Re: Offering training on Linux boxes - softer market now?

Hello Ruth,
You are looking for people to assist you with Linux training?
Are these positions payed? I am currently an unemployed Computer Science
major with the University of Saskatchewan.

-Nathan

On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Ruth Marlene Friesen <ruthesroses@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Hi.
> Name is Ruth. I've been lurking here a couple of weeks
> to see what kind of linux users there are in
> Saskatoon. I see now that you are noticing too, that
> people are more open to Linux.
>
> I just moved to Saskatoon last June after almost 24
> years as a caregiver for my aged parents. Dad didn't
> need such intensive care the last 10 years, so I set
> out to learn how to publish my novel online, and ended
> up teaching myself web design - AND in 2005 I
> discovered Linux.
>
> I knew no one else, but ordered Mandrake and tried
> dual-booting with Win98 for a while. When Win98 died,
> I went to Suse 9.3 and I haven't looked back since!
>
> Long story short, I'm starting a small business where
> I am prepared to train people in computers and how to
> run a web business from. The key difference is that
> I've got my 4 computer stations loaded with linux OS.
> I'm planning to introduce all my students/interns to
> life on a linux box. :)
>
> At this stage I'm recruiting students and I'm
> wondering how big the linux community is in this
> city? Do you run into people who would be interested
> if they could get some over-the-shoulder help for a
> week or so?
>
> At the moment I'm offering one-week afternoon courses
> in computer basics, but I'd like by May to be ready to
> start more in-depth internship courses. One with a
> promise of helping them start up a web business at the
> same time. Incubator style.
>
> By the way, so far I've been scrounging cast off
> computers and converting them. But I've discovered
> that both the Sears and WalMart sites (USA only?) are
> offering $199 linux boxes. They must be sensing a
> market, eh?
>
>
> Blessings & Thanks,
> Ruth
>
>
>
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Received on Wed Mar 12 18:12:40 2008