> On Tue, 2004-11-02 at 17:05 +0300, Lule George William wrote: >> I don't know whether the "them" refers to EACOSS or to the courses. If >> it refers to EACOSS (http://www.eacoss.org), it is a newly opened >> organisation that is fully dedicated to the spread of OSS within the >> East African community (hence the name EACOSS). However as many of us >> are well aware, without a skilled enough workforce in the RIGHT >> NUMBERS, this may not be an easy target to hit. So for that matter >> training has ended up being of paramount importance in EACOSS' >> activities and taking center stage. Of course also other avenues of >> making sure that OSS takes root within the region are being explored. >> If it refers to the courses, there are two courses currently on offer >> at EACOSS, namely Basic System Administration (EAC 103) which is both >> a day and evening program and Complete Networking and System >> Administration using Linux based Systems (EAC102) which initially is >> going to be a 5 day fulltime intensive course to be offered by a >> Linux expert from the Netherlands. > > I dont mean to sound pessimistic but Does someone really have to fly in > to teach guys how to use Linux? > How possible is it to pickup Complete Networking and System > Administration using Linux based systems in 5 days? >
I bet it's gonna be a boot camp kind of thing - just like it's done out there, u know . If guys can have a successful CCIE R&S Boot Camp for 5 days then I'm sure it's possible for Linux. Maybe that's why they've got to fly in somebody from 'out'. >> The >> guy is here to set up the EACOSS software mirror. >> >> On Tuesday 02 November 2004 14:33, Ziggy David Lubowa wrote: >> > On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 13:29:00 +0300, Lule George William wrote >> > >> > > Are you guys aware of the course that are going to be offered at >> EACOSS? >> > >> > ++ Yep, what about them ?? >> > >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > David Ziggy Lubowa >> > -- > Ezra Banoba > Network Engineer > one2net > www.one2net.co.ug > > "You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back." > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ -- Bernard Wanyama Support Engineer Linux Solutions Box 26192 Kampala Uganda Cell: +256 71 193979 Office: +256 31 263033 _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
