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Re: [LUG] Ubuntu training for newbies

 

On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:49:46 +0100
james kilty wrote:

> On Sun, 2010-04-25 at 19:39 +0100, Grant Sewell wrote:
> > Many years ago I contacted my
> > then-local Adult Ed people about *ME* running a Linux course and I
> > got exactly the same treatment as James.
> I would have asked you to be one of the guys offering a session then
> as we were neighbours more or less - was it Helston by any chance -
> the IT guys would have been the same and vetoed it.

It was indeed.  This would have been late 2003 to early 2004.

> How do we get round this other than by asking people to bring laptops
> in or having lots ourselves? I imagine different reasons would be
> given - it would be nice to couple up to the Internet to download
> updates etc. and demonstrate the how-to but they's probably say Linux
> was insecure.

Bootable USB storage, either HDD or pendrives.  My vote would be for a
stock of cheap USB2 HDDs.

> James
> 
> >  snip
> > But, I'm now teaching at a new FE College, so there's renewed
> > opportunities!
> How is it going then - any warmth?
> 
> James

Maybe.  I don't want to count my chickens yet, but I think they may be
receptive to the idea.

Grant.

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