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Free UNIX training
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Author: netnews.insightbb.com
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:53
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Please note that to write to me you should get my email address from my web 
page, this is to minimize spam.

I have a free training program for folks to learn UNIX. It is very easy to 
understand linux, once you have done the UNIX training. Linux may be 
considered a subset of UNIX. If you think that other people may benefit from 
this training, then, please forward them this email.

If you decide to learn UNIX, then, you may read this material. Perhaps, a 
desire to learn, patience, not shy in asking questions and hard work are 
more important to learn UNIX.

This training does not perhaps resemble the training programs offered by 
other institutions, however if you start it and ask me questions, perhaps I 
will be able to help you to learn.

You can do this course at your own pace and per your own schedule. I WILL 
answer all your technical questions. Please do not worry.

This course used to be in 7 emails. (that is what was sent so far). You can 
download this word or pdf file which contains all the relevant emails and 
information including the free account information:

http://www.geocities.com/kvashisht/FreeUNIXcourse.doc
You may also download the adobe version at:
http://www.geocities.com/kvashisht/FreeUNIXcourse.pdf

Please find quiz#1 in this file, complete it and send it to me. Quiz#1 is a 
good start and should not take too much of your time. Quiz#1 is based on the 
reading mentioned in the file.

Please let me know if you have any problems downloading this file.

I recommend that you start with the free account and do some basic exercises 
as mentioned in the instructions before installing UNIX. Doing this will 
familiarize you with UNIX.

You may download Openoffice from http://www.openoffice.org  for free to open 
Microsoft word/excel etc files.

You also need this file:

http://www.geocities.com/kvashisht/Installing_FreeBSD.pdf

This file contains instructions with screenshots to help in installing 
FreeBSD OVER VMware on a computer running windows. ( This file is different 
from the file that was first mentioned, you must download and read both 
files)

After installing FreeBSD, please read the FreeBSD handbook and complete 
quiz#2 (this quiz is in the first file)

Please DO NOT hesitate to contact me if you have ANY questions. I will help 
you. I can make myself available on phone and/or yahoo instant messenger to 
answer your technical questions. Just get started on it! once you start, you 
will begin the learning process. If you get anything at all out of this 
training - it will be a very positive accomplishment.
Please, please please, DO NOT hesitate to  ask questions - even a question 
that may seem a novice question, there are NO bad questions. If you start 
you will learn.

Please DO NOT hesitate to request root access to my systems if you feel that 
it will help you.

The success of this training depends on me and you and on our interaction. I 
hope that you will not hesitate to ask me for help.

If you complete quiz#1 and read everything and let me know that you've done 
so, I'll then, send you quiz#3 and give you root access to a system to 
complete quiz#3.


I also request your suggestions/comments/criticism for the betterment of 
this training.

Thank you. Good Luck.

Kartik Vashishta

PS: For those who may ask "who are you": http://www.kartik.com


NOTE: Acknowledgment is due, and hereby made to the owners and authors of 
the material used in this course. The course coordinator is grateful to all 
those whose material is online and used in the course. Acknowledgment is 
also due to all the good stuff online, from which the course coordinator has 
learnt and/or been inspired. This course is dedicated to  the teacher. 
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