Course participant reviews for The Linux Foundation

Average rating 4.8

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5/5
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11 Dec 2017
The manual covers everything

The manual covers everything explained so I can go back to it when needed. The instructor many times was providing more interesting information and historical background

5/5
student survey
11 Dec 2017
The overview format was quite useful

The overview format was quite useful. Additional material/article references/mailing list summaries, etc were of immense value, and will continue well after the class is over. ...

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5/5
student survey
11 Dec 2017
The instructor was thorough and very knowledgeable.

The instructor was thorough and very knowledgeable. He demonstrated all the lab materials with us and welcomed any questions and provided demonstrations.

5/5
student survey
11 Dec 2017
Was a good overview of Linux for someone with limited experience such as myself.

Was a good overview of Linux for someone with limited experience such as myself.

5/5
student survey
11 Dec 2017
The trainer was a hands-on authority

The trainer, Kevin Smallwood, was a hands-on authority in the content being taught. He was able to bring up how specific things are used and we could use them. We also received ...

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5/5
student survey
04 Dec 2017
I liked the course material and labs were helpful too.

I liked the course material and labs were helpful too.

5/5
student survey
04 Dec 2017
The exercises were useful, effective

The exercises were useful, effective, and likely will be my resource for whatever drivers I might craft. The provided book did a good and contemporary job of illustrating Linux ...

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4/5
student survey
04 Dec 2017
I learned a bit about the kernel driver mechanics.

I learned a bit about the kernel driver mechanics. Doing the exercises were very useful.

5/5
student survey
04 Dec 2017
In general all of it was interesting

In general all of it was interesting as I developed my knowledge of drivers further. I previously only had hands on experience with no guided instruction.

4/5
student survey
27 Nov 2017
I enjoyed the course but it could be nice to let the students know ahead of time to have at least 2 systems up and running.

I enjoyed the course but it could be nice to let the students know ahead of time to have at least 2 systems up and running for such labs that needs two systems. For better user...

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4/5
student survey
27 Nov 2017
Instructor is lively and makes material interesting.

Instructor is lively and makes material interesting.

4/5
student survey
27 Nov 2017
Kevin did a great job of keeping the class interesting

Kevin did a great job of keeping the class interesting. I benefitted a lot from his experience. The labs are very well done as well. I also thought setting up my own virtuali...

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4/5
student survey
27 Nov 2017
I liked most that there was no need to strictly stick to the script

I liked most that there was no need to strictly stick to the script. We had different focus areas depending on the work background of the individual participants and therefore w...

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4/5
student survey
20 Nov 2017
Eager to teach the course

Instructor was comprehensive, knowledgeable and eager to teach the course. Labs were interesting and a good way to get first hand experience with the various components of OpenS...

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4/5
student survey
20 Nov 2017
hands on experience

Liked learning a new software and getting hands on experience

4/5
student survey
20 Nov 2017
I could ask many questions

I could ask many questions which got answered pretty well.

5/5
student survey
13 Nov 2017
Instructor and course materials were awesome

Instructor was awesome as were the course materials. Seriously, the notes book for the class and the labs were extremely polished, probably the best I have seen for any course (...

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5/5
student survey
13 Nov 2017
The professor was excellent and engaging.

The professor was excellent and engaging.

5/5
student survey
13 Nov 2017
Great to get access to a pdf of course materials

Great to get access to a pdf of course materials even if still in beta version.

5/5
student survey
13 Nov 2017
The explaining we had from our instructor

The explaining we had from our instructor. It's way better when someone does even examples to understand better the lesson.

5/5
student survey
06 Nov 2017
Good tradeoffs

Good tradeoffs between the depth in which things were covered and the number of discussed subsystems.

5/5
student survey
06 Nov 2017
The instructor expertise.

The instructor expertise. The quality of the training material especially the labs data/examples.

4/5
student survey
06 Nov 2017
We talked a lot about things

We talked about a lot of things, we at least now how to find things. For some subject we got a very good presentation of how it works (scheduler, memory allocation, among others...

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5/5
student survey
06 Nov 2017
Not only did I learn a lot about the tool (Yocto), but

Not only did I learn a lot about the tool (Yocto), but I also had my perspective of the tool shifted. In hearing the instructor and my classmates talking about Yocto more I pick...

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4/5
student survey
06 Nov 2017
His experience allowed for awesome anecdotal stories that 'broke' up the day quite nicely.

The instructor Frank. He was very detailed when he needed to be, summarized when the material needed to be condensed, skipped where we would benefit from reading the material o...

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