[ale] teaching opportunity

[esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)]

Yu, Jerry wrote:
> the client list on their website is actually pretty impressive. The
> bottom line is, there are a buniness in need of OSS training and
> there is another business tries to arrange it. It'd make sense for us
> ALEers to be happy to see it happen than not, right?

Not if they can not properly cover the material.

> In my opinion, a brief introduction (even hasted) to open-source &
> LAMP (or just AMP) is a great step forward and much better than, say,
> to shut our door to new-comers to this great OSS land.

Then that should be the course description, which it was not. 
Installation and maintaining 5 major software packages and an OS in two 
days?

> Also, it is unfair to require the lady to know all the stuff, when we
> don't refuse to talk with head-hunters who don't really know our
> stuff (yes, yes, it would be nice if they know) when we are looking
> for a job.

How can she recruit someone if she doesn't know what she's recruiting for?

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey       Registered Linux User #108567
                             AT&T Certified UNIX System Programmer - 1995