ashok had mailed calling for speakers and idea for the workshop at Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engg College abt GNU/Linux awareness, but its strange to get a luke warm response from the list.

please suggest set of softwares / tools that can be used by engg students so that we can enlighten them abt the same.

we need help from ppl who use gnu/linux to create awareness abt gnu/linux in academic institutions.

we invite ppl to spk on topics relevant to engg students like programming in QT, Graphics programming (c graphics), DSP type of things etc.

guys plz come forward help create a wave in the academic world :)

currently we have chalked out a tentative schedule that is as follows :

Day - I :- 19th April 2003

1) Understanding the Software Freedom Murder of the Myths

2) Getting around with GNU - will talk about OS basics, GNU/Linux CLI and Desktops.

3) Installing a dual boot GNU/Linux System - redhat and/or knoppix.

4) Wonders of GNU - Where and how is GNU being used. How can students benifit ?

5) Question - answers with Handson session - for batch 1.

Day - II :- 20th April 2003

1) Text editing with VI and Emacs and programming in Shell Scripts in Bash and C with GCC.

1) or maybe we will have will have QT programming or something around gui

2) Basics of System Administration and networking.

4) Intro to Apache and writing small CGI applications using PHP.

5) handon - batch 2.

feed back is welcome.