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 3: install fest
Week 4: WebServerOverview
Week 5: LinuxSupportAndDocumentation
Week 6: Party! Pot-luck hors d'oeuvres, non-alcoholic beer, interesting music and free-form chat about GNU/Linux.

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 (see FreeSoftwareEssentials) - 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.