I ran across this today. It is a free organized training effort for
those wanting to learn Linux and willing to make a commitment to do it.
Note that this is NOT specific to Steven's BasicLinux. They plan on
having interactive IRC (chat) sessions, a dedicated "newbie-friendly"
mailing list ("no RTFM responses") and other friendly services. I like
the approach and philosophy they're using.>From the summary page at http://basiclinux.net/: --- cut here --- cut here --- Basic Linux Training is a brief, introductory level course written specifically for those coming from a DOS/Windows background, without any knowledge of Unix or programming. (Those coming from Apple/Mac are welcome and should get a lot out of this course despite the orientation. Just be aware that Mac users have always been rare on the mailing list so you'll almost certainly have to supplement this course with other Mac users who have Linux installed.) The course is designed to be used with virtually any introductory Linux textbook, and is vendor and distribution neutral. [...] The next term begins Monday, 2 September 2002. Registration for that class closes Saturday, 31 August 2002. --- cut here --- cut here --- I've not taken the course, but it might be worth checking out. Note that the course is NOT specifically oriented at surv-PC users, although the page mentions lower end hardware as being acceptable but with cautions about the need to at least use supported hardware. >From what I've seen, the web page and courses should work fine for older systems. In any case, the info provided should apply to Linux installs even on older systems. - Bob To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
