Re: [ProgSoc] Linux for year 10s?

[arp <arp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 01:03:09PM +1000, Vik wrote:
> Questions include:
> 1) What is a good floppy-based distribution where students can keep 

No idea, sorry.

> 2) What sort of tasks do you think are valuable to learn? THe scenario I'm 
> considering using is that each student is running an ISP and the 
> webserver/something-server is running on linux, and they have to configure 
> it to do such and such. This would firstly involve learning the 
> commandline, text-editor, and configuration files. But what basic linux 
> skills would you find valuable as an employer?

The ability to RTFM. Seriously. An IT person who throws their hands up
in the air and gives up just because they don't know something on the
spot is next to useless. Having the ability to research a problem, read
any manuals etc is vital and from this other skills will stem.

As for your class, I'd ask them the type of questions they should ask
themselves when they hit something they don't know and, in the
beginning, point them at the relevant manuals after getting them to
think about the problem a bit.

> 3) Traps for young players?

Being spoonfed and thinking that a piece of paper is everything.

> 4) Something else, but I've forgotten now.

Moo!

arp

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