[Ubuntu-SG] New to singapore

[Muhammad Heidir]

Guys,

Can we do something productive instead of griping over age old issues that will never be resolved if nothing is done.

First and foremost, Ben needs resources for someone who is Linux-proficient, or I would say Linux literate.
Secondly, if we are going to rekindle the fire that is burning off, let’s think of something to help spread Linux.

Its near the end of the year, we can start to plan ahead of the things that we can do for the community. The last I hear was from Koh Suhaw who setup an IT space with PPIS Jurong using Linux. Nobody lent a hand.

I for one intend to hold simple hands on training on getting users to install Ubuntu, run a web server and probably learn PHP and HTML to get started. This is good as an introductory lesson to Ubuntu.
There are of course other stuff that I can include such as setup your own BIND, ISC-DHCP and such.

I feel like giving back to the community what ever experience I gained through my work in the IT industry over the years and share with them, probably spark an interest to get Linux moving forward.

Let me know your thoughts. We can start simply from a small group of secondary students. Whoever has contacts with a secondary school teacher may be able to assist in this.

Regards,
 	Muhammad Heidir  | Father, Husband, IT Freak
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> On 21 Nov 2014, at 19:56, billy am <wickedpuppy at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hmms ... I am sure there are small such companies. After all , my first job was in a company of 2 men , including me. 
> But we were geeks. I meant to say most SMEs. The issue is something Heidir already mentioned , persuading the management.
> 
> Isn't training to be managers same as office workers? Unless managers are different from others. 
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> On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 7:45 PM, Chow Loong Jin <hyperair at ubuntu.com <mailto:hyperair at ubuntu.com>> wrote:
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> On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 01:26:29PM +0800, billy am wrote:
> > Redhat has. Canonical I am not sure ... Mark did come down to Singapore
> > before. Suse yes.
> 
> Red Hat's mostly a sales office, as are most other multi-national companies
> (e.g. Google, Facebook) which have bases in Singapore. I think the only major
> large corporation with a real coding base here is PayPal.
> 
> > NUS mirrors everything btw. Including CRAN , CPAN , etc ... But again , the
> > Universities train office workers/drones , not technologists/hackers. Pls
> > keep it in mind.
> 
> Not quite, they train people who think that coding is a stepping stone toward
> management. And then they become managers and hang up whatever little xcoding
> skills they had in the first place.
> 
> > Linux is cheaper ONLY if in large numbers. For SMEs , Linux is a nightmare.
> > Windows admins with 3 - 4 years experience can be found for below 2k / mth
> > , if you know where and how to find.
> 
> Eh speak for yourself. I used to work in an SME with only 3 people (aside from
> me). They're doing pretty well, and they're mostly a Linux shop.
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