[Ilugc] 2 day FOSS workshop for faculty in the Kongu region

[Kenneth Gonsalves]

On 06-Aug-08, at 10:28 PM, sivaji j.g wrote:

>> I would like to give a talk on Drupal - Content Management system (on
>> 6th September only). I ve added the topic to the wiki here -
>> http://nrcfosshelpline.in/code/wiki/KonguFossWorkshop
>
> I think its better to give a lecture on how to compile c/c++ and java
> program in Linux, How to use software design tools like umbrello, how
> to use software development tools like kdevelop, quanta plus,
> bluefish, etc. Your talk may attract them if its more syllabus
> oriented.

we want to re-orient the syllabus - that is the goal of NRC-FOSS, and  
the big stumbling block are the lecturers. Management want it,  
students want it, but lecturers are blocking it. So we are trying to  
get a few lecturers excited about foss - and very very few of these  
ever write code.

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regards
kg
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