On 2019-05-07 07:20, Behan Webster wrote:
> On May 6, 2019, at 8:36 AM, Bas Mevissen <b...@emcodev.nl> wrote: > On 5/6/19 12:45 PM, Josef Holzmayr wrote: > I'd actually word it a little bit differently: > If there is only *ONE* attendee who did not properly do the homework, it > will have a massive impact an the rest of the group. And that somebody > will show up unpreparedly is absolutely certain in my opinion. > With sufficient trainers, one can continue for most and provide some assistance to the one falling behind.
Usually more than one. And this is generally very disruptive to the class as a whole.
>> As someone who actually got started through the YPDD beginner track (and >> also often recommends it to new beginners), my opinion is clearly that >> we either should have it, be it only for a handful of attendees, or >> offer a *real* replacement, with face to face training. My experience is >> that this personal thing in the very beginning is an absolutely >> essential part of many YP/OE careers. > > I agree. That is how I started, next to a compressed Linux Foundation Yocto training that was offered just before the event then.
Yes. By me and my colleagues who train for the Linux Foundation.
> So it might be wise to ask LF or get something organised. It would mostly require a room and a sponsor for some small devkit.
We've run the beginner track for the last few years. The discussion is precisely that the YP event is proposing to not run the beginner track this year at all.
But why? There appears to be a constant demand.
We're happy to do it again if given the space.
Yes, both for LF and YP it are off-the-shelf trainings that do not require much preperation.
Behan
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