Re: [ossig] FOSS Meet

[Poh Yang Ming <pohyg@xxxxxxxxx>]

The basic idea is listing essential skills to begin
using FOSS where everybody can refer to. Elements in
the list for example unix as an operating system, why
is it important to learn, what is it's feature, and
where to go next to get those information. We may not
need to write the whole document, but highlight the
references. May be books may be sites. 

At the end the list will consist of skills needed and
where to go to get those information. Google will not
help if people do not know what to google.

It will also be a plus to all OSS users that u can
point to a place where essential skills needed are
hosted some where in a list. 

For those who are interested to work out this list 
please drop me a mail. If you think it will not work,
do drop me a mail too.

Thanks.

^_^

--- Seah Hong Yee <hongyee@polyscientific.com.my>
wrote:

> 
> > Thanks Hong Yee.
> >
> > Yes at the moment I am listing a few essential
> skills
> > needed to begin using and developing with FOSS.
> >
> > I am not against using commercial software either.
> > People who have the money, it is their's to spend.
> >
> > IMHO, the barrier to learn, use and develop with
> FOSS
> > should be reduced. I do not know how, and I am
> turing
> > to u guys for pointers.
> 
> 
> I think for the purpose of us understanding a bit
> more of what you are facing 
> and specifically what you think would be helpful.
> Maybe you should elaborate 
> what you want us to help exactly. I have heard that
> at your organisation, 
> people don't like to learn another computing
> technology.   OSS just whole 
> bunch of tools. How you want to use it is up to you.
>  I guess what we need from you is 
> 
> 1) Would you say your chemist don't know how to use
> Linux and thereby prevent 
> its adoption?
> 2) Lack of people to maintain the machine ?
> 3) Lack of programing skills ?
> 
> 	FYI, when I was cooker mailing list a while back
there was talk about 
> starting a distro for scientist, not sure how far it
> went though. 
> 
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > > 4) Next meeting will be somewhere near KLCC two
> > > weeks from now, actual
> > > location and time will be posted.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Hong Yee
> >
> >
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