[GTALUG] tpl Linux training?

[Karen Lewellen]

The problem with that idea though, is just what is ordinary?
I have a memory of someone from Toronto freegeeks <are they still around?> 
who used  to teach Linux classes, showcasing I believe an option outside 
of windows.
Linux classes  being distribution neutral, is actually quite smart, 
because speaking personally there are so very many many distributions, 
that it seems hard to say understand Linux has a consistency a foundation, 
aspects that are the same regardless of distribution.
teaching command line, I imagine?, insures those who become certified can 
work in the environment only needing to learn the gui stuff on top as it 
were?



On Thu, 1 Sep 2022, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:

> | From: Evan Leibovitch via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
>
> | These courses are almost all command line.
>
> Wow.  That certainly would make Linux unattractive to most ordinary
> people.  Both computer beginners and ordinary users of Windows or MacOS.
>
> | That's how, for the most part, what's taught is generally
> | distribution-neutral.
> | Most of what differentiates the distributions is in graphic interface and
> | software provision/update policy, which is more advanced that this level of
> | course gets.
>
> Being distribution-neutral is a great feature but I'm not sure that it is
> worth the trauma to ordinary users.
>
> I guess that the target of the courses must not include ordinary users.
> What is the target audience?
>
> Perhaps TPL needs a different course "Intro to Linux" for ordinary users.
> First thing: why should ordinary users care.
>
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