[Linux Education]: Linux Installs and Children...

[Colin McGregor]

On 12/11/09, Maureen E.Thornton <maureen-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> There's more than one type!

Of course there is more than one sort of screwdriver, besides the
chunk of mental type screwdriver, there is also:

Screwdriver recipe
serve in : Highball Glass

1.5 oz Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka
6 oz orange juice

Add Smirnoff No.21 Vodka in ice-filled glass and top with orange juice.

Serves 1.

Enjoy :-) .

Back to topic, this stuff is not all that hard to learn. Mind you for
a lot of people they just don't care...

Colin.

> On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 13:40 -0500, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
>> On Fri, 11 Dec 2009, Maureen E.Thornton wrote:
>>
>> > That's fine for those who are technically inclined but what happens if
>> > screw driver terrifies you?
>>
>>    As it should if you're not using a Robertson screwdriver.
>>
>>
>> > On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 13:22 -0500, Matt Price wrote:
>> > > On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 12:32 -0500, Colin McGregor wrote:
>> > > > On 12/11/09, Maureen E.Thornton <maureen-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> > > > > The last thing we would want to do is to intimidate people!  That
>> > > > > even
>> > > > > intimidates me!!!!
>> > > > > Maureen
>> > > >
>> > > > Okay, so tread softly on the stuff with 5 and 6 year old children,
>> > > > but
>> > > > I will be happy to let folks know that this stuff is "Easy baceasy!"
>> > > > :-) .
>> > > >
>> > > > Colin.
>> > >
>> > > I'd sort of disagree with Maureen about this.  The point of this story
>> > > is, that when you give people the tools to do stuff, they can often
>> > > work
>> > > it out -- though of course sometimes they have to break stuff before
>> > > they can fix it. (in German there's a special word for that --
>> > > verschlimmbessern -- which means, to break something by trying to fix
>> > > it.  I, uh, have occasion to use that word a lot).
>> > >
>> > > The lesson isn't so much that it's "easy" for some prodigies to build
>> > > linux boxes, as that there is something liberating about taking
>> > > control
>> > > of your own technologies.  Hacking as a form of freedom.
>> > >
>> > > Anyway that's what I think.
>> > >
>> > > m
>> > >
>> > > >
>> > > > > On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 08:53 -0500, Colin McGregor wrote:
>> > > > >> Ran across the following story about a 5 year old girl attempting
>> > > > >> to
>> > > > >> do an Ubuntu Linux install.
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> http://www.gnomejournal.org/article/88/the-un-scary-screwdriver
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> As it turned out she couldn't do it on her own, at points she
>> > > > >> needed
>> > > > >> the help of her older brother, brother being 6 years old...
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> From time to time I do introductory talks on Linux, and the above
>> > > > >> is a
>> > > > >> great story, question is do I tell adults that I am attempting to
>> > > > >> get
>> > > > >> them to the level of what two sub-7 year old children can do  :-)
>> > > > >>  ?
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> Colin McGregor
>> >
>>
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