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On Sun, 2007-06-03 at 11:34 +0100, Paul Sutton wrote: > Everyone on this list is interested in Linux and related issues > not everyone may be interested in lessons etc > we can attract people to this new list who have an interest in teaching, > but may not want to be sent mails regardng the technical issues of OSS, I am unsure about your reasoning other than the two potential groups which will inevitably overlap MAY not be interested in the two classes of post (subjects). To my mind teaching about GNU/Linux means keeping on top of beginner, improver and expert issues so as to be able to help students. And keeping up to date with what is happening on the course front might entice list members out to support courses - being present in practical sessions and able to chip in on discussion or even to lead specific topics. I have contacted a friend with a strong computing interest (he was early into digital video editing) at Falmouth College and await an invitation to start a process off. After an introduction, I hope members with more knowledge and interest would be prepared to come down to show the details of software and how it can be used. After that, there would surely be potential for staff development workshops and maybe even student training events. I have also contacted my local Adult Education Centre and copied in the Chief Officer at CCC Headquarters about a beginners course in Linux at Helston and if there is further interest, elsewhere in the county - even at Launceston for those who find Cornwall's length a bit daunting! If there is interest, it would be essential to have someone more expert than I leading as distinct from pioneering an event and supporting the lead teacher. I have suggested it is a right to know issue and an EU and even UK Government priority to support Open Standards. (I found the link http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050330133833843#A4 immensely helpful following on from http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/odf_ooxml_technical_white_paper? > out of this new user base, perhaps find people who can actually help > with venues, equipment etc etc Is not now the time to be thinking about a seminar for IT managers in Business/Industry about the benefits and costs of a staged movement into GNU/Linux? Perhaps targeting different sectors with different needs (as options in the day/part-day). What are the free alternatives to openicdl? I am working through Rute, which is nice. I have seen other tutorials but my filing is poor. A list of tutorial web pages would be good to explore. My personal interest is beginners, as that's me. james kilty http://www.kilty.demon.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html