[kanchilug] Re: Fwd: Interactive FOSS session with kids
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- Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 09:08:31 +0530
> 1. At the session I explained about kernal orally. A 8th standard
> student asked me that " How can I see the source code of kernal?".
> Thats it, a few second I was kept silent.
> 2. How can I install linux in my system?
> 3. Where can I get help regarding linux?
> 4. Some kids said, can you give your mobile number? I will call you
> with my dad, and elder brother and exp
> 5. How to play games?
> 6. One student asked me a critical question that is "Linux is a free
> OS and have all kinds of softwares, then Why it is not famous. I mean
> why we dont know about linux?
> 7. Will Linux affect by virus?
Good job.... Hats off to Kanchi LUG
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 9:01 AM, RANGANATHAN HARITHA <rangaspo@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Kids Rocking. U too.......
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Ramachandran V <
> v.ramcool.ramachandran@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>> Chennai, Birla planetarium authority Mr. Lenin Organized One hour FOSS
>>> session with Kids(7th to 9th) on Dec 30 2010. Shrinivasan asked me to
>>> conduct this session. This program only for Kids. So I called Mr.
>>> Selvamani to accompany with me. I went there early morning 9 am. The
>>> session was started at exactly 10am. At beginning what I thought is
>>> "All kids are looking small, so they does not know anything about
>>> Operating system. So It will take so hard to make them clear
>>> understand about Linux". But after started to take session I felt that
>>> my thought is wrong. Everyone of there had experience with Windows.
>>>
>>> Me and Selvamani started to talk with student with the as usual story
>>> of Ritchard M Stalman and Linus Torvalt. Everyone impressed with
>>> Linux. I showed Ubuntu and its compiz features. Then we played
>>> BigBugBunny animation clip. All kids enjoyed this.
>>>
>>> Next question session. Followings are some question, which I never
>>> expected from them
>>>
>>> 1. At the session I explained about kernal orally. A 8th standard
>>> student asked me that " How can I see the source code of kernal?".
>>> Thats it, a few second I was kept silent.
>>> 2. How can I install linux in my system?
>>> 3. Where can I get help regarding linux?
>>> 4. Some kids said, can you give your mobile number? I will call you
>>> with my dad, and elder brother and exp
>>> 5. How to play games?
>>> 6. One student asked me a critical question that is "Linux is a free
>>> OS and have all kinds of softwares, then Why it is not famous. I mean
>>> why we dont know about linux?
>>> 7. Will Linux affect by virus?
>>>
>>> Really amazing. right?
>>>
>>> At the end of the session we met another unexpected incident that is Some
>>> kids came forward to asked us "Autograph". What to say? That was my
>>> memorable day........
>>>
>>> Great man.
>> Keep rocking.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> Ramachandran
>>
>
>
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