Hey! Buddies...

I am Piyush (RHCE & B.Tech IT), working as a Quality
Engineer at NexTag Software & Services, Gurgaon(
www.nextag.com), an active member of various FLOSS
online communities.
I agreed with what Nipun said about making technically
sound society at CHD. and CALLS Chandigarh LUG to
focus on this Issue but one thing i have faced in past
and wana share with U guys... is that, "Its not very
easy to change people's mindset; they will all talk
big, but when it comes to action, they will just go to
sleep."

"Who 'll become Linux(FLOSS) follower......?????"

In India spreading Linux [for a home User] is not that
easy to conduct a workshop for FREE (People think it
as a free garbage and dont' focus on it).

Gr8 suggestion by Prof. Anil Sarwal: "Targets:
Schools/Colleges" ...Yes, the only good way to start,
would be by giving free "gratis" lectures in schools
and engineering colleges. This way we will find a few
sincere followers.

Thanks to Amit Mittal for coming on FRONT to
contribute his share for this Drive.

"Open Source is a marathon, not a sprint!"

--- Amit Mittal <amittal123@yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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@sify.com> 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@yahoogroups.co.in
> > [mailto:linux_chandigarh@yahoogroups.co.in] On
> > Behalf Of Nipun Jain
> > Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 4:20 PM
> > To: linux_chandigarh@yahoogroups.co.in
> > 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
> > (ofcourse paid) in Windows
> > from your friendly neighborhood 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
> > TechnoSchool, 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 enroll 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@ccet.in
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > To: linux_chandigarh@yahoogroups.co.in
> > From: zenith_garg2000@yahoo.com
> > 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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