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Request for Linux workshop

The Association "el-Nahda" founded by Jesuit fathers in Faggala would like to organize an introduction about Linux to the people there. Can anyone of the team help us in that? I guess it would be a nice introduction there!

Alaa's picture

أنا أحب أشارك

أنا أحب أشارك طبعا بس محتاجين شوية تفاصيل و محتاجين حد يكون مسئول عن الترتيب، هل أنت مستعد تكون حلقة الوصل بين المجموعتين؟

ايه المطلوب بالظبط؟ سيمنار؟ تدريب؟ هل المطلوب تقديم مفاهيم و مجتمكع البرمجيات الحرة و لا المطلوب تقديم التكنولوجيا نفسها و لا ايه؟

و يا ترى تصورك ده هيكون يوم واحد من النشاط ولا أكتر؟ و كام ساعة؟

Alaa


"context is over-rated. who are you anyway?"

MSameer's picture

انا

انا معاكم

ياريت لو يكون يوم سبت علشان الشغل

ikhnaton2's picture

I would like to share

I would like to share, too.

ezabi's picture

Interesting

Actually it'd be more interesting if we arrange for and integrate the school into a cooperation project, we might be able to have access to good resources. I totally agree with the idea and ready to contribute more effort. Complain, do nothing, get your free Patagonian identity.

Alaa's picture

saturday the 18th is fine

saturday the 18th is fine by me, now let's see if we can get at least two more volunteers.

btw is this event open for any EGLUG member who wants to attend or only for the volunteers?

Alaa


"context is over-rated. who are you anyway?"

ikhnaton2's picture

You Have

You have Mohamed Samir, Me and Ezabi. Do u need more?

Alaa's picture

I meant volunteers who

I meant volunteers who agree on the date.

if it is fine by you please announce

Alaa


"context is over-rated. who are you anyway?"

ikhnaton2's picture

Sorry for late reply, I

MSameer's picture

Fine with me, Let's start

Fine with me, Let's start preparing ?

phaeronix's picture

count me in

I'd like to help. Tell me what to do.

ikhnaton2's picture

Agenda?

What's the agenda of the workshop? Do you have already-made presentations or are you going to prepare one?

Alaa's picture

we will start as we always

we will start as we always do with a simple seminar where you:

  • explain the basic ideas behind free and open source software
  • describe the community at large and how development gets done
  • introduce eglug
  • talk about GNU/Linux and tools relevant to the group (in that case I'd expect desktop stuff, but will find out more on wednesday)
  • questions and answers
  • present GNU/Linux desktop through a live cd
  • questions and answers
  • distribute livecd and say goodbye

Alaa


"context is over-rated. who are you anyway?"

ikhnaton2's picture

Just Talking

Just Talk?? No papers or presentations?

Alaa's picture

depends

this is up to the presenter to decide, and also depends on availability of an overhead projector.

when I do these gigs I use projectors and slides in universities and spaces that seem formal, and prefer to just talk in less formal places.

conceptor I think always uses slides.

we will work in a computer lab, so they'll get to play with GNU/Linux (phaeronix probably) hands on, and the reson why you need 3 volunteers is to make sure they get personal attention.

questions now are

  • who is going to burn cds?
  • who is going to print and photocopy pamphlets?
  • how many pamphlets and cds should we bring

Alaa


"context is over-rated. who are you anyway?"

phaeronix's picture

I will take care of

I will take care of burning the phaeronix CDs, and maybe some mandriva if you want. I can give a session about the desktop also if it is needed.

Will try to provide the new version in time:

but will have some old 0.8 for fallback.

Alaa's picture

just phaeronix, I'm going

just phaeronix, I'm going there on wednesday to test the machines, I'll need a copy to make sure it will work.

if you're going to use a new release make sure to test all the basic stuff.

the desktop part is interactive, at least three volunteers will have to work on it.

Alaa


"context is over-rated. who are you anyway?"

phaeronix's picture

Ok I'll be one of the

Ok I'll be one of the volunteers.

As to the livecd I will generate another one today, with some fixes, then I can try to bring it to you somehow.

DarKnesS_WolF's picture

i'll join

ok i'll join with u testing the lab i hope it's after 6.

peace


Live Free Or Die...

ikhnaton2's picture

Pamphlets

I can take care of the pamphlet(s) printing and photocopying. I need to know: Which Pamphlet(s) and how much?

Which Pamphlet depends on:

  1. Arabic or English
  2. Level of Audience (Beginners/Intermediate/Advanced)

Conceptor's picture

check it

I gave it with Marwa last year.


Diaa Radwan

ikhnaton2's picture

It's helpful

It's a good page and will be better if we've Arabic version too :). Anyway, we didn't know what kind of audience will be there yet.

..زرنا الجمعية النهاردة وكان

النهاردة DarKnesS_WolF و phaeronix و انا زرنا الجمعية علشان نشوف المعمل اللي هيتقدم فيه ال seminar ونأكد على الميعاد ، كان المفروض ان alaa هيجي معانا (او بالاحري كان هو اول واحد عايز يروح) لكن هو مقدرش يجي علشان عيان. (سلامتك يا تنين ;)

وصلنا هناك بعد عناء ، المهم.. مكانش معانا africano ومعرفناش نوصل للناس اللى كان عندها خبر بال seminar ده هناك. لكن كان فيه واحد عنده خبر بوصلنا اسمه عادل ، لكن في حديثنا معاه طلع انه مكانش يعرف اى حاجة عن ميعاد ال seminar اللي كان المفروض انه متحدد السبت اللي جاى الموافق 18. ساعدنا بأنه دخلنا لصموائيل وهو المسئول عن معمل الكمبيوتر هناك ، وبعد قعدة سريعة:

DarKnesS_WolF's picture

1 pc

correction as i remember exactly it was only one with 128 MB of ram and the other one is 64 MB ram. the one with 128MB ram didn't have CDROM. africano called me and i told him what happen. he said he will call them to check whats happen " he was busy so he coudn't come with us " and now we should to wait to see the new arrangement for the seminar.

peace


Live Free Or Die...

After 10 days..

10 days have passed, someone of the event volunteers should contact them.

MSameer's picture

I'm not contacting them

I'm not contacting them personally. They should contact us if they want, OR you should contact them and inform us. This is MHO.

Alaa's picture

Africano came up with the

Africano came up with the idea, he is the main organizer and he is our link to them, it's up to africano to follow up and arrange, and hopefully next time he will be present so we can avoid the unessecary confusion of last time.

Alaa


"context is over-rated. who are you anyway?"

phaeronix's picture

I have the contact info,

I have the contact info, if we decide to contact them tell me. IMHO they should signal their readiness and be more prepared than last time.

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