-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Bea,
This is excellent! On 05/05/12 10:14, Bea Groves wrote: > We're also having to run the course in rather 'experimental' > circumstances. The powers-that-be wouldn't let me install Ubuntu > to their PC HDDs, so we're having to run Ubuntu from bootable > memory sticks. Works pretty much OK though, and the students can > (of course) have the same experience at home if they wish. > I'd imagine that would be okay if the machines have sufficient RAM and have been tested before hand. Might be worth installing onto USB keys rather than just using the usb startup disk creator, so they can carry on using it later. (not sure if that's what you meant or not) > This is very much a beginners (level 1) course, taught by someone > (me) who was trained ' the MS way', but has converted to the FOSS > agenda over the years. Practical experience is the thing that makes > people convinced about software though, so I think having 10 weekly > sessions with Ubuntu should produce a positive outcome! Let us know if you need some help! Cheers, - -- Alan Pope Engineering Manager Canonical - Product Strategy +44 (0) 7973 620 164 alan.p...@canonical.com http://ubuntu.com/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPpWHyAAoJEMx6UFtfvV4wTK0IALlQfwZ1vD6sW/+oHv06UVNz U1P7OwmGtqd5DDYeuYTDl/auKqbESPZiJlS45B9L7JzdlXVRFW+H+0fW339iqkhe WQ/F6QwpIhpOIKZQmO1tah+VvTgN2Tx1Tq2713shHOuCg3c/wi58c/dfinJSS5Jz /jZoGRPBwU89JhVFccB/xQf6hWySFTGgCphDfd0HzWcXMV/u8nnRyxnyavSCRRpM a9085FVRvd78qwl908ksnc7mzs9g0cAdZe+EWcgUfurbtspgo8eSdJvtT/qIIr3H c1SgJdpumQl1aU6d8Y+xAk5khLD3JfrwTROGkcyQ0ghS4fYWt+vgKtfoXSU2ZhY= =dQZA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
