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Status of this document: DRAFT, to be discussed at ctte mtg 9th May 2011 | Status of this document: DRAFT, to be discussed at ctte mtg 9th May 2011 | ||
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We're aiming for a roughly two-year cycle, ie 20 talks. In practice, we don't intend to keep to a fixed schedule, more that after | We're aiming for a roughly two-year cycle, ie 20 talks. In practice, we don't intend to keep to a fixed schedule, more that after 18 months, a talk will not count as "already given". | ||
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* to avoid inadvertently drifting into "intermediate". | * to avoid inadvertently drifting into "intermediate". | ||
Revision as of 07:45, 23 April 2011
Overview
Status of this document: DRAFT, to be discussed at ctte mtg 9th May 2011
schedule
We're aiming for a roughly two-year cycle, ie 20 talks. In practice, we don't intend to keep to a fixed schedule, more that after 18 months, a talk will not count as "already given".
rationale
- to avoid inadvertently drifting into "intermediate".
- to remain relevant to new beginners.
type
We would like to emphasise talks which include activities for the users to do.., hands-on beats demo beats talk with slides...
Streams
In the interest of keeping balance, we should classify each talk roughly into the categories and keep the proportions close to the target percentages indicated.
use and enjoyment (50%)
- managing your photos
- making backups simple
- a tour of text editors
- internet relay chat, instant messaging and micro-blogging
- free software games (last given Mar 2010)
- Open Office (scheduled Jun 2011)
- Gimp
- Inkscape (scheduled Oct 2011)
- MythTV
- Home computing with Ubuntu (last given Mar 2011)
setup and maintenance (25%)
- intro to command line
- buying a computer that's compatible with free software
- tips and tricks for installing GNU/Linux
- "Software Packages" (last given Apr 2010)
- GNU/Linux maintenance
- reporting bugs
- Where to Get Help
- An Introduction to Hardware
programming (15%)
- what is programming (last given Oct 2010)
- intro to programming in Python (scheduled May 2011)
- intro to PHP (last given Jun 2010)
- version control systems
software freedom (10%)
- what is free software (last given Apr 2011)
- about the community (last given May 2010)