[Linux-disciples] A Linux course

[Adam Rosi-Kessel]

I'm pretty sure BCAE has computer classrooms available.

We'd probably have to use only Live CD distributions; I doubt we could 
actually do the installation on anyone else's machines.  It would be 
tricky to teach the installation part.

Stephen R Laniel wrote:
> Adam had a fantastic idea: organize a class to teach Linux
> to people in the Boston area. He suggested maybe doing it
> through BCAE over four Saturdays, starting from the most
> basic material and moving along to more advanced topics.
> Perhaps people could pay a small fee, all or most of which
> would go directly to the Free Software Foundation. At the
> end, they'd get a copy of Knoppix or Ubuntu or somesuch on
> CD.
> 
> I'm curious how much interest there is in such a course
> around here. I think maybe we ought to see how much interest
> there is, then talk with BCAE or a local college about
> borrowing a computer lab for an afternoon. ... I suppose
> that might be difficult, given that we might discuss
> installing Linux from a blank hard drive. These are issues
> to discuss.
> 
> Sounds like a great idea, doesn't it?
-- 
Adam Rosi-Kessel
http://adam.rosi-kessel.org
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