[Ubuntu-PH] newbie pow

[Zak Elep]

On 10/7/05, Chris-jo Salvatierra <chrisjo.mla2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> hi! sorry to disappoint you guys but i'm a miss :D although most of the
> time, i am referred to as sir...i wonder why ;)


Well, you've got quite a name, hehe =)

 i can actually write it for you guys...there's a growing number of linux
> users because of the internet cafes...and yes, i have convinced a certain
> department at a certain college of ust to use ubuntu. will do that during
> the sem break...


Coolness!

most of the students (my market) who got to use ubuntu for the first time
> says it needs a little bit of getting used to. they are used to mozilla
> firefox - since it is the preferred browser before my ubuntu migration. the
> transition is better than i have expected - although sem break is just a
> week after next for ust and some schools.


I can imagine that... I also had the opportunity to install Hoary for an
elementary school here in Daet, and since the head instructor at that school
was well adept at the previous OS she used, there ensued a bit of confusion
that required me to give her some pointers at using the system. In
particular, because their computer lab had no network (and worse, only one
PC had a floppy drive, and all carrying only CD-ROMs), I had to supervise
the teaching sessions (just tuxpaint and tuxtype for kids, really ;) and
explain a few bits on the Un*x/Linux filesystem for a day before I could let
go.

i am still discovering things and "googleing" everything - that's why i
> found this list. i wonder if ubuntu could give me cd's (breezy badger) and
> streamers so i could really promote it. :D


I reckon that during the last Ubuntu Community Council IRC meeting[1] it was
mentioned that there will be LoCoPacks/Conference Packs for the Local
Communities that will include these things...

[1]
http://people.ubuntulinux.org/~fabbione/irclogs/archived/2005-09/ubuntu-meeting-2005-09-27.html

when i ask them how it is - the would say that it would take time but it's
> like - w@#d$%s. they also said that linux is not so hard afterall.


INDEED!!!


Cheers,

Zakame
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