Suggestions please...

[crazydoode at gmail.com]

Multi-media is the most difficult aspect of *nix to get a grip on. Spending a 
few minutes on why some codecs are in the multiverse and others are in main 
would be very enlightening to newbies. It may also be a good time to spend a 
few moments on the lessons learned from DeCSS.

Another area I would delve into early would be how to identify your video card 
and how to ensure that the proper drivers are installed and functional ie: 
intel915, ati and nvidia.

Good Luck!
Patrick


On Saturday 24 February 2007 16:40, Scott Blayney wrote:
> Hi all, I've only recently joined the Ubuntu Canada list.  I'm in Ottawa,
> as are some others on this list I believe.
>
> I'm getting ready to teach a class on Linux on Monday night.  It is going
> to run for 3 weeks, that's a total of 6 hours of class time.  These are
> people completely new to Linux, so I need to start with the "What is Linux"
> opener and move on from there.  I'm going to be handing out free CDs from
> the Shipit service, although they haven't arrived yet!  My plan is to
> follow the "Working with your Desktop" guide that comes with Ubuntu.  I
> also plan to show them how to use Easyubuntu so that they can set
> themselves up for MP3, DVD, and other propietary formats.  The goal is to
> educate them enough to set up a working computer with most of the
> functionality they expect from a modern operating system, and with the
> knowledge of where to go to find more help.
>
> What I would like to ask the group is what you think would be good advice,
> pointers, gotchas, etc. to give them?  This is the first time I am teaching
> this class, so I am totally open to suggestions.  I will also be soliciting
> direction from the class as to what they expect to learn so that I can
> tailor it to their needs.
>
> Scott Blayney
>
> ps. I also plan to show them "Just Say No To Microsoft, How To Ditch
> Microsoft And Why It's Not As Hard As You
> Think<http://www.amazon.ca/Just-Say-No-Microsoft-Ditch/dp/159327064X/sr=8-1
>/qid=1172352966/ref=sr_1_1/701-7389600-5785908?ie=UTF8&s=books> "