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Selam
Malezya'daki Linux projesi bir suredir suskundu, calismalari
bitirmisler anlasilan. Ogrencilerin kullanimina yonelik Linux
laboratuvarlarinin kurulmasi icin pilot bolgelerde calismalar baslatilmis.
Asagidaki yazi konuyla ilgili acik bilgi veriyor ve gayet guzel
derlenmis. Neden Linux'un bu proje icin secildigi de maddeler
halinde siralanmis.
Projenin onemli bir noktasi da, pilot bolgelerde Linux isletim sistemini
denemek ve kullanmak icin sadece ogretmenlerin degil, ogrencilerin de
gorev yapacak olmasi. Bu is tam "genclere" gore anlasilan.
Fransa ve Malezya'daki egitimde Linux kullanim calismalarina goz atmak
icin http://www.linux.org.mx/arturo/scholar adresini kullanabilirsiniz.
Iyi calismalar
Gorkem
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Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 17:39:19 +0800
From: Lim Hock Song <hslim@kkipc.sabah.net.my>
Reply-To: linux-edu@egroups.com
To: Linux <linux-edu@egroups.com>
Subject: [linux-edu] Linux Labs in Sabah, Malaysia
Hi friends;
A summary of the recent Linux based IT labs project in Sandakan, Sabah,
Malaysia.
Introduction
============
This document describes the IT lab project which was launched at 15
November 1998, by YB Datuk Tham Nyip Shen, the deputy chief minister and
the minister of industry development of the Sabah state government.
Objective
=========
The objective of the IT-lab project is to create a platform for the
students to have a hands-on experience with the latest IT development.
It
is hoped that with this kind of setup, the school will be able to
cultivate a breed of students who is able to help the school to progress
further, and faster in the IT development, with the most cost effective,
cheapest possible way. This breed of students will be a good source of
IT
personnel for the nation in the future. Most important of all, the
IT-lab
should be something that developed by the student, from the student and
for
the student.
Requirements
============
The following are the basic requirements of the IT-Lab:
- 1 network server to serve TCP/IP services
- 2-3 workstations, either 386, 486, or Pentium based PC
- Ethernet network
- legal software
- connection to Internet
There are many combination for the server hardware. In the pilot
project
we used the following combination:
Pentium Celeron 300MHz,
64MB RAM,
LX-motherboard,
3.2 GB IDE hard disk
S3 Virge SVGA card
NE-2000 compatible (ISA) NIC.
For the server OS, Linux was the first choice in our list. Linux is now
well known as a free, stable, scalable operating system that provides
equivalent, and more services than other commercial OS, Redhat Linux 5.2
was used for its simplicity in installation.
The Pilot project
=================
To test out the idea, a pilot project was started in Elopura area in
Sandakan (Sandakan is located in the east coast of Sabah state in
Malaysia). As a start, the participating schools need to send teachers
and
students to attend a course which serve as an introduction on how to
setup
a Lab themselves. The first course was held from 23 November to 27
November
1998 in Elopura SAPP multipurpose hall.
Course Participants
===================
There were about 40 participants joined the course. Each school sent
roughly 2 teachers and 3 students to attend the course.
(1) SMK Tiong Hua
(2) SMK St Mary
(3) SMK Sung Siew
(4) Maktab Perguruan Sandakan Sabah
(5) SMK Yu Yuan
(6) SMK St Cecilia
(7) SMk Teknik
(8) SMK Sandakan
Course outline
==============
The content of the 5 day course was somewhat quite general. It serves as
an
introduction to Linux to the participants.
Day 1 : Introduction to the IT-lab concept
Cost Analysis
Introduction to PC - hardware
Assembling a Pentium based PC from scratch
Installation of OSes
Preparation of hard disk partitions
Network card configuration
Installation of Linux OS (redhat)
Day 2 : Logging into the system
Simple Unix commands: cat, ls, mkdir, rmdir, rm....
pipe, redirection,
introduction to editors : vi, pico, joe, emacs...
Linux documentation, HOWTOs, man pages.
creating user account
email
Day 3 : Unix file systems
Introduction to computer network:
Ethernet, cat 5 cable, RJ45, hub, switch...
Introduction to TCP/IP
IP addressing : network, host
routing
services
DNS
route, ifconfig, netstat
Day 4 : Introduction to Internet
Internet application: WWW, email, news, .....
Apache web server configuration
Creating web site / web pages
Creating graphics using GIMP
talk
X-windows
Day 5 : installation of software in Linux.
FTP.
tar, gz, RPM
Programming in Linux: "Hello world"
gcc, basic...
basic system security
Hands-on: setting up a network
Single-disk Linux : mulinux
Interoperity with Win95 : SAMBA
How the course was conducted
============================
Eight 8'x2.5' tables were arranged in a classroom and participants from
each school occupied one table. The course instructor table was place
in
front with a "dissected" PC, powered by Linux. The computers were linked
up
with Ethernet network and the instructor's PC were configured as the
default gateway to the internet, via modem and IP-masquerading. The
course
was delivered in English. No course note was delivered to encourage the
course participants to look for information in the Linux HOWTO
documentations. Course participants were encouraged to share information
and knowledge among themselves, especially during the hands-on sessions.
Response from the participants
==============================
The response from the participants was generally very good and
promising.
The teachers and the students enjoyed getting their hands dirty
especially
assembling the PC from scratch. Most of the course participants find
that
it was somewhat difficult for them because most of them came from MS
environment and had never heard of Unix before. A lot of them heard of
Linux from news or Internet. However, most of them were really excited
of
the idea of having their own web server, email server and other servers
in
their school. The course generally has cleared a lot of FUD (fear,
uncertainty and doubt) on Linux. Most of the course participants have
found confident in handling a Linux system after the course.
Towards the end of the course, students have already started to try out
commands by themselves. Some of them even tried to send applications to
other terminals via X-windows. A few teachers responded that, even
though
the course was quite difficult, it was one of the best computer related
course that he has ever attended.
Future work
==========
(1) Connecting the school to the Internet
Currently it is possible to link up the school to the Internet via
modem and telephone line. It is hope that later the schools can be
linked
up via leased lines, to have a better flow of information.
(2) Regular progress meeting
Regular progress meeting should be held among the school for sharing
information, report progress, solving problems and maintain a better
relationship.
(3) Auditing
Each school will need to be audited for their progress in their own
IT-lab setup. This is to ensure a good standard of IT infrastructure.
(4) Introduce the same idea to other school
Once the above mentioned schools have successfully implemented their
own IT-lab, other schools will follow. It is hoped that the schools will
be
able to introduce the same idea to other schools, and to help the less
capable school in implementing the same setup.
==========================================================
Report prepared by
Yap Keng Vui
System Engineer
Jesselton Communication Sdn Bhd.
emails:
yapkv@hotmail.com
linux@sabah.net.my
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