Sun 1-8-2004
Schedule:
- 5:30 6:30 Background on Free Software and Open Source
- 6:30 7:00 Installation
- 7:00 7:15 Break while package installation
- 7:15 8:00 Installation (cont.)
- 8:00 8:30 Desktop components
Notes:
Tue 3-8-2004
Schedule:
- 5:30 6:00 Continue Installation
- 6:00 7:00 Basic Desktop Apps
- 5 min applets & panels
- 15 min OOWriter
- 10 min OOCalc, OOImpress
- 15 min mozilla
- 5 min mozilla mail, kontact, kolab
- 10 min kopete
- 7:00 7:15 Break
- 7:15 7:40 ssh, konquerer (sftp), Liferea, gftp
- 7:40 8:10 Multimedia
- 8:10 8:40 Other Apps
Notes:
Thr 5-8-2004
Schedule:
- 5:40 7:20 Components & Concepts
- 7:20 7:35 Break
- 7:35 8:00 Permissions, Users & Groups
- 8:00 8:30 Mandrake Control Center
- 8:30 8:45 How to get HELP
Notes:
Questions Asked during the course:
Q: Where is the source code?
You can get the source code of the GNU\Linux OS and its Free Applications from the internet, visit the website of the projecr/software and you will find its source code.
Q: What is the language that is used in programming Linux?
A: The GNU\Linux operating system and its applications are programmed using different languages, among them: C, C++, perl, python, lisb, ruby.
- The Linux kernel and the GNU tools are written in C.
- Many of the desktop applications are written in C++, e.g. Mozilla, Open Office.
- The Mandrake installer is written in perl
