[plug] "Kits" as a tuitional tool.

[W.Kenworthy]

Install gentoo or sorcerer - they could be described as kits/home built
linux distros

They are "Meta" distros that build an installation according to a
recipe.  The tutorial aspect comes from:
1. hands on learning
2. excellent (in the case of gentoo) documentation, wiki and forums.
The gentoo installation doc is a work of art(ists)
3. closer to the nuts and bolts than most binary distros
4. forces you to do things in a basic manner, without being gui'd into
hiding the underpinnings so you really do learn.

BillK




On Thu, 2005-09-29 at 01:27 -0700, Mark Bolton wrote:
> Ladies and Gentlemen,
> 
> I have been using Linux for a cuppla months now. I was
> kinda thinking about posting this as a continuation of
> "Newbie Training at home" but it is not really on
> topic. Building an operating Linux DT that will do
> Office Internet etc is pretty straight forward, simply
> follow the instructions that come with the CD. I
> apreciate some people may find this challenging and
> they are a different target audience.
> 
> Kits are a great concept and I learned most of my
> Electronics and Aircraft Building with Kits. As a
> neophyte and recreational user it is prohibitive to
> scratch design and build your own electronics project
> or airplane. Kits are great fast track training.
> 
> Would it be possible to apply this concept to teaching
> Intermediate Linux rather than Googling and fiddling
> stumblingly along. This is distinct from "How tos" as
> you would be adressing a whole project in one
> continous tutorial scheme. The student may fiddle with
> the structure but there is a beaten path to follow. It
> would be good to include a broad brush of aproaches
> from comand line to yast so as the student gets the
> feel for what's going on. The bashpodder "How To" on
> the ubuntu website is the standard I would like to
> meet or exceed but with material that is a bit richer.
> 
> Frinstance:   
> 
> This Installation has a bashPodder, bluetooth, sound
> recording setup, a DOS emulator so you can use the old
> school Chuck Yeager Flight Sim (a classic :-) Can
> access another Computer using Wi Fi, a setup that
> would suit a user that is not that interested in
> networking but would like to do audio multimedia HDTV.
> Those things that typicaly get done for recreational
> purposes.
> 
> Level of difficulty - aproximate duration:
> 
> ??
> 
> Components:
> 
> SuSe 9.2 
> bashpodder
> Audacity
> etc etc
> 
> Hardware considerations; 
> 
> List of hardware that will work with the above.. If
> you want to use some obscure hardware your'e on your
> own, other wise spring for a standard card. 
> 
> Instructions;
> 
> Go through a series of steps explaining what is going
> on and why. A bit like a Linux Pocket book that goes
> through install and basic navigation but go further to
> the implementation of a complete system. 
> 
> What I would like to do is to collaborate with someone
> consdirably more knowledgable than myself. 
> 
> *Start with a wish list. 
> 
> *Figure out how best to implement the system. Help?
> 
> *Get a bare bones recipie. Help ?
> 
> *Deploy the system. 
> 
> *Fully document the project with screen shots and mp3
> recordings describing step by step what to do.
> 
> As a newcomer I would point out that I have experience
> in radio productions, training and am pretty
> reasonable at web design.
> 
> Incidently I would be happy to make a production like
> this for the use of those that find the Basic Desktop
> challenging but I need a rig that I can do that on - I
> am not going to do it under windows now, am I ? ;-)
> 
> Your thoughts?
> 
> Regards Mark
> 
> 
> 
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