Let us get together soon and discuss all these possibilities and come up with a concrete plan.

Regards

Anil Sarwal

If that is going in some educational institute and
free of charge, then this can be a very good starting
point for Linux education and showcase.

Please arrange under some Unix/Linux user club if
possible. This way things will get some popularity.
Universities/collages can help this way.

I can also contribute in this regard. If the college
provides some computers and bandwidth, we can put some
live examples and test/lab.

regards

Amit Mittal

--- "Prof. Anil Sarwal" <sarwalanil@...> wrote:

> Dear Nipun
>
> 
>
> I teach at the DAV College in Sector 10 here and if
> you wish to help, we can
> request the management to allow us this workshop
> free of charge.
>
> 
>
> Regards and thanks for a good suggestion and help.
>
> 
>
> Anil Sarwal
>
> 
>
> From: linux_chandigarh@...
> [mailto:linux_chandigarh@...] On
> Behalf Of Nipun Jain
> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 4:20 PM
> To: linux_chandigarh@...
> Subject: RE: [linux_chandigarh] problems regarding
> Linux
>
> 
>
> I agree that Linux can be difficult to understand
> and use for a person new
> to computing. But so is windows. The fact that most
> of us got Windows
> bundled with our first PC and have been using
> Windows since we have been
> using computers makes it seem that Windows is easy
> to use. Computers have
> been considered synonymous with Windows.
>
> Linux, particularly the newer distributions, notably
> Ubuntu, SUSE, Linspire
> and Xandros are equally, if not more user friendly
> than Windows and are free
> to use for home use (and some even for commercial
> use). Not to mention that
> most of the software that serves the same purpose in
> Linux as in Windows,
> such as the Office Suite are generally free. All in
> all, you  only have to
> spend on the hardware of your computer, the software
> that drives it can be
> had for free (legally, that is).
>
> Even then, I have seen a very minuscule number of
> people using  Linux in
> India, generally because of the overwhelming
> prevalence of Windows, mostly
> due to unabated piracy. Another reason for this is
> Lack of Basic Linux
> Training in India. You can easily get training
> (of course paid) in Windows
> from your friendly neighbourhood computer centre or
> cyber cafe. But for
> Linux, only professional training is available, and
> that too at very
> exorbitant prices.
>
> As far as I know, the only Linux training that you
> can get in Chandigarh is
> Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) Training Course
> from institutes like
> Techno School, SSI, RCC etc. But that training is
> inclined towards system /
> server administration and has very little to offer
> for a general home use.
>
> If you are completely new to Linux and want to get
> started, the best thing
> you can do is to either get a good book for Linux
> (Linux Bible by
> Christopher Negus or similar) or enrol for the
> first module (yes, only one,
> that is RH033) module of RHCE from any good
> institute.
>
> Asking someone to coach you privately in Linux will
> not work out unless you
> know the teacher personally. My suggestion is that
> if enough people are
> interested to learn Linux for Home Use (or SOHO
> use), then we can organize a
> small workshop and get one of the teachers from the
> said institute to teach
> the basic concepts of Linux so that we can start
> adoption Linux as our basic
> OS, instead of another OS to try out.
>
> Another option is that, if, again enough people are
> interested, I, myself
> can give a small workshop on Linux. I gave a similar
> small workshop in the
> college I study in, to around 120 students, and the
> workshop was mainly
> targeted towards the Home Use of Linux.
>
> I request the members of the Chandigarh Linux Group
> to come forward with
> their suggestions and / or opinions regarding this.
> For a city like
> Chandigarh, which is just turning the corner in the
> road to become an IT
> hub, we need a more technically sound society. And
> it is us who have to take
> steps to make it one.
>
> Regards,
> Nipun Jain.
>
> PS: To contact me personally, email to
> jain.nipun@...
>
>
>
>
>
>   _____ 
>
> To: linux_chandigarh@...
> From: zenith_garg2000@...
> Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 19:29:16 -0800
> Subject: [linux_chandigarh] problems regarding Linux
>
> as I am new to linux,it is not able to impress me
> because i am not able to install any software nor
> able
> to listen the music as it does not support the mp3
> format .
>
> I HAVE GOT SET OF SIX CDs FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR OF
> THE
> SUSE LINUX 10.1 BUT AFTER THE FIRST 3 CDs IT SAYS
> INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE NAD WHEN I TRIED TO INSTALL
> THE FOURTH CD I AM NOT ABLE TO INSTALL IT ,I HAVE
> TRIED IT THROUGH THE (YAST).CAN ANY ONE GIVE ME HIS
> SOME TIME SO THAT I CAN LEARN THE BASICS OF LINUX OR
> CAN TELL ME THE INSTITUTE WHERE I CAN LEARN THE
> BASICS
> OF LINUX IN CHANDIGARH SO THAT I CAN ABLE TO USE IT.
>
> MY CONTACT NO IS 9815830625
>
>
>
>
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