[ale] What would you like to see in an "Intro to Linux" Course.

[Jonathan Meek]

First off, leam, great idea of a linux admin class for CS majors. I would
have benefited greatly from something like that if I had known the jobs I
would end up holding after my undergrad.
Jerald, I think your layout for coursework would be great and as someone
who remembers nearly nothing from their Operating System course, that would
be a great way to refresh the material without dying in the details. (My OS
course was just really painful so some repressed memories came with it)

We might want to consider the idea of offering any of the courses online. I
am not sure which of the open courseware services would work but I think it
is worth considering.

That's just an initial thought and as always, I am more than willing to
work as a technical writer should anyone need another set of eyeballs.


On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Jerald Sheets <questy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, as a died-in-the-wool Mac guy, I humbly disagree.
>
> I joined ALE a long time before I moved to ATL (while still in BRLUG,
> actually), and did it to have people of like-minded Linuxyness to talk to,
> learn from, etc. However, I work in Linux Constantly from my desktop, which
> just isn’t Linux.  If I need Mac help, I know where to go.  :)  But if I
> need Linux desktop help, I’d come here.
>
> I think the local LUG serves a hugely important role.  Our issues with
> abusing newbies notwithstanding, the best place to go and learn a ton about
> everyday Linuxy goodness is right here on ALE.  We could definitely take
> part in helping out local programs by talking to aspiring tech-nerds during
> their programs, doing a mini-install-fest with students… on VMs if
> necessary, maybe even offer a module of coursework to a local school.  All
> in all we can help…
>
> I think Linux students could use:
>
> History (like from the beginning of “The Art of UNIX Programming”.
>  There’s some gems there)
> Operating System theory & comparison
> Bootup
> Filesystems
> daemons
> storage
> processes, IPC, and job control
> Windowing systems
> Package management
>
>
> That’s just off the top of my head… I think anyone approaching a new OS
> would need to know these things.  Whether “Disks” on a Mac, “Filesystems”
> on Linux, or “Drives” on Windows, the theory is the same, just the naming
> is different.  Sort of a “comparative religions” of OSes so they have some
> reference to their current world to make sense of it all.
>
> —jms
>
>
> On Nov 6, 2013, at 2:47 PM, leam hall <leamhall at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > How to afford a Mac?
>
>
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