Ramon I would be willing in helping out in this training effort, but I need more details.
Mario On Friday 28 May 2004 08:23 am, 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. 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.
