The Evergreen State College

Evening and Weekend Studies

Linux Potpourri

Spring, 2006 Schedule

http://grace.evergreen.edu/linpo/schedule.html

Linux Potpourri Syllabus

Linux Potpourri Resources

Note:This schedule is still in work.

Note: Unless noted differently, all classes will be held in Lib 2612 (Computer Lab ACC)

Note:In the reading assignments below, our source book, Linux for Non-Geeks is abbreviated LFNG

Corrected day of week - class is Thursday, not Wednesday

Added Unix basics to third week

Added journal question for first seminar.

Added journal question for second seminar.

Changed date for OSS presentations and added Windows/Linux install.

Added pointer to handout for OSS presentations.

[Week 1 - Intro I]
Thursday, April 6, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Assignments:

[For April 13] Read Chapters 1 & 3 of LFNG.

Assignments due:

Profiles from students (done in class)

Handouts:

Linux Potpourri Syllabus and Schedule

[Week 2 - Intro II/GUI I]
Thursday, April 13, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Assignments:

[For April 20] Read Chapters 4 & 5 of LFNG.

[For Seminar April 27] Read "A Brief History of Hackerdom" and First Monday interview with Linus Torvalds

Journal question #1 [For April 27]: Pick three developments (social or technological) discussed in the readings that you feel either helped or hindered the growth of the Open Source and Linux movements. Explain why you think that these developments had the effect that they did.

Assignments due:

Read Chapters 1 & 3 of LFNG.

[Week 3 - GUI II/ Web]
Thursday, April 20, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Assignments:

[For April 27] Read Chapter 9 of LFNG.

Assignments due:

Read Chapters 4 & 5 of LFNG.

[Week 4 - OSS/Cmd Line/Editors]
Thursday, April 27, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Assignments:

[For May 4] Read Chapter 13 & 14 of LFNG.

Assignments due:

Read Chapters 9 of LFNG.

Read "A Brief History of Hackerdom" and First Monday interview with Linus Torvalds

Journal question #1

[Week 5 - Games; Entertaiment; Business I]
Thursday, May 4, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Assignments:

[For May 11] Read Chapter 15 & 16 of LFNG.

Assignments due:

Read Chapter 13 & 14 of LFNG.

[Week 6 - Business II/ OSS]
Thursday, May 11, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Assignments:

[For May 18] Pick a Linux variant or platform from list on DistroWatch.com. Research your pick and prepare a 5-minute discussion about it to be presented to the class.

[For May 18] Read Chapter 8 of LFNG and Debian document.

[For Seminar May 25] Read The Cathedral and the Bazaar and Homesteading the Noosphere by Eric Raymond.

Journal question #2 [For May 25]: In the readings Eric Raymond details several characteristics of development using the open source model. From this list, pick three of these characteristics, either the ones that you feel are the most important in fostering continued progress, or three that you feel are ones that will the most probable candidates for inhibiting progress. Explain why you picked these three and what about them either enhances or inhibits progress.

Assignments due:

Read Chapter 15 & 16 of LFNG.

[Week 7 - Variants/Platforms; Software Installs]
Thursday, May 18, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Assignments:
Assignments due:

Variant/Platform report

Read Chapter 8 of LFNG and Debian document

[Week 8 - Socially Conscious; OSS II]
Thursday, May 25, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Assignments:

[For June 1] Pick an OSS application from the list shown in the assignment handout OSS Survey. Research your pick and prepare a 3 to 5-minute discussion about it (with slides) to be presented to the class.

[For June 1] Read Chapter 10 of LFNG and YUM document

Assignments Due:

Read The Cathedral and the Bazaar and Homesteading the Noosphere

Journal question #2

[Week 9 - OS Install/Update/Config; Rescue]
Thursday, June 1, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Assignments Due:

Read Chapter 10 of LFNG and YUM document

[Week 10 - Edge to Bleeding Edge]
Thursday, Jun 8, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

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