[Bendug] Linux Intern Wanted in Nicaragua

[jp mcwoody]

Hi everyone, habla espanol?

JP

--- Michael Howell <Mhowell777 at Earthlink.net> wrote:
> This could be a great summer learning opportunity
> for somebody.  Address to apply at bottom.
> 
> I've been in contact with Phil Hughes, founder of
> Linuxjournal.com, who recently moved to Esteli',
> Nicaragua, and he wants to talk with interested
> people or network to find somebody for this
> position, which will probably begin during the
> summer to accomodate college students.
> 
> Please send me your feedback on this.
> 
> Mike Howell mhowell777 at earthlink.net
> ===================================================
> 
> Title: Spanish Linux Intern
>  
> Company: Cooperative Christine King
> 
> Location: Esteli, Nicaragua 
> Estelí (that's an accented trailing i for the
> accent-handicapped)
> is in a mountain valley in northern Nicaragua at
> about 850 meters of
> altitude. Far from being cold, it does enjoy a
> moderate climate.
> In the winter (May-November) rains turn the whole
> area into a green
> place. The town has a population of 100,000. Besides
> being the main
> business center for the agricultural regions of the
> area it was the
> home of many organizations helping to reconstruct
> Nicaragua after
> Ronald Reagan stopped killing people down here. 
> 
> Being the "big town" and being on the Pan American
> highway (a 2-land
> road populated mostly by old bluebird school busses
> taking people to
> and from local communities) you will find such
> exotic things as 
> two nightclubs. As is typical, women get in free
> some nights whereas
> men have to a a whopping 20 Cordoba cover. (That's
> about $1.20 and it
> includes a beer.)
> 
> The cooperative has been here for six years helping
> locals. Their
> services include running a pre-school, adult
> education classes,
> health clinic and legal aid office--all on less than
> $100,000 a
> year. (You can find out more about the coop and
> Superemos, the
> foundation that supports it at
> http://www.ibw.com.ni/~superemo.)
> 
> In March the coop started teaching computer classes
> to locals many
> of whom had never used a computer. There are
> currently 40 students
> enrolled learning Linux, KDE, OpenOffice.org and
> other applications.
> 
> We are now starting a new initiative to develop a
> small staff that
> can help schools, businesses, organizations and
> agencies convert their
> offices over to Linux. This staff consists of a few
> young people,
> all very new to Linux.
> 
> Job Requirements: Two or more years of high school
> Spanish, experience
> installing and configuring Linux--both as
> stand-alone systems and in a
> networked environment. With the assortment of old
> hardware, being able
> to set up thin clients with a server is also
> important. This isn't
> theory--it is the very practical process of solving
> people's problems
> using Linux.  Preference given to people
> knowledgeable in SuSE.
> 
> Duties and Projects include:  Teach informal Linux
> courses, networking
> in Spanish and help generally offer practical
> knowledge to this young
> team.
> 
> The basic goal would be to help these people become
> a team that could
> evaluate customer needs and offer Linux solutions.
> This means they
> need to better understand what Linux offers, how to
> network systems,
> configure things, possibly interoperate with that
> other OS, ... If it
> matters, everything we have been doing here is with
> SuSE Linux.
> 
> Beyond this, we have projects for Linux-based LPFM
> broadcast stations
> for home education, wireless networking, a
> Linux-based Internet Cafe
> and lots more. The potential here is limited by the
> time and energy of
> the people involved.
> 
> While our goal is for the team to be as autonomous
> as possible and for
> you to be the primary technical resource for that
> team, you will have
> guidance avaliable from Stephen Sefton who is a
> major participant in
> the cooperative and currently is teaching Linux
> classes and Phil
> Hughes, Publisher of Linux Journal.
> 
> Minimum Committment Time: 2 months, extensions
> possible.
> 
> Salary: Next to nothing. Just for reference, a
> full-time maid with
> experience earns about $50/mo. Thus, don't expect to
> end up with money
> in your pocket after being here but do expect to
> find out how people
> can live on $50/mo.
> 
> Benefits: Room and board, possibly help with
> transportation costs.
> But, the huge benefit will be your sense of
> accomplishment. This is
> opportunity to make a difference in the lives of
> thousands of people
> who have never worked with a computer and the first
> time they do it
> will be one that is running Linux. I have always
> belived what you can
> do is more important than how many degrees you have.
> Here, more than
> anywhere else, this theory holds true.
> 
> While many people see converting Windoze users over
> to Linux as being
> very important, most of the people in the world
> don't use computers
> today. Your work here can help build a new
> generation of computer
> users who have only used Linux and will continue to
> pass that
> knowledge along.
> 
> And, of course, you will be helping with Linux World
> Domination.
> 
> For more inforation or to apply, contact: Phil
> Hughes, fyl at a42.com
> 
> Interview dates: You will be notified by email of a
> schedule for a phone 
> interview. We plan to conduct the interviews in
> late-May.
> 
> Start Date: Yesterday.
> 
> 
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