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| DATE | 2002-02-26 |
| FROM | Jonathan Bober
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| SUBJECT | FAQ (was Re: [hangout] CAN SOMEONE REPLY Fwd: Linux Classes/NYLXS membership [RConnolly@natsource.com])
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I dont know if someone responded to this guy, but I answered his
questions below (or at least, I answered them to the best of my
ability.) This can be forwarded to him if no one else has responded to
him yet. These questions and others like them should be put together for
an FAQ for the website. I would be willing to maintain such an FAQ.
Jon Bober.
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002 07:16:08 -0500
Ruben I Safir wrote:
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> On 2002.02.19 11:48 Ray Connolly wrote:
> Hi,
> I was interested in information pertaining to your "Linux 1" course. I
> notice it has already begun and had a few questions:
> 1. When will you be offering this course again?
This course will be offered again soon and will start in early March -
the exact date will soon be settled. For more information on when
courses will be offered, the best thing to do is to sign up for the
announcement mailing list. at www.nylxs.com/mailing.html. Of course,
the annoucement list is not perfect, and, if you are not getting the
information you are looking for, contact Paul Rodriguez
(paulr-at-nylxs.com) for more class information. Please do not contact
Ruben Safir for class information, as he already gets more NYLXS email
than anyone should have to handle.
> 2. Is this course a good starting point for eventual LPI
Certification? Short answer: sort of.
While not geared specifically for LPI certification, our courses
basically cover most of what is required for LPI certification. For
exact course information see the Free Software Institute section of the
NYLXS website. LPI information can be found at
http://www.lpi.org/p-index.html. You will find that our courses
thouroughly cover Linux, Unix, System administration, Newtorking, and
most other topics required for LPI certification.
> 3. Can you elaborate what you mean by saying 'optional purchase of a
machine> around $500'? I'm not sure exactly what you mean (i.e.- are you
offering to> sell students Linux laptops for $500, am I renting one, or
buying time on> one?)
Linux 1 covers installation and setup of a basic Unix machine. In order
to make this a hands-on process in class, students are encouraged to
purchase a computer through a hardware vendor that we have made contact
with. Students keep the machine and may do whatever they want with it,
and at the end of the course will have a fully configured, 100% Free
Software GNU/Linux Operating System. Also, students who come back to
take more courses are encouraged to use the same machine again in our
future classes. Thus, one purchase will be enough for our entire
curriculum.
Because this is a class, and not an installfeast, students will not be
allowed to bring in their own machines. Machines purchased through us
are known working and Linux friendly, and while the installation process
that is taught in class should be good for installing Linux on any
machine, keeping all class machines the same will allow the class to
move more quickly and to not get bogged down with individual system
configurations.
> Some background on me: I am a Windows power user (Win2k) trying to
break> free of MS; I have installed and tinkered with 2 distros so far,
RH 7.1 and> MDK 8.1. I am presently running MDK 8.1. I am getting more
and more> comfortable with the OS yet am still heavily GUI dependent. I
would like to> expand my knowledge with some formally structured class
work as opposed to a> purely self taught regimen. I am interested in
getting my certification to> expand my opportunities and am awash in the
choices available out there. I> would like to get involved in the
community to learn, help, and advance both> myself and the community.
>
> Could you please email me any info that you think will help as well as
any> info on joining your group officially as a member (the website
links all> point to http://www.nylxs.com/members/ which doesn't tell me
much).
Joining officially as a full member (with voting privelidges) typically
requires a $40 yearly membership fee and 3 hours a month volunteer
hours. The best way to join is to start coming to meetings, which are
all open to the public. General meetings are every month and individual
committees should also be meeting every month. You can come to a general
meeting or, if you are interested in a specific area of NYLXS, come to a
committee meeting. You can find out about meetings through either NYLXS
mailing list, but if you are interested in joining, you should probably
sign up for our discussion mailing list at www.nylxs.com/mailing.html.
On the list you can start to find out more about the daily workings of
NYLXS and start to meet members and they can meet you. (Of course,
please necessarily do not take someone's individual opinion as stated on
the mailing list as a position of NYLXS, and note that the mailing list
is open to non-NYLXS members as well.)
>
> Thanks in advance for your help,
> Ray
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