[Bendug] Linux Intern Wanted in Nicaragua

Wed Apr 28 14:23:41 PDT 2004

Ne, mi parolas Esperanton..

On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 12:17:16 -0700 (PDT)
jp mcwoody <signalfire_ceo at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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 
> > Estel_ (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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> 
> 
> 
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