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Re: [SFD-discuss] Was: FLOSS educational programmes

by Janet Hawtin

On Jan 16, 2008 6:31 AM, Pia Waugh <greebo(a)pipka.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > I was perusing through sfd-discuss and re-found this and I wanted to renew > the discussion. > > <quote who="Steve Olive"> > > > It is up to us, the Open Source and Free Software Communities, to > > encourage the use of qualifications that do not focus on a particular > > brand of software. I also believe that these qualifications should not > > be prohibitively priced, preventing students, who are often unemployed, > > from taking the tests. They are better served spending the money on > > computers and other hardware for use at home so they can better their > > skills and find employment. > > > > Is this something the Software Freedom Day should look into? Registering > > or certifying skills with software promoted on Software Freedom Day. > > Steve, what exactly do you have in mind here? We could certainly add > something to the registration process or there is also the possibility of > aligning with certifications and encouraging teams to do certification > workshops and exams as part of their Software Freedom Day celebrations which > would both draw attention to certifications and also get more qualified FOSS > practitioners into the workforce every year. What do you think? The ingots competencies are agnostic. http://theingots.org/ Robyn Manning and Kylie Willison currently use them in South Australia There is also someone doing training in Mount Gambier and Noven has done training with his network development in Copley.

Jan. 15, 2008

Was: FLOSS educational programmes

by Pia Waugh

Hi all, I was perusing through sfd-discuss and re-found this and I wanted to renew the discussion. <quote who="Steve Olive"> > It is up to us, the Open Source and Free Software Communities, to > encourage the use of qualifications that do not focus on a particular > brand of software. I also believe that these qualifications should not > be prohibitively priced, preventing students, who are often unemployed, > from taking the tests. They are better served spending the money on > computers and other hardware for use at home so they can better their > skills and find employment. > > Is this something the Software Freedom Day should look into? Registering > or certifying skills with software promoted on Software Freedom Day. Steve, what exactly do you have in mind here? We could certainly add something to the registration process or there is also the possibility of aligning with certifications and encouraging teams to do certification workshops and exams as part of their Software Freedom Day celebrations which would both draw attention to certifications and also get more qualified FOSS practitioners into the workforce every year. What do you think? Cheers, Pia -- Linux Australia http://linux.org.au/ "If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how it's done." - Scott Adams

Jan. 15, 2008

Extra T-shirt

by Ciaran Mooney

Hi, Thanks for all the responses. The t-shirt has now been given away. Kind Regards, Ciarán

Dec. 28, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Contents of SFD-discuss digest

by Yawe Tony

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Dec. 28, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD-discuss Digest, Vol 14, Issue 3

by Yawe Tony

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Dec. 28, 2007

Extra T-shirt

by Ciaran Mooney

Evening, I don't think I was very clear the first time. I only have *one* shirt. The shirts size is small (ie Size: S). Contact me directly to sort out where its going. If you are in the UK or Europe I may be able to afford the postage, but any international costs will have to be met by the "buyer". Cheers, Ciarán

Dec. 20, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Extra T-shirt

by AHigueros

Please You can send me, I does not received any t-shirt in 15 September. my size is Large Jorge Higueros CEO Free Software Organization Guatemala and my adress is 28 av 32-44 zona 5 Guatemala City Phone 502 23364840 cp 01005 best regards

Dec. 19, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Extra T-shirt

by PRAN.ORG

You can send me, I does not received any t-shirt in 15 September. My address is Nurul Alam Masud CEO Participatory Research & Action Network-PRAN House # 08, Road # 30 Maijdee Housing Estate, Maijdee Noakhali, Bangladesh. Phone : +88 0321 61920, +88 01727 231722 E-mail : info(a)pran-bd.org , pranbd(a)bttb.net.bd www.pran-bd.org Regards, Masud/ Bangladesh siddick Abubacker wrote: > pls, send it to me. > siddick.a > 12NA, Staff quarters > Gandhigram rural University > Dindigul > 624302 > Tamilnadu > India > > > On 12/19/07, *Ciaran Mooney* <general.mooney(a)googlemail.com > <mailto:general.mooney@googlemail.com>> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Just giving my room a tidy and I have found a SFD 2007 T-shirt that > was left over from 15th September. > > Would anyone like it? Its a small, still in its packaging. > > All I ask is that whoever wants it pays postage. > > Cheers, > > Ciarán > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org <mailto:SFD-discuss@sf-day.org> > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >

Dec. 19, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Extra T-shirt

by siddick Abubacker

pls, send it to me. siddick.a 12NA, Staff quarters Gandhigram rural University Dindigul 624302 Tamilnadu India On 12/19/07, Ciaran Mooney <general.mooney(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Just giving my room a tidy and I have found a SFD 2007 T-shirt that > was left over from 15th September. > > Would anyone like it? Its a small, still in its packaging. > > All I ask is that whoever wants it pays postage. > > Cheers, > > Ciarán > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >

Dec. 18, 2007

Extra T-shirt

by Ciaran Mooney

Hi all, Just giving my room a tidy and I have found a SFD 2007 T-shirt that was left over from 15th September. Would anyone like it? Its a small, still in its packaging. All I ask is that whoever wants it pays postage. Cheers, Ciarán

Dec. 18, 2007