[nflug] community GNU/Linux education

Daniel V cloudlakedreamer at yahoo.com
Sat Jan 21 07:50:09 EST 2006


Dave,
Thank your for the suggestions. 

1. Who - I havn't gotten any commitments from anyone
else for this advocacy /education project, so thus far
it's just me. 

2. What - Helping people learn about GNU/Linux.

3. Where - Any place that will donate space. Any extra
resources would be a plus.

4. When - Wed. through Sat. mornings, occasionally
less days. 

5. Why - Why should people come to me? I got my start
through GNU/Linux community education. I entered into
the IT field, getting my foot in the door through my
linguistics training, I worked my way up, doing
systems administration. I am proof of what free
community education and free software can do for you,
if you apply yourself. 

I want to for people to realize that they have a
choice when it comes to computer operating systems,
and for people to realize that "quality computing" and
"uptime" are within their reach.

Experienced Linux geeks interested in giving back to
the community are most welcome to pitch in. This would
be an experiment to see if people interested in
GNU/Linux would be willing to check it out.

I'm not interested in starting an organization with
the goal of acquiring tax-exempt status. I want this
to be somewhat fun and interesting, as far as
computing goes. I would want this to be family-safe. I
want this to be totally free. 

Some possible scenarios are to have regular workshops,
open time for installs/troubleshooting. I am not
interested in providing free support for Enterprise
users, neither am I interested in doing anything for
people who refuse to study the documentation and won't
make an honest effort to do things on their own. I
realize Newbies are unsure of where to start. These
people would be the people I think I could help the
most.

Obviously the morning is not a great time for most
people, but my work schedule is due to change soon. I
will need some morning time to do chores on occasion.
My free time is limited. I am only available during my
work week.

I haven't gotten a domain name yet. I'm considering
this option. I will start putting together a list of
goals and how I'd like to proceed. I expect a
prospective sponsoring company/organization/individual
will want to know what to expect and if the concept is
worthwhile and feasible.

regards,
Daniel Villarreal

--- "David J. Andruczyk" <djandruczyk at yahoo.com>
wrote:
>
Why not contact some of the public libraries nearby?
The downtown library comes to mind,  but there's no
reason why you couldn't try any of the other local
branches...

>>
I want to provide free Linux education to the
community.  I figured I'd have a folding table and
some chairs for starters, and my laptop, maybe a
whiteboard. If I could have internet access that would
be wonderful. 
I'm interested in opening a storefront, for lack of a
better term...
certificate of insurance, at any rate. I assume this
would apply
anywhere here in Buffalo and wonder what would be
involved in acquiring this, any hints?... 
> > Thank you for your consideration,
> > Daniel Villarreal






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