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FLOSS educational programmes

by xolani Ndlovu

On 13/10/2007, xolani Ndlovu <xolanimart(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > hie eveyone > > are there any educational programmes that teach computing short courses > using FLOSS products ,programmes like ICDL and others?if not, > OpenSourceBulawayo and others are going to be working on a parallel or > alternative educational programme to ICDL that will teach short computer > courses using FLOSS products only since ICDL and other short cources in > ZIMBABWE are only taught using Microsoft products only.As we > were discussing on how we can get companies and institutions to use Floss > we realized that companies send their employees to do ICDL so that they can > use computers at their work places. > so with programmes like these compinies can switch and get their people > to do the programmes.if there are such programmes please let me now so > that we save time work on getting them done in zimbabwe too.One of the > pioneers (KUDAKWASHE ) of FLOSS in Zimbabwe has set a framework on the > programme equivalent to ICDL it goes like this:In the meantime, I hereby > volunteer to host the wiki on FLOSS-based > ICDL > course material here: > > * > > http://www.rukanda.com/wiki/index.php?title=International_Computer_Driving_… > > Everybody, feel free to add content to this wiki. The only conditions > are that: > > 1. All ICDL practical lessons or HOWTOs on this wiki must use FLOSS; > 2. Every ICDL lesson that you add to this wiki must be linked to the > appropriate ICDL module, category, skill set element and task > item. These must be quoted at the begining of the lesson or > HOWTO; > 3. Use of screen capture graphics is encouraged as a way to make it > easier for the learner to follow the practical lessons. However, > care must be taken to make sure that the graphics are not too > large or don't have too high a resolution to make it impossible > for people in Zimbabwe to be able to access them due to low > bandwidth. > 4. Before using the wiki, learn wikiwiki annotation first. > > The ICDL syllabus is attached to this message and will be available via > > a link on the wiki. > -- member of OpenSourceBulawayo free software as in freedom

Oct. 13, 2007

FLOSS educational programmes

by xolani Ndlovu

hie eveyone are there any educational programmes that teach computing short courses using FLOSS products ,programmes like ICDL and others?if not, OpenSourceBulawayo and others are going to be working on a parallel or alternative educational programme to ICDL that will teach short computer courses using FLOSS products only since ICDL and other short cources in ZIMBABWE are only taught using Microsoft products only.As we were discussing on how we can get companies and institutions to use Floss we realized that companies send their employees to do ICDL so that they can use computers at their work places. so with programmes like these compinies can switch and get their people to do the programmes.

Oct. 13, 2007

Competition entries

by Pia Waugh

Hi all, Many thanks to all the wonderful people who put entries into the SFD 2007 competition. We shall get back to all of you in the coming fortnight as we work our way through the entries. Again, thank you all for a fantastic Software Freedom Day 2007, and if you haven't already, please fill out our report form so we can count numbers and such for this year: http://cgi.softwarefreedomday.org/event_report.html Cheers, Pia -- Software Freedom Day 2007 http://softwarefreedomday.org/

Oct. 8, 2007

SFD 2007 in Trinidad

by Dev Teelucksingh

The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS ; http://ttcsweb.org/) held a Software Freedom Day event on September 15th, 2007 in Trinidad. An 18 minute video of our Software Freedom Day 2007 event is available for download in OGG, and XviD formats : * ttcs_sfd2007.ogg (75MB) http://files.filefront.com/ttcs+sfd2007ogg/;8667215;/fileinfo.html * ttcs_sfd2007.avi (40MB) http://files.filefront.com/ttcs+sfd2007avi/;8666821;/fileinfo.html Flickr set of photos : http://www.flickr.com/photos/ttcs/sets/72157602189102284/ Dev T TTCS ; http://ttcsweb.org/

Oct. 4, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] CDs/other stuff coming from different places?

by AHigueros

Hello Pia I want to know if send the t-shirts for Guatemala becouse we only recive the ubuntus cds thanks bye On 8/25/07, Pia Waugh <greebo(a)pipka.org> wrote: > > Hi Douglas, > > <quote who="Douglas A. Whitfield"> > > > I know there was discussion about ubuntu/OpenCDs a while back. We got > > our shirts and stickers today, but no CDs. I'm assuming those are > > coming from Canonical (Montreal, perhaps?). Anyway, just want to make > > sure our CDs are coming! > > The CDs will be coming seperately, as will be the stickers and balloons. > > I'll be sending out an update email for all teams in the next hour or two > with all information about where everything is up to! > > Cheers, > Pia > > -- > Linux Australia > http://linux.org.au/ > > "We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be > free." - Bill Hicks > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >

Oct. 1, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Competition entries almost due!

by Pia Waugh

Hi Leo, <quote who="Leo Gomez"> > Great news!! > BTW, the wiki still says 30 September. Thanks for the heads up, fixed! :) Cheers, Pia -- Software Freedom Day 2007 http://softwarefreedomday.org/

Sept. 30, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Competition entries almost due!

by Leo Gomez

Hi Pia, Great news!! BTW, the wiki still says 30 September. Cheers, 2007/9/29, Pia Waugh <pia(a)softwarefreedomday.org>: > > Hi all, > > Just a quick reminder that your competition entries are almost due. We are > extending the deadline for entries for one week, so your entries are now > due > by the 7th October. Details on the competition are below. Good luck > everyone! > > http://softwarefreedomday.org/Competition2007 > > Cheers, > Pia > > -- > Software Freedom Day 2007 http://softwarefreedomday.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >

Sept. 29, 2007

Competition entries almost due!

by Pia Waugh

Hi all, Just a quick reminder that your competition entries are almost due. We are extending the deadline for entries for one week, so your entries are now due by the 7th October. Details on the competition are below. Good luck everyone! http://softwarefreedomday.org/Competition2007 Cheers, Pia -- Software Freedom Day 2007 http://softwarefreedomday.org/

Sept. 29, 2007

Celebration SFD'07 in Guinea

by camara

Hi all, I inform you that the team SFD-Guinea organized in prelude of Software Freedom Day a series of formations activities, informations activities, of sensitizing and promotion activities under the free software topic. This day was celebrated under the topic "free Software, a solution of reduction of the numerical fracture in Guinea" and was placed under the presidency of its Excellence Mister the Minister for the communication and new information technologies. A - Formations Activities : 1. of September 10-14: Workshop of initiation to the computer science and the operating system GNU/Linux for the pupils, students and graduates, a number of participation 220 divided into three groups and two levels 2.Atelier of initiation in GNU/Linux and OpenOffice.org for the secretary of the public office and deprived, a number of participant: 38. 3. Workshop ADEN (Support with desenclavement numerical) for the managers of the cybercafés, numbers participants 52. This workshop was deferred fault of financial means B- Information and sensitizing activities : 1. Animation of two radio transmissions for information and sensitizing 2. Four publi report in the television C - Activities of promotion 1. the installs partys were organized from the 10 to September 15 2. more than 150 CD-ROOM of Ubuntu and 100 of OpenCD were distributed. One received the request to engrave of more than 180 CD-Room de Ubuntu and OpenCD. In addition, one received the request of more than 100 new membres to our association. Actually, we work on the report and we would like to take part in the price of the best organization of SFD2007 but the expiry is very short. the photos will be soon available on line Thank.

Sept. 26, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] wesnoth tournament

by Judy Okite

Phew! And thnx. Kind Regards, On 9/25/07, Noven Purnell-Webb <noven(a)magedata.net> wrote: > On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:49:59 Judy Okite wrote: > > Hi Novene, when U talk about giving a windows copy,do U give them with > > the licence? Why do that on a SFD event? Kind Regards, > > > > I meant a windows copy of Battle for Wesnoth. It is on the Open CD. A part of > me definitely *wanted* to hold back and insist they run Linux to play the > game, but that would have been against the spirit of the day and would have > backfired. I'd rather people use FOSS under windoze than not use it at all. > > BTW Paul, thanks for the tip on Thousand Parsec. I am going to be playing *so* > many games this weekend..... > > - Noven > >> On 9/24/07, Paul Schulz <pschulz01(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi all.. (another option) > > > > > >On 9/25/07, Bruce Kingsbury <zcat(a)wired.net.nz> wrote: > > > > On Mon, 2007-09-24 at 20:07 +0930, Noven Purnell-Webb wrote: > > > > > One of the biggest reasons I hear from people against switching to > > > > > Linux is the lack of games, so we had a networked Battle for Wesnoth > > > > > tournament - which the gamers *loved*. The impact was somewhat > > > > > diminished when I could give them a windows copy to take home, but > > > > > meh, it's still FOSS. > > > > > > > > When people talk about 'games' on Linux, I find they usually mean > > > > FPS-games. Like temulous, nexuiz, enemy territory. > > > > > > > > There are also a few racing games. VDrift looks like it would be pretty > > > > good with a racing wheel. I haven't managed to play at all well with > > > > just the keyboard. > > > > > > > > I also recommend Wesnoth. And lincity-ng is pretty good. The kids > > > > really love Supertux, Pingus, planetpenguin racer, Frets On Fire. And > > > > when I get a dance mat I'm fairly sure they'll go mad about Stepmania. > > > > > >Thousand Parsec - http://www.thousandparsec.net > > > Turn based space conquest game. > > > > > > > ______________________________ _________________ > > > > SFD-discuss mailing list > > > > SFD-discuss(a)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 > > > > > ______________________________ _________________ > > > SFD-discuss mailing list > > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists /listinfo/sfd-discuss > >-- > --- > > MageData: extreme technomancy < > >______________________________ _________________ > >SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists /listinfo/sfd-discuss > >

Sept. 25, 2007