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Stories · 2

  1. Week-Long Free-Software Class for Kids?

    Ask · Education · · posted by Cliff · from the a-boost-in-the-right-direction dept. · 379 comments
    mmol_6453 asks: "I have the opportunity to submit a plan for a week-long class about 'Alternative Operating Systems' to our local community college's Computer Camp. The students will be aged 8-16. We've had classes attended by students who used Linux, but we've never set up a class with alternatives as options. We've found that students in this age range, when interested in the material, can absorb a great deal of information in a short time. This means there's a lot of potential to teach them about Linux, *BSD, and open-source. We often get extremely bright students here, the kind who are likely to go out and earn $80,000/yr in a post-90s economy. Some of them are even on Slashdot. I want to give the rest a boost in the right direction."

    "Considering that the great deal of material to choose from, I need to ask the Slashdot Community its advice:

    1. Do they need to know how to install the OS first, or should I let them look that up on their own while I make them power-users?
    2. What distributions of Linux and BSD should they be first introduced to? (I'm only familiar with Debian, and I know virtually nil about *BSD.)
    3. Initially, do they need to be more adept at the GUI, or do they first need to know how to use the shell?
    4. Should I give away Debian CDs no-questions-asked, or should I talk with the almighty Parents so little Daniel doesn't install Linux over Dad's 'work computer.'
    5. Are there any other key issue I need to think about?"

  2. Neutron Stars Partially Dissected

    Science · Space · · posted by michael · from the dissected-not-really-the-right-term dept. · 26 comments
    mmol_6453 writes "An article at ScienceDaily details and explains observations that offer the first proof that what we consider neutron stars really are neutron superfluids. The original press release can be found here."