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----- "Franco Iacomella" <yaco@gnu.org> a =C3=A9crit :

> Permanent link: http://ftacademy.org/announce/11
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> FTA Announcement #11: Register Now, Guest Lectures, DocBook and New
> FTA=20
> Materials
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> 1. Last chance to register for the first term of 2011!
> 2. Rey Juan Carlos University joins the FTA Associate Network
> 3. Upcoming Guest Lectures at the FTA Campus
> 4. FTA books in DocBook format
> 5. New FTA materials published
> 6. About the Free Technology Academy
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> =3D=3D 1. Last chance to register for the first term of 2011! =3D=3D
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> Registrations for the 2011 programme are growing at a very good pace.
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> Remember that you can register for any course of the programme until
> one=20
> week before the term starts. This means that you have time until
> January=20
> 3rd to register for these courses:
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>      * The concepts of Free Software and Open Standards
>      * Basic GNU/Linux
>      * Free Software Utilities
>      * Network Technologies
>      * Web applications development
>      * Software development
>      * Deployment of Free Software and Case Studies
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> Don't leave it for the last minute! Register now at=20
> https://ftacademy.org/registration-form
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> Having trouble choosing only a couple of courses? Keep in mind that
> many=20
> of them are also offered later in the year:=20
> http://ftacademy.org/courses/programme
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> If you're still in doubt, contact us at registrations@ftacademy.org
> and=20
> we'll help you create your own programme!
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> =3D=3D 2. Rey Juan Carlos University joins the FTA Associate Network =3D=
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> The FTA is proud to announce the incorporation of the University Rey=20
> Juan Carlos (Spain) to its Associate Partner Network, through the=20
> participation of the LibreSoft research group.
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> LibreSoft offers a programme on Free Software that leads to an
> official=20
> Master Degree by the URJC. The LibreSoft group will contribute courses
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> such as Quality Assessment of Free Software, one of its main research
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> topics, to the FTA programme. Apart from that, the LibreSoft group is
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> involved in the taskforce for an International Master Programme in
> Free=20
> Software since the start, where FTA partners cooperate to design a=20
> common curriculum.
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> Read the official announcement here:
> http://ftacademy.org/announce/URJC
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> =3D=3D 3. Upcoming Guest Lectures at the FTA Campus =3D=3D
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> FTA Guest Lectures are open to all: the videos will be published
> online=20
> and a forum will be available for those who want to discuss it with
> the=20
> lecturer. The FTA will welcome the new year with two first-class guest
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> lecturers: Richard M. Stallman and Benjamin Mako Hill.
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> Richard M. Stallman is a Free Software developer and activist. He is
> the=20
> founder of the Free Software Foundation and the GNU Project. He
> started=20
> the Free Software movement and is arguably one of the most influential
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> advocates of Free Software worldwide. In his lecture, Stallman will=20
> focus on the most recent attacks to users' freedoms, such as ACTA and
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> DRM. This Guest Lecture will take place in February.
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> Benjamin Mako Hill is a Debian hacker, intellectual property
> researcher,=20
> activist and author. He is a free software developer and contributes
> to=20
> the Debian and Ubuntu projects. He's also the author of two
> best-selling=20
> technical books on the subject. He currently serves as a member of the
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> Free Software Foundation board of directors and of Wikimedia=20
> Foundation's board. Hill has a Masters degree from the MIT Media Lab
> and=20
> is currently a Senior Researcher at the MIT Sloan School of Management
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> where he studies free software communities and business models. His=20
> lecture, entitled, "Antifeatures", will take place in January 2011,
> stay=20
> tuned for the concrete dates!
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> =3D=3D 4. FTA books in DocBook format =3D=3D
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> Until now, FTA coursebooks have been available in PDF format only.
> This=20
> allows everyone to easily read and print them, but it has not been
> easy=20
> to edit or remix the materials. Now FTA coursebooks are also available
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> in the DocBook format: a semantic markup language for technical=20
> documentation. DocBook enables users to create documents in a=20
> presentation-neutral form that captures the logical structure of the=20
> content, which can then be published in a variety of formats,
> including=20
> HTML, XHTML, EPUB, PDF, man pages, and others - without requiring
> users=20
> to make any changes to the source.
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> We expect that this new possibility will be exploited by the FTA=20
> community. We hope that new creations take place, thereby
> materializing=20
> the opportunities offered by the copyleft licenses applied to the=20
> original course books. We invite you to discuss all the possibilities
> in=20
> our community space: http://campus.ftacademy.org/community/
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> =3D=3D 5. New FTA materials published =3D=3D
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> The FTA is proud to announce the availability of three new
> coursebooks,=20
> all under a free Copyleft license: GNU/Linux Basic, Implementation of
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> Free Software Systems and the coursebook for Free Software Tools and=20
> Utilities.
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> "GNU/Linux Basic" will be taught in all three terms of 2011. The aim
> of=20
> this book is to initiate you into the world of GNU/Linux. It covers
> the=20
> basics of the free software, how to use and modify GNU/Linux to suit=20
> your needs, and how to find your way in this new world more easily.
> The=20
> book is not based on any particular distribution, but we need to
> specify=20
> certain actions for most of the examples and activities, for which we
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> will use Debian GNU/Linux. Although this distribution is not as=20
> intuitive and user-friendly as others, it will serve to explain all
> the=20
> characteristics of a GNU/Linux-based operating system, step by step.
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> You can get a copy of the course book, written by Joaqu=C3=ADn L=C3=B3pez=
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> S=C3=A1nchez-Monta=C3=B1=C3=A9s, Sofia Belles Ramos, Roger Baig Vi=C3=B1a=
s and Francesc
> Aul=C3=AD=20
> Llin=C3=A0s, here: http://ftacademy.org/materials/fsm/13#1
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> "Implementation of Free Software Systems" was written by Amadeu Alb=C3=B3s
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> Raya and =C3=93scar David S=C3=A1nchez Jim=C3=A9nez. This course book exa=
mines the=20
> deployment of Free Software systems. The reader will become familiar=20
> with agencies and projects related to the deployment of Free Software
> in=20
> the public and private sectors, and will learn to identify and=20
> understand the consequences of the use and exploitation of Free
> Software=20
> in different areas. Several case studies will be released soon as=20
> complementary materials. The FTA course "Deployment of Free Software=20
> Systems" is scheduled for the first and third terms of 2011.
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> You can get a copy of the course book here:=20
> http://ftacademy.org/materials/fsm/8#1
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> The course book "Tools and utilities in free software", written by
> Jes=C3=BAs=20
> Corrius i Llavina, is part of the course "Free Software Tools and=20
> Utilities". The students are introduced to some of the programs
> designed=20
> for desktop environments of end users. These programs allow users to=20
> browse the Internet securely (Mozilla), manage e-mail and work in
> groups=20
> (Evolution) and create text documents, spreadsheets and presentations
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> (OpenOffice.org). In this course, students will also discover how to=20
> work with these free tools in different environments. "Free Software=20
> Tools and Utilities" will also be taught in all three terms of 2011.
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> Download a copy here: http://ftacademy.org/materials/fsm/10#1
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> Register for these courses here:
> http://ftacademy.org/courses/programme/2011
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> =3D=3D 6. About the Free Technology Academy =3D=3D
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> A Consortium formed by the Open University of Catalonia (Spain), the=20
> Open University of the Netherlands and the University of Agder
> (Norway)=20
> and led by the Free Knowledge Institute (FKI), the FTA has received
> the=20
> support from the EC's Lifelong Learning Programme to set up an=20
> international educational programme on Free Software. The courses are
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> taught completely online in a virtual campus based on the Campus
> Project=20
> interoperability framework.
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> Following the Open Educational Resources movement, all learning=20
> materials are freely available through the Internet. The use of Free=20
> Software (also referred to as Open Source software or Libre Software)
> is=20
> rapidly expanding in governmental and private organisations.  However,
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> still only a limited number of ICT professionals, teachers and
> decision=20
> makers have sufficient knowledge and expertise in these new fields.
> The=20
> Free Technology Academy aims to address this gap by providing high
> level=20
> courses that fit into larger Master Programmes at the participating=20
> universities.
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> * More information: http://www.ftacademy.org
> * Contact information: contact[at]ftacademy.org
> * Digital version: http://ftacademy.eu/announce/10
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> Free Technology Academy Newsletter
> http://www.ftacademy.eu


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