[Chester LUG] MSc in open source technology

[Les Pritchard]

Not to hand, but I'll have a word with someone who did it and see what
information they have.

Les

On 2/20/07, Simon Willett <simonw at eurowrap.co.uk> wrote:
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>  Do you have any details of courses in India, because that really does
> sound like fun?
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> Simon
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> *From:* chester-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk [mailto:
> chester-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] *On Behalf Of *Les Pritchard
> *Sent:* 20 February 2007 10:54
> *To:* chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
> *Subject:* Re: [Chester LUG] MSc in open source technology
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> I'd be tempted to agree with George - it does sound like it may be the
> bandwagon passing (although I haven't looked in any detail of the course
> specifics).
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> It all depends what you need from the course.  If it's academic
> qualifications then yes it might be worth it, but if you want to just learn
> about the technology ( i.e. *nix) then one of the professional courses
> would give you more 'real' knowledge.  Academic courses have to include
> science and theory, which, whilst useful to know, will take time away from
> learning usable everyday skills.
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> As George said, the exams are very cheap if you're happy to teach
> yourself.  Otherwise there are plenty of intensive courses you can go on
> (some cheap ones involve a trip to India!) that should bring your knowledge
> up to scratch.
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> Les
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> On 2/19/07, *George* <george at goatadsl.co.uk> wrote:
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> Stuart Burns wrote:
> > Hi guys,
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> > I am after a bit of feedback here. I wasn't planning on doing it, but I
> > saw the above course advertised on slashdot.
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> I had a look too out of interest after seeing the same banner. Not that
> I'm in the market for a degree course but it does look a little
> "bandwagonish" to me - if someone has done a degree in say, Software
> Engineering then the licence of the software they're engineering
> shouldn't make much of a difference to how they go about producing it,
> baring in mind that University is meant to teach concepts and not
> vocational skills.
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> If you already have a degree I would consider doing LPI, you can do the
> exams at a local testing center for a small cost (about £50 I think when
> I looked) and even if you don't do the exams working through one of
> their study guides'll teach you a lot about using Linux without being
> too specific about how one distribution is arranged. Then, read "The
> Cathedral and the Bazaar" for a dash of philosophy and you're sorted :)
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> George
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