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Goal #1: practice navigating from the command line

Many of the tools of open source development are primarily used via the command line. Let's get some practice with navigating the computer from the command line.

Goal #2: install a text editor

In addition to being able to run Python, we are going to install a good text editor for writing and saving Python code during the workshop.

If you would like to use a different text editor from the recommendation for your operating system, please let a staff member know.

Goal #3: install an IRC client

IRC is a real-time chat protocol that open source projects often use to talk about the project and as a medium for users and developers to help each other.

Bonus material

Find and join an IRC channel for something you are interested in.
- on Freenode, try channels like #python, #django
- You can get a full list of Freenode's channels here

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 * [[Open Source Comes to Campus/UMD/Laptop setup/Linux command line|Linux]]
-== Goal #2: install an IRC client ==
+== Goal #2: install a text editor ==
+In addition to being able to run Python, we are going to install a good text editor for writing and saving Python code during the workshop.<br />
+If you would like to use a different text editor from the recommendation for your operating system, please let a staff member know.
+* [[Boston Python Workshop 7/Friday/Windows text editor|Windows]]
+* [[Boston Python Workshop 7/Friday/OSX text editor|OS X]]
+* [[Boston Python Workshop 7/Friday/Linux text editor|Linux]]
+== Goal #3: install an IRC client ==
 IRC is a real-time chat protocol that open source projects often use to talk about the project and as a medium for users and developers to help each other.
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 == Bonus material ==
-If you finish laptop setup early:
 * Find and join an IRC channel for something you are interested in.