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On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:11:25 +0100 John Hansen wrote: > On 25/04/2010 19:04, james kilty wrote: > > On Sat, 2010-04-24 at 12:47 +0100, Paul Sutton wrote: > > > > > >> It would be nice to have an indication on demand for this sort of > >> thing, as it seems training or lack there of is a big barrier to > >> the take up of Linux of any flavour. > >> > > I contacted my local adult ed centre a couple of years ago about > > running a course. They said they'd have to contact the IT > > department and I heard no more. I presume the IT department would > > not like to have their Windows machines contaminated with a Linux. > > So, an educational opportunity was disallowed by the IT > > professionals rather than on educational merit. There is a human > > rights issue here if I wanted to pursue it. > > > > James > > > > > James, > I suppose the IT guys were not themselves confident in the use of > Linux so were not prepared > to run a Linux course. > > John W Yes, I'd *like* to think that as well. Many years ago I contacted my then-local Adult Ed people about *ME* running a Linux course and I got exactly the same treatment as James. Then over the course of 5 years whilst under the employ of a local FE College there were many attempts - frequently met with enthusiasm but then everything got swept under the carpet. But, I'm now teaching at a new FE College, so there's renewed opportunities! Grant. -- 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