[plug] Education for the masses

[Marc Wiriadisastra]

If you get that organised and the classes sorted out and all of that I'll put myself through the whole thing and I also know about 3 to 4 people who would be interested since they are having a hard time trying to adapt to Linux since they use NT but they want to use linux but they are having a hard time.

TIA
Marc

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On 1/04/99, at 3:45, Leon Brooks wrote: 

>I've talked with a few other course providers. The typical class size is
>about ten or a dozen, typical course runs for five mornings a week
>totalling about 15 hours, and charges for workaday things like Windows
>and accounting packages seem to be standardised on $10/student/hour.
>More specific and more "executive" things start at $15 and range up.
>
>Here is what I propose starting with:
>
>Course                        Extent      Cost (BYOC)*
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Intro to Linux                9 hours      $90
>Intermediate Linux            9 hours     $120
>Build Your Own Computer       4 hours      $80**
>Linux Install Workshop        One Day      $90
>Internet Administration       25 hours    $400
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>* Bring Your Own Computer (or rent one for, say $3/hour).
>** Must either bring own computer or buy one to make. Who here wants to
>sell hardware? (-:
>
>INTRO TO LINUX
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>This is your computer. This is how to login. This is how to start X.
>This is how to dial your ISP. This is how to use common applications
>(Netscape and a wordprocessor or two). This is how to manage files. And
>so on. Run as either three consecutive morning sessions of 3 hours each
>or a Sunday marathon. Looking for class sizes 8-10. Brief exam at end
>and "show" certificates as appropriate.
>
>INTERMEDIATE LINUX
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>This is how to build a little home network. This is how to serve things
>to Windows machines. This is how to configure a few basics (printers,
>modems, scanners, suchlike). This is how to add an IRC terminal so you
>you can IRC and browse at the same time. This is how to edit inetd.conf
>to make your machine safer. This is how to get and install software
>upgrades. A few other oddments like that. Looking for class sizes 6-8.
>Brief exam and semi-serious certificate at end.
>
>BUILD YOUR OWN COMPUTER
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>What it says, plus throw Linux on to it. Must bring parts or buy on
>site. Looking for class sizes 4-6. "Show" certificate and working
>computer at end.
>
>LINUX INSTALL WORKSHOP
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Go carefully though Linux install, learn about each point. Intended to
>be a follow-up to BYOC but if participants can demonstrate basic
>hardware competence (maybe a one or two page questionnaire), not a
>prerequisite. Set up and tinker with a few bits and pieces like maybe
>Apache+PHP+SQL, a major office app, pppd and so on. Class sizes 6-8.
>
>INTERNET ADMINISTRATION
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Carefully set up a machine to be an Internet server. Broken up into
>modules, each one examined and a serious cert issued at end. Suggested
>(not a la Amplitur in Alan Dean Foster's "Spoils of War") modules are:
>connectivity and routing, name services, web hosting, DB hosting, mail
>hosting, dialup management, helpdesk technique, traffic management and
>tie it all together in security and maintenance. Finish with a fully
>set-up machine including all basic services, basic knowledge of dealing
>with routers and similar "glue" hardware, and serious-looking cert.
>Aiming for class size of 4. Planning eventually to market this to
>Centrelink and industry.
>
>How say you?
>
>-- 
>"UNIX is like a Vorlon.  It is incredibly powerful, gives terse,
> cryptic answers and has alot of things going on in the background."
>