[kanchilug] Fwd: Interactive FOSS session with kids
- From: Dhastha <dhasthagheer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ILUG-C <ilugc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, kanchilug <kanchilug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:54:32 +0530
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........
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Cheers,
Dhastha
A Kanchi Linux User
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