[chox] Fwd(2): FOSSFA FOSS Training Announcement

• From: "Franz Nahrada" <f.nahrada reflex.at>
• Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 09:54:45 +0100

Today I received this information from Ingo Lantschner.
To whom it may concern.

------- Forwarded message -------
From: Gideon Hayford Chonia <gideon.chonia id.unizh.ch>
To: council fossfa.org, aflug globalcn.tc.ca, afrocn globalcn.tc.ca, 
afro-nets healthnet.org
Subject: [AFLUG] FOSSFA FOSS  Training Announcement
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 09:44:51 [PHONE NUMBER REMOVED]

African Free and Open Source  Software Training
March 1st - 28th, 2004  at FOSSREC, Accra, Ghana

This is a Train-the Trainers Programme with the objective of building 
high-end
human capacity in Africa on Open Source and Web technologies to support 
the
gradual integration of Free and Open Source Software into the continent 
as a
whole.
The focus of the training is in Open Source systems administration and 
network
management, productivity solutions based on web and client/server 
technology
and platform integration via TCP/IP.
Focusing on groups of sub-regional technology experts that can map out a
strategy for Open Source solutions to benefit NGOs and Civil Society

This practical training workshop will, for the first time, will help 
advocate
Free and Open  Source Software (FOSS)  across Africa.

This course aims to impart a sound knowledge of system administration

of 

Linux
systems, train young men and women to become programmers. Areas covered
include user administration, storage and the file system, network 
services
(Web service, FTP, file sharing, LDAP, etc) and security. On completion,
attendees should have the skills and resources required to manage a
Linux-based server system with minimal supervision.
.
Visit http://www.ghana.net/fossrec for more information or send an

email 

to
fossrec ghana.net

Deadline for applications is February 15th 2004. Please apply quickly as
space for attendance at this workshop is limited.

This event is organized by the Free and Open  Source Software  
Foundation for
Africa (FOSSFA), and it is supported by the Open Society Initiative 
Western
Africa (OSIWA).


Gideon

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