[olug] Newbie stuff (grunt work and newbie class)

[Tanya Loughead]

Well-- I'm thinking something along the lines of:
1-  Someone to explain the history of UNIX and Linux, about the philosophy
behind their beginnings-- perhaps a little background on Stallman (it's
pretty interesting stuff).
2-  Someone to explain basic UNIX commands, how to use term. windows, etc.
A little 10 page hand-out would be nice on this.  (This is all pretty
intimidating to the newbie, who is probably coming from Windows)
3-  Someone to explain the software download system, and hints for using
RedCarpet, FreshMeat, Ximian, all that cool stuff.
And-- I'm sure that much, much more could be covered, but these are the
topics I could come up with off the top of my head.  It would be nice if
there were 3 or 4 speakers within a 2 hour class, to kind of break up the
monotony.
 Perhaps this is the general idea of the "Install Fests",  I do not know.
(If so, great! I hope to be there at the next one in July.) Or perhaps we
could do this kind of class on the same day/evening of the Install Fest.  As
I say, I'm clueless-- just looking at this from a beginner's standpoint.
Thanks,
Tanya

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nate Rotschafer [mailto:writetogenius at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 4:19 PM
> To: olug at olug.org
> Subject: RE: [olug] Newbie stuff (grunt work and newbie class)
>
>
> Well what kinda stuff needs to be covered in this class exactly?
>
> Nate
>
>
> >From: "Tanya Loughead" <tanyaloughead at cox.net>
> >Reply-To: olug at olug.org
> >To: <olug at olug.org>
> >Subject: RE: [olug] Newbie stuff (grunt work and newbie class)
> >Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 14:59:32 -0500
> >
> >I will help all I can with any sort of class for Omaha newbie
> Linux users--
> >But I will be in Belgium from May 13 till June 12..  After that,
> I'm game.
> >But, let's be clear, I couldn't "teach" the class!  Oh no. We'd need to
> >find
> >some nice, smart, helpful and unbelievably socially-adept (!) Linux geek
> >for
> >that-- which should be ever-so-easy:  Many on this list now, no
> doubt, fit
> >that bill...
> >8^)
> >--Tanya
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Kev [mailto:darksabre44 at yahoo.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 2:23 PM
> > > To: olug at olug.org
> > > Subject: Re: [olug] Newbie stuff (grunt work and newbie class)
> > >
> > >
> > > I'd be willing to help out with the grunt work once school
> lets out for
> > > the summer (3rd week of May). Also, I think Tanya's beginners' linux
> > > class sounds interesting...I'd take part in it. Anyone else interested
> > > in putting on or taking such a class?
> > >  -Kevin
> > >   Lanik
> > >
> > > --- "Matthew G. Marsh" <mgm at midwestlinux.com> wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 1 May 2002, Jonathan Warren wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > geek (gk)
> > > > > n. Slang
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. a. A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy.
> > > > >    b. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific
> > > > or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.
> > > >
> > > > > 2. A carnival performer whose show consists of bizarre acts, such
> > > > as
> > > > > biting the head off a live chicken.
> > > >
> > > > Personally I try to live up to this definition... ;-}
> > > >
> > > > > I think 1.b is close to describing what I think a geek is.  Wonder
> > > > why a
> > > > > geek must be socially inept though.  Doesn't really seem fair.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Jon W
> > > >
> > > > [ker-snip]
> > > >
> > > > Insofar as the rest of this thread - Nate rocked on the
> > > > answers^H^Hexpoundments...
> > > >
> > > > Now while I am on the topic - I should now have control of my
> > > > copyright on
> > > > the Policy Routing book and am going to start converting the files
> > > > over
> > > > into HTML format. Are there people who may be interested in
> assisting
> > > > (ie
> > > > doing the grunt work ;-} ) in converting these to HTML with figures
> > > > etc. ?
> > > >
> > > > Let me know. Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > --------------------------------------------------
> > > > Matthew G. Marsh,  President
> > > > Paktronix Systems LLC
> > > > 1506 North 59th Street
> > > > Omaha  NE  68104
> > > > Phone: (402) 932-7250
> > > > Email: mgm at midwestlinux.com
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