Sign-Up

Anyone can follow a course on P2PU. Participating is the next level of engagement. The sign-up is a space where interested individuals can express their interest and background in the topic and commit to working with the rest of the participants. Please answer the following set(s) of questions if you want to become a participant or organizer.

Standard Set

This set of signup questions is common to all study groups, courses, ... in P2PU. The answers to these questions will be public once you get accepted.

Answers

• 
  William Davidson   Dec. 28, 2011, 5:21 p.m.

  Bio:

  Location: Marion , IL

  Standard Set Answer:

  I first became interested in Linux 5 years ago but drifted away.  I have reciently become interested again.

  I hope to achieve a strong foundation in linux and hope that by completing this course I will be on my way to being able to administer a LInux environment.

   

  I would interested in helping when and if I can.

• 
  AjShare   Dec. 28, 2011, 1:45 p.m.

  Bio:

  I have been trying out ubuntu since 5 years(Not been consistent). I am amazed by the amount of support free software has and oppourtunities it provides to learn, improve and make use of it the best way suited to your needs...

  Location: India

  Standard Set Answer:

  1. I have been using Ubuntu in my PC and it made me learn about some basics of Linux.

  2. A better understanding of Linux Operating system. Then I plan to implement some projects using real time linux. I hope that this course will start as a foundation for exploring the linux os.

  3. Yes. I am ready to help.

• 
  shookees   Dec. 28, 2011, 6:24 a.m.

  Bio:

  Location:

  Standard Set Answer:

  • I'm using linux but so far I have only mild and some subject specific experience whenever I faced a problem
  • the force
  • no
• 
  Neoraiychu   Dec. 27, 2011, 7:22 p.m.

  Bio:

  Just finished class and going for certifications

  Location: Illinois

  Standard Set Answer:

  I wish to become certified in LInux

   

  Tired of getting cheated doing work for companies only to have been laid off or someone else takes the credit.

   

  yes

• 
  Anirudh   Dec. 25, 2011, 12:46 p.m.

  Bio:

  Hi , I am Anirudh. I am 23 years old and I work as a Software engineer in Cisco.

  Location: Bangalore

  Standard Set Answer:

  1. Usage of Linux in Network devices.

  2. Simplifying common tasks in Linux

  3. Yes

• 
  Marcelo Carranza   Dec. 13, 2011, 3:09 p.m.

  Bio:

  Amo la tecnología Web, la música, deseo colaborar y ayudar todo lo que se pueda, soy back end, interesado en los juegos con html5, las ideas siempre rondan por mi cabeza y trato siempre de llevarlas a cabo

  Trabajo con PHP, ZEND , y MYSQL

  Location: Lima Perú

  Standard Set Answer:

  Trabajo desarrollando aplicaciones WEB, Espero convertirme en un LAMP :)

• 
  andru255   Dec. 13, 2011, 3:08 p.m.

  Bio:

  Location: Lima, Perú

  Standard Set Answer:

  .conocer mas de linux.

  .ser un conocedor completo de linux.

  .estoy convencido y motivado de poder aportar.

• 
  jperrymsin   Dec. 9, 2011, 8:57 a.m.

  Bio:

  Location: Mishawaka, IN

  Standard Set Answer:

  1. Interested in re-learning linux to sharpen my IT skils.

   

  2.  I am hoping to learn linux at a higher level and to make new contacts with those who also want to learn.

   

  3.  Yes I am interested in helping organizing this course.

• 
  Adam Collado   Dec. 5, 2011, 3:49 p.m.

  Bio:

  My name comes from a combination of my father's sympathies for the lost of John Walsh's son, Adam, and because he thought it would be cool to name his kid after a computer, the Coleco Adam. When I was really young (somewhere between 1-2) I remember sitting on the lap of my father, watching him program a Missile Command clone. You can say that me becoming a computer geek was laid out before I even had a chance.
  
  As of now, I work in a small high school in Brooklyn, NY, servicing a mix of Mac's and PC's. I came to know about P2PU through a Mozilla Drumbeat conference held in the New York area (the address and date escape me at the moment). The project sounded interesting, and it just so happened that I wanted to build my web development skills. Hence, here I am, taking classes, and hopefully building something interesting after all is said and done! :D
  
  Besides general computer geekery, I'm also a big sports fans (big Yankees fan, not bandwagoning, it's in my blood!), partake in the cooking of various dishes (well, not really, but I'm definitely working on that!), a anime fan, a huge gaming fan (while the correlation between the last two my be high with the computer geekery stuff, it still needs to be mentioned), and a general lover of everything and anything. Except black jelly beans. And candy corn.

  Location: Broooklyn, NY

  Standard Set Answer:

  I've started learning some of the in's and out's of Linux a couple of years ago, and while I have learned a lot, I still don't feel confident about my abilities to administrator systems running Unix/Linux. I want to get to a point where I can put it on my resume and not feel like I'm overstating my capabilities, or get started on a full operational server and be able to maintain it from the get go. As far as helping with the organization of the course, I have always been interested in spreading the knowledge and continuing to build a repository of information in a suitable enviornment for P2PU self learners. 

• 
  Anonym   Dec. 3, 2011, 11:54 a.m.

  Bio:

  Location: CA, USA

  Standard Set Answer:

  I installed Ubuntu 11.10 to run SAGE (an open-source mathematical software) and started playing around with Linux. I wish to learn more about this OS.

  I hope my participation in this topic will help me become more familiar with the different aspects of Linux. Being able to communicate and see what other students are learning is also useful in the learning process.

  I can help with the course if needed.

• 
  Dv   Dec. 2, 2011, 10:46 a.m.

  Bio:

  Location: Puerto Rico

  Standard Set Answer:

  learn about new technologies and acquire more abilities

• 
  cortz21   Nov. 28, 2011, 1:36 a.m.

  Bio:

  Location: san antonio, TX

  Standard Set Answer:

  I have been very interested in this topic since ive first learned to install a windows os...the differences and versability.....i hope to achieve by particpating in this is the knowlefge of such a versatile platform to create and work. although i am in love with p2pU . i dont feel im capable in helping with course organization.with the little knowledge i have of linux

• 
  gnuisance   Nov. 23, 2011, 8:45 p.m.

  Bio:

  Location:

  Standard Set Answer:

  • I'm a linux user who believes in the GNU Project
  • Experience
  • Possibly
• 
  kaizer1v   Nov. 23, 2011, 5:50 a.m.

  Bio:

  Hello Everyone,

  I am an avid learner and am constanly looking forward to improving myself from what I already know.

  I blog at http://vivekipedia.tumblr.com as well as http://vivekipedia.blogspot.com

  I football and KFC. I am usually wanderinng around in the city meeting people.

  Location: Pune. Maharashtra

  Standard Set Answer:

  I have been a developer since the past 5 years (4 of which in college). I am very fond of open source community and the stuff that the community builds. I have been using Linux since the past 1 year and this topic interested me because, I am very keen to know more about Linux Operating Systems espcially more about Ubuntu.

  I hope to learn how to contribute to Linux softwares and the community in terms of programming. I also hope to meet some awesome people who are willing to take me in their open-source projects :).

  Yes, I am quite familiar with the shell commands (not all, but a few) and would love to help anyone who needs it.

• 
  Eric Chiang   Nov. 22, 2011, 10:47 a.m.

  Bio:

  I am working at an IT department within a financial service company for 4.5 years.  My responsiblities are application system development, maintenance and support.  The domain of financial service is listed derivatives (futures and options) trade clearing.

  Location: New York

  Standard Set Answer:

  I am interested in the topic of GNU/Linux certification because i use linux at work and want to gain more in-depth knowledge of Linux.

  I hope to learn typical linux administration, such as file system organization, diagnosis tools, network, anything that may be helpful to understand in a software devlopment context.

  I don't have enough knowledge in this area to help with course organization.

• 
  Zaid Pirwani   Nov. 21, 2011, 8:18 p.m.

  Bio:

  Location: Karachi, Pakistan

  Standard Set Answer:

  Knowing about linux has now become an essential requirement. In my country Windows is ver dominant and Linux  is only barely seen. Plus due to no laws the software piracy I wish to have the opportunity of this course to start to learn about linux and get some command on it.

  I have tried many variants of Ubuntu etc. But only used it as a GUI Desktop OS and for normal browsing etc. I dont know how to maintain a Linx Box, install/uninstall applications, compile programs etc.

  I shall volunteer to help you in this course in any way I can.

• 
  cwputer   Nov. 20, 2011, 11:16 p.m.

  Bio:

  I am a scholar of about anything I can get my hands on, reading all of the time. I find time constraints all around me so I started developing my skills as a programmer that I might help myself streamline things I like to do. I am interested in numbers, ideas, and how they all relate. I am a humble scholar of life.

  Location: Oklahoma

  Standard Set Answer:

  I use bash when communicating with my servers, I want to learn more.

  I'd like to be able to develop a mastery of bash and bash scripting, as well as a more fundamental knowledge of how the os interacts with devices, config files, and apache.

  Not yet

• 
  jspita   Nov. 19, 2011, 11:19 a.m.

  Bio:

  I am very interested in technology that helps improve peoples lives.  I try to be open minded and explore areas that I am not familar and wanted to learn more.  I love the sciences, astronomy, and learning new things.

  Location: CT

  Standard Set Answer:

   

  • What made you interested in this topic?  I used be a experience unix engineer and I became a manager for over 15+ years, but now I am interested in being hands on and contributing to open source or building application.
  • What do you hope to achieve by participating? relearn the things I knew and learn new things in the process to improve my knowledge.
  • Are you interested in helping with the course organization?  No until I have more experience.
• 
  skyblack   Nov. 18, 2011, 12:22 p.m.

  Bio:

  I am a Computer Network Administrator in Xavier School with almost five years experience in Information Technology.

  Location: Philippines

  Standard Set Answer:

  I want to learn more about linux system administration especially the linux scripting because right now that is my weakness.

  I am hoping to learn and meet new friends.

  Yes!I am with all my heart interested in helping with the course organization.

• 
  Sai Manoj Kumar Yadlapati   Nov. 17, 2011, 7:36 a.m.

  Bio:

  I am Sai Manoj Kumar Y. I am doing 2nd Year of my M.Tech degree in Computer Science at IIT Guwahati

  Location: Vijayawada

  Standard Set Answer:

  1 and 2. I love Linux

  3. Sure. That's what Open Source is all about. :)