Difference: GnuLinuxIntro (9 vs. 10)

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+A few people, working under the aegis of TecsChange, are giving an introductory course on the GNU/Linux operating system.  The course is scheduled to last 6 weeks.
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+ Take I 

A few people, working under the aegis of TecsChange, gave an introductory course on the GNU/Linux operating system in March/April 2003.  The course lasted 6 weeks.
 Week 1: GnuLinuxOverview

Week 2: ShellToolsAndFileSystem
 Week 5: LinuxSupportAndDocumentation

Week 6: Party!  Pot-luck hors d'oeuvres, non-alcoholic beer, interesting music and free-form chat about GNU/Linux.
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+ Take II 

A couple of people are planning to teach one evening about GNU/Linux on Monday, November 1 2004 as one part of a "Computer Essentials" course.
 

 Software 
 Licensing and Legal Alternatives
  Open Source and other "shareware"
 
  GNU/Linux 
 Overview
  Installation
  Operation
 
 

4 half-hours: 

 history/background - toby
  open source tools (on windows) - nathan 
 reboot into knoppix
 
  open source tools on linux - nathan
  discussion about places the students can use linux - nathan & toby 
 servers, desktops, etc
  discussion of students' ideas
 
 

Everybody leaves with a windows cd with firefox and openoffice, a knoppix cd to explore on their own time, and a 2-page flyer with the course data on it.