[Gllug] Diploma in Open Source

[Salim Virani]

Hi Mick,

This diploma programme looks well-rounded, with the inclusion of 
project management and business problem-solving using Office.   Very 
promising!

I'm about to "port" a business of mine from Canada to London.  It's a 
business centre provider for hotels that uses a modified Linux distro 
on the desktop and a centralized authentication system.  I need staff 
who are comfortable with networking and the underlying mechanics of 
Linux desktops.

Do you offer any of the following options?
1) Networking:  building/maintaining firewalls and network services on 
Linux or BSD.
2) Deconstructing the desktop OS:  window managers, desktop mods, 
start-up scripts, permissions, network authentication, etc.

These skills are necessary for this business and, I've observed, for 
other businesses deploying Linux in the front office.

Also, we've spent a lot of time dealing with usability issues and 
tweaks.  The most recent distros are making amazing progress in this 
area, but our staff still need to be tuned in to the smallest 
irritations to novice users.  Any courses that could help here?

Thanks,
Salim Virani

On 27 Oct 2004, at 11:55, Mick Farmer wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Here at Birkbeck we're offering a Diploma in Open Source IT
> Apps (see http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/itapps/diploss.html) and
> would like to contact organisations who are either
> deploying, or thinking of deploying, OSS on the desktop.  We
> will encourage their staff to study for this Diploma.
>
> If you know of any such organisations, or want to comment on
> any aspect of our offering, please let me know.
>
> Regards,
>
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