[kanchilug] Re: Fwd: Interactive FOSS session with kids
- From: Ramachandran V <v.ramcool.ramachandran@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: kanchilug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 22:10:43 +0530
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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