Ah well, the guy didn't fly in to specifically carry out the course. My earlier mail indicated that the fellow flew in to set up the initial EACOSS software mirror (if you visit the site, you notice that the software mirror section is still undeveloped) and since he has the expertise, why not utilize it?
On Wednesday 03 November 2004 23:01, Bernard Wanyama wrote: > > 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/ -- ************************************************************************ Lule George William (Mr) Network and Systems Administrator Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi P.O. Box 5498 Kampala Uganda /* If you are not living and learning, then you are dumb and dying*/ _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
