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Adrian Midgley wrote: > Adrian Midgley wrote: > >> It occurs to me that there is a small business to be made out of >> providing classes in how to use the gimp to process digital photographs. >> >> >> > > the gimp is improving, my photography probably is, and the idea remains > good. > > We should not forget it. > > We need is a proper venue, (rob is working on this), so we can set up a set of Linux based pc's and teach skills using them, once set up it could be used for a number of things such as this. to achieve what is being proposed here would require a huge gamble by a number of people (lug members perhaps) to set up a business and offer training in this, at present there are no (or not that I know of), LPI exam centres, this side of bristol, as well as lack of other training in OSS, no RHCE exam / training centres etc (lets put aside our opinions on these exams), i think if something could be set up, at venues that can be accessed easily, then we could be onto something, as devon and cornwall seem to lack anything useful as it seems the rest of the country considers D & C somewhat too backward to be considered for anything, technical hence conferences, etc stop at bristol. this is my impression, so its probably wrong, but perhaps someone can prove me wrong by having even computer fairs (such as all formats), somewhere this side of bristol. I do feel however that there are people within the lug with all the skills required to get this done, business, management accounting, and of course the technical and perhaps teaching skills. There are also people with less skills, but the willingness and keenness to help. With torbay getting money for businesses, it seems an opportinity is available, I am people Like red hat would be able to help us if we were to be providing training and a place for them to hold exams. Paul Support open file formats use ISO 26300 Open Document format as used by openoffice.org, http:///www.openoffice.org visit us on IRC - irc.flashtek-uk.com / 6667 #dclug -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version 3.1 GIT d S: a C+++ UL++++ P+ L++ W++ N+ W--- O! V! PS+ Y! t+++ 5 X+++ R tv- b- DI! D++ G e H! r! z? -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK---- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html