[Sheflug] Re: Training

[Richard Ibbotson <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Doug

> Maybe some people at local colleges might be interested in helping
> out.  If I remember, a lecturer at Barnsley college built up a
> linux network with the intention of using it as a different flavour
> to help with HND/HNC classes. Couldn't such local knowledge be
> pooled together?  Maybe it might help reduce costs on one given
> educational establishment?.

The usual thing with these is that you hire a room and put some 
computers into it.    We've already got a low cost room.

We have tried at one time or another to get local colleges to help 
with our LUG.  One of the previous incarnations of the local LUG was 
run by a local Sheffield College administrator.  But, he had to give 
up because his wife told him she didn't want Linux anywhere near her.
So, we could try but we've not had a positive reaction from local 
colleges.  I'm being polite because I don't want to hurt anyones 
feelings.  I did spend a whole two year period trying to get 
Sheffield College to understand that we needed to take Linux 
seriously.  What did I get for that ?  At least two years on social 
security payments and a lot of dirty comments from my own mother 
about Sheffield Council.

Just to finish off I might say that I've always noticed that 
educational and union people generally seem to give out the above 
argument over the past twenty years.  If in fact anyone had listened 
to me two years ago I might have been more positive in my own 
attitude at this point in time.  Lack of local co-operation has led 
to a lot of people being very fed up to the back teeth with helpful 
suggestions

Hope I'm not being too abrasive in your direction.

-- 
Thanks



Richard

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