From: Roshan d_rosh2001@yahoo.co.in Reply-To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in To: linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Seminar on GNU/Linux Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 06:59:05 +0000 (GMT)
Hi all, I am a student of S K Somaiya College of Arts, Science and Commerce. We are having our annual festival between 12th to 17th December 2005 combining all the sections of the college which includes Department of Computer Science and I. T.
On this occasion, I would like to have a seminar on GNU/Linux for encouraging the usage of GNU/Linux among my college students. I invite, anyone in the list whoever would like to conduct this seminar with reference to the following points with some experience in the industry.
- What is Linux (Kernel, history, Linus Torvalds, Free Software is
exactly?) 2) Why Linux? (Comparison with Windows, Security, Reliability, Features) 3) The X-Window System and Desktop Environments (GNOME, KDE) 4) Basic tips, Do's and Don't for installing and using Linux and Hardware Compatibility Details 5) Reducing Software Piracy and encouraging usage of Licensed Software and/or using GNU/Linux and software available from internet (website links)
The target audience of students could be between 100 - 120. Though I haven't found any sponsors for the CD, I wish to distribute Free CD's (Knoppix 3.6 or 3.9, Ubuntu, Damn Small Linux [any one] ) to all those who attend this seminar and/or give them away as prizes by conducting a quiz at the end of the seminar to get a feedback of the seminar . Ofcourse, the CD's will be burnt on the blank CD-R's available in the market.
If there are any sponsors interested, kindly let me know.
Kindly let me know before 3rd or 4th December as prior arrangements of LCD / Classroom, other permissions etc have to be made.
Awaiting a positive response.
Roshan
Rohan , Hi its Francis . You probally saw the name on the mail itself . Anyway I study in SY BSc IT and would love to give the talk a shot .. PLease inform me the details . Thanks
Francis Pereira.