Dear Waleed: It was not me. :D Regards, Loai
On 22/02/2008, Waleed Tuffaha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you all for your suggestions and sorry for the late reply. > > The doctor supervising the IEEE student branch in the university has been > ill and absent for the last week, he should return on Sunday, so we still > don't have details about the time and date, the location and the equipment > that we can work on. so please bear with me until Sunday or Monday. > > IEEE also does a series of Engineering Lectures, one per week. based on > Laoi recommendation; we can make a lecture about the Open Source philosophy, > and schedule it on the week just before the course.This way we can also > invite the students who attend the lecture to the crash course. > > Couple of years ago, there was a lecture about open source philosophy and > Linux that was held in the IT department in JU, i don't remember the name of > the guy who gave it but i really enjoyed the course. was it you Laoi ? :) > > About the outline, thank you Abdallah and Khamis for your suggestions. > I think there are enough topics for beginners to fill 5 days, or at least > 4. We can start by making a list of the things we can include in the course: > (not in order) > > > - -Introduction to Linux and [Open Source and Free Software] > - Download, Install, Boot, dual booting. > - Introducing the application and the GUI environments > - What is Root user? (users and groups management ) > - Checking your hardware > - Connect to the network and Internet, bridge-mode ADSL, wireless, > samba. > - Getting help (man, forums, etc ...) > - How to install more or update your packages (apt-get, synaptic, > etc ...), what is the sources.list file, getting packages from 3rd > party sources. > - Introduction to Essential Commands and Bash. > - mounting FAT/NTFS partitions. > - Multimedia support. > - (please add here if you have any suggestions, or remove from the > list if you see that it doesn't fit beginners ) > > > If you don't have enough time or knowledge to attends all the days, you > can just give on the days that fit you. And i hope we will have enough > volunteers to fill all the days :). > > From Abdallah: > > > It is a good move on your part although we don't have much time. It is > > a good idea if you can plan ahead for next semester now. It could be a > > recurijng yearly event that JU IEEE can plan for along its regular > > activities. > > > > It happened that in the IEEE committee for this year there were 2 Linux > users, but this committee will last only another 6 months. We will try to > encourage students to form a Linux-club inside the uni, this would help > spread Linux in the future years. > > Best Regards > -- Waleed Tuffaha. > > > > 2008/2/22 Loai Farajallah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > السلام عليكم > > الأخ خميس, اقتراحك جيد برأيي > > وكما قلت من قبل, أتطوع لليوم الأول مقدمة حول البرامج الحرة والمصادر > > المفتوحة > > > > السلام عليكم > > لؤي > > > > On 22/02/2008, Khamis Siksek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Salam alaikom, > > > > > > Very great opportunity, I think we need to have the LoCo within the > > > loop of emails. > > > > > > Now regarding the crash course, I think that the 5 days crash course > > > is good. > > > > > > Day 1- Introduction to Open Source and Free Software > > > > > > Day 2- > > > Installing Ubuntu/Kubuntu > > > Introducing the application and the GUI environments > > > > > > Day 3- > > > What is Root user? > > > Checking your hardware > > > Connect to the network and Internet > > > Getting help (man, forums, etc ...) > > > > > > Day 4- How to install more or update your packages (apt-get, synaptic, > > > etc ...), what is the sources.list file, getting packages from 3rd > > > party sources. > > > > > > Day 5- Introduction to Essential Commands and Bash > > > > > > This is my suggested course outline, and I am willing to give some of > > > them on Saturdays, except for Day2, since I am not GUI expert. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Khamis Siksek > > > > > > 2008/2/20 Loai Farajallah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > السلام عليكم > > > > ألا تعتقد أننا نحتاج -قبل البدء بمحاضرات تثبيت أوبونتو- إلى محاضرة > > > > تعريفية بالمصادر المفتوحة وإلى أخرى للتعريف بلينكس ومميزاته بشكل عام؟ > > > > إن كان الحال على ما أقول, فأنا مستعد للموضوعين, أعتقد أن ساعة تكفي > > > > لكل منهما نستهلك بهما اليوم الأول. > > > > > > > > السلام عليكم > > > > لؤي فرج الله > > > > > > > > On 20/02/2008, Abdallah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Salam Waleed, > > > > > > > > > > A 5 days course could be too long a commitment for many. But, > > > > > insha'Allah, some one will be able to give that much and more. > > > > > > > > > > However, 10 hours are too much for an introduction course. > > > > > > > > > > Maybe a 2 days crash course designed to show students how things > > > > > are done and where we go for help at any stage we are stuck with > > > > > something. > > > > > > > > > > Intro Course: > > > > > > > > > > Day One: Download, Install, Boot. Root/User accounts > > > > > Day Two: Networking . Get Online, Email clients, IRC networks... > > > > > > > > > > Then you could proceed to a second and third in a week or two > > > > > after that. > > > > > > > > > > Intermediate Course: > > > > > > > > > > Day One: Programing On Linux Platform. gcc and such > > > > > Day Two: Programing On Linux Platform. php and such or something > > > > > else > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Advanced Course: > > > > > > > > > > Day One: Introduction to Internet Servers : Apache, Postfix, > > > > > Cyrus > > > > > Day Two: Intro to Security. Firewalls, Proxy .... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and such .. > > > > > > > > > > JU IEEE duties will be: > > > > > > > > > > - Advertisement and registration > > > > > - Place and equipment > > > > > - Coordination and communications > > > > > > > > > > A minimum of 30 pre registered and committed to attend has to be > > > > > reached well in advanced. Other wise, Course will be postponed or > > > > > canceled. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know two Jolugers who are excellent for the job. They are > > > > > knowledgeable and dependable. I will not say their names yet as to > > > > > give > > > > > them time to answer this themselves. They both work afternoons so > > > > > scheduling has to be done if they are willing and able to be of help. > > > > > > > > > > It is a good move on your part although we don't have much time. > > > > > It is a good idea if you can plan ahead for next semester now. It > > > > > could be > > > > > a recurijng yearly event that JU IEEE can plan for along its regular > > > > > activities. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have a great day. > > > > > > > > > > Wassalam Alaikum wr wb > > > > > > > > > > Abdallah > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 20, 2008 5:11 AM, Waleed Tuffaha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > In effort to help spread Linux, IEEE Student Branch in > > > > > > the University of Jordan is planning to make a crash course in > > > > > > Ubuntu for > > > > > > beginners, and we are looking for experienced volunteers to give > > > > > > the course. > > > > > > > > > > > > Some ideas about the course: > > > > > > - it will probably be 5 days, around 2 hours a day in > > > > > > the afternoon. ( the time and date are not yet fixed, but we want > > > > > > to make > > > > > > the course before the mid-term exams in the uni, so before 20/3 ). > > > > > > - it should cover Ubuntu installation, and we hope by > > > > > > the end of the course the student will have the basics for using > > > > > > Linux ( > > > > > > instead of window$ ). > > > > > > > > > > > > Since the volunteers will have more experience than us > > > > > > in Linux-courses, we will be flexible and we welcome any > > > > > > suggestions. We ask > > > > > > the volunteers to suggest a syllabus for the course. We think it > > > > > > will be > > > > > > better if more than one volunteer give the course together. > > > > > > > > > > > > If there are enthusiastic volunteers who which to share > > > > > > their knowledge and have the time to do so, please contact us :). > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Waleed Tuffaha. > > > > > > 0788-704590 > > > > > > Vice Chair of the JU IEEE Student Branch. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Khamis Siksek > > > http://saksoook.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jolug" group. 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