[ubuntu-in] Having linux stuff on syllabus

[Onkar Shinde]

On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:45 PM, mallikarjun arjun
<mallik.v.arjun at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:40 PM, Onkar Shinde <onkarshinde at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:49 PM, mallikarjun arjun
>> <mallik.v.arjun at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > so
>> >
>> > On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Onkar Shinde <onkarshinde at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 8:43 PM, mallikarjun arjun
>> >> <mallik.v.arjun at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > I recently read an article about china being too much concentrating
>> >> > on
>> >> > linux
>> >> > education one such is in "http://www.linux.com/feature/144852".
>> >> > At that time i thought why cant we approach universities (in
>> >> > karnataka
>> >> > like
>> >> > VTU, BU  and i dont know in other states) to have courses on Open
>> >> > source,
>> >> > Linux, and many more, I am very sure most of us know what these
>> >> > universities
>> >> > teach.
>> >> > If it is already under progress please ignore this, I am unaware.
>> >>
>> >> Engineering courses in most of universities I am aware of don't even
>> >> talk about any industry related tools. ex. build tools like make and
>> >> ant, protocols like ssh and vnc etc. So open source and linux don't
>> >> even exist for them.
>> >>
>> >> But this doesn't mean that we can't do it. Doing this on personal
>> >> basis will be a good start. For example those of us who are working in
>> >> industry already can design courses about various tools and conduct
>> >> them in their colleges ans and when possible.
>>
>> And who is going to teach these subjects when it is in course.
>> Instead if 'we' do teach 'learn for free how we do it in industry'
>> then I think more students will be interested. After all 90% students
>> are looking for job after getting out of industry.
>>
>>
>> Onkar
>>
> Gud idea, But in industry they wont be free to come. if u want them to come
> on Saturday mostly they will be scheduled.

I work in software industry and I am ready to do it free at my home town. :-)
But it will take some time to actually start.


Onkar