On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 09:09:27PM -0500, J wrote:
> THIS time, I am going to REQUIRE that they all join LINUX_Newbies and
> post questions here as part of their semester grade. Im toying with
> the idea of grading them based on the number of posts, or maybe
> requiring at least 1 or 2 posts per week of substance (not "me too"
> posts).
>
> Anyone from the Powers that Be have an issue with that??
There's only one powers that be here, and that person doesn't have all
that much time. :)
> suggestions all seem to revolve around religious arguments (Linux vs
> Windows, emacs vs vi, etc). Anyone have some GOOD suggestions for
> small writing projects for my class?
Mutt vs. Pine? How Linux is sacrificing function for bling?
Which is better--a system that works, or a system that's purely
opensource--
> Explain the history of Linux from Torvald's first post to today
A bit boring.
> Write a brief HOWTO teaching how to accomplish a basic task in Linux,
> formatted in the standard HOWTO format.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
The LDP format is horrible. Unless of course, you tell them--NOTE: If a
beginner can read your howto and actually accomplish the task, you fail.
Have them take a howto, and show how it could have been done better.
>
> Hope everyone is having a good weekend...
A honey-do weekend. Honey, do this. Honey, do that.
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