The proposal is from iWillStudy.com to organize a Linux workshop at an engineering college. It will feature speaker Viji V Nair, a Fedora Ambassador with over 10 years of Linux experience. The two-day workshop will cover Linux installation, configuration, security, programming, and career opportunities. It aims to educate students on open source software and the power of Linux through both theory and hands-on sessions.

1. Proposal for organizing Linux Workshop
A proposal by iWillStudy.com
Author/feedback: Ritesh Ambastha, +91 8980472625, ritesh@iwillstudy.com
Company Introduction
iWillStudy.com organizes multiple technical seminars, workshops, conferences and training
programs in different engineering colleges. These program witnesses many engineering students
of Computer Science, Information Technology and Electronics & Communication branches. We
have conducted Linux based different seminars and workshops in various engineering colleges.
Speaker Introduction
Mr. Viji V Nair, Fedora Ambassador & Community Engineer, ex- Red Hat
After earning the experience of over ten years in industry, he knows every fundamentals &
advanced concepts of Linux, System Administration, System Architecture, System Security,
Computer Networks, Open Source Project Contributions, Parallel & Distributed Computing, and
many other technologies. He believes that the technology should not be measured in terms of
money and should be spread free of cost. Hence, we call him our technical activist.
In his experience of over nine years in Linux and FOSS, Viji has worked with many well known
brands including Reliance, Red hat Linux and many more. Since he believes that the education
should be free, he keeps on promoting open source software and Os like Linux. Viji is specialized
and will educate you in areas like Linux Network Services, Authentication, Performance and
Security, Distributed and Parallel Computing and Web 2.0/3.0.
Activities and Ideas
A Highly passionate FOSS evangelist with 9+ years of experience in designing, implementing
and managing Linux and Open Source Solutions.
Red Hat / Fedora community engineer.
A long-term contributor of multiple Linux projects. Extensively worked on WEB 2.0 and next
generation WEB 3.0 technologies and standards.
Hands on experience on development efforts involving C, C++, JAVA, PHP, Python, Pearl,
Ruby, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL etc. Managed vendor relations, Budget, Back-end
Architecture, Infrastructure Consolidation and Cloud Computing Environment for Data Centers.
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2. Worked with Reliance BIG Entertainment Pvt Ltd India as Technical and engineering specialist.
Managed a geo-spatial local search platform which is supposed to be India's largest local search.
Specialized in Linux Network Services, Authentication, Performance, Security and
Distributed/Parallel Computing (Rock Clusters, Hadoop, MapReduce, Cassandra etc)
Provided so many Lectures and campaigns on Linux in colleges/schools and make the students
aware about the power of open source
Specialties and Certificates:
Specialized in Linux Network Services, Authentication, Performance and Security, Distributed
and Parallel Computing. Web 2.0/3.0
Certified Novell Engineer (CNE)
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Reference check:
http://in.linkedin.com/in/vijivnair
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Viji
Scope of Work
Following is the scope of work entailed in the conduction of the proposed event:
 The entire session will be covered in two parts:
o Theory Session – Basic and Advanced
o Practical Session – Basic and Advanced
 Complete session from start till end will be an interactive one, where students can raise
doubts and ask multiple questions from the speaker. Includes doubt clearing session
 Fedora and Ubuntu Linux DVDs, Misc Apps DVDs, Seminar/Workshop slide notes,
Seminar videos on web, prizes, gifts, and more surprises.
 Life-time free email support for solving any doubts related to Linux & Open Source
software world.
 Free email & SMS newsletter subscription for all the participants.
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3. Content
Day 1:
Introduction:
What is Linux? Why should we use Linux?
What is Open Source and myths about Open Source?
Why major companies are relying on Linux servers?
Different Linux flavours, Different Open source projects & initiatives.
Installation & Configuration:
Installation of Linux, partitioning, dual-boot, basic configurations
 Installation of Fedora 14
 Step by step installation details
 Partitioning and Formatting
 Dual Boot systems – Linux & Windows
Installation and Configuration issues
Understanding Files and Folders
Installation of various software packages
Configuration of Network on LAN/Wi-Fi
Troubleshooting for installing different drivers
File Systems, Administration and Security
The Linux file system,
Understanding users and permissions
System Administration
Network Security
Linux Kernel
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4. Day 2:
Web Server and Advanced File Systems:
Apache Web Server
Parallel & Distributed File Systems
Working on remote servers
Programming:
Installation and configuration of different IDEs
Programming in C and C++ using gcc, g++
Programming in Java using NetBeans and Eclipse
Web development using LAMP
Working with databases – MySQL and PostgreSQL
Closure:
Role of Linux servers in Industry with live examples
Career Opportunities, Certifications
Note:
Content of the workshop can be modified according to the interest of the college and students.
Our competitive speakers are having more than 10 years of industrial experience in Open Source
Technologies. We are open to speak and share our knowledge among students – both basics
and advanced concepts.
Commercials
Fees
There will be a onetime fixed cost payable by your college. The cost is dependent on estimated
time; addressable participants and other direct cost paid by iWillStudy.com for delivering the
scope of work under this proposal. To be discussed.
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