subject: Re: Fwd: [LINUX.ORG.MT] Windows/Linux, Outing, Mirror etc... oh, this is good! Ramon Casha wrote: >_______________________________________________ >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. 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Any opinions expressed on this >e-mail are those of the author/organisation and do not necessarily >reflect the views of the European Community. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > 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] <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. 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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] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > To: "Malta Linux User Group - general list" <[email protected] > <mailto:[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. 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