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Week 12 Announcements

May 1 · 1 min read
  1. Last Thursday’s guest lecture is now available on YouTube.
  2. Regularly scheduled DeCal material has now concluded! Thank you for flying OCF, and we hope you enjoyed the course :D
  3. Bonus lab 11 has been released and will be due on 5/9! Lab 11 is optional and may be used to replace an incomplete and/or late lab. Note that lab 0 does not count towards the required 10 labs.
  4. End-of-semester notices: Unless you have requested a lab drop, please remember that 10 labs must be completed before the end-of-semester deadline of Sunday, 05/09. The optional 11th lab will be released next week and will be due on 5/9, for those who were not able to complete a regularly scheduled lab.
  5. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
  6. There will be no live lab this week. If you’d like support of any kind, or would like to chat with other students, #decal-general is always open!

Week 11 Announcements

Apr 25 · 1 min read
  1. There will be a special guest lecture this Thursday at 8:10pm at ocf.io/decalzoom! All students (auditors, beginner, advanced) are welcome! See your email for more details about the event.
  2. Regularly scheduled DeCal material has now concluded! Thank you for flying OCF, and we hope you enjoyed the course :D
  3. Bonus lab 11 has been released and will be due on 5/9! Lab 11 is optional and may be used to replace an incomplete and/or late lab. Note that lab 0 does not count towards the required 10 labs.
  4. End-of-semester notices: Unless you have requested a lab drop, please remember that 10 labs must be completed before the end-of-semester deadline of Sunday, 05/09. The optional 11th lab will be released next week and will be due on 5/9, for those who were not able to complete a regularly scheduled lab.
  5. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
  6. There will be no live lab this week. If you’d like support of any kind, or would like to chat with other students, #decal-general is always open!

Week 10 Announcements

Apr 17 · 1 min read
  1. The semester has flew by and we’re already at our final week of labs :O Lab 10 is now released and will be due Saturday, 4/24.
  2. End-of-semester notices: Unless you have requested a lab drop, please remember that 10 labs must be completed before the end-of-semester deadline of Sunday, 05/09. The optional 11th lab will be released next week and will be due on 5/9, for those who were not able to complete a regularly scheduled lab.
  3. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
  4. As usual, live lab will take place at ocf.io/decalzoom– Tuesday 8pm for beginner, Thursday 8pm for advanced.
  5. If you’d like support of any kind, or would like to chat with other students, #decal-general is always open!

Week 9 Announcements

Apr 11 · 1 min read
  1. The 9th week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 9 will be due Saturday, 4/17.
  2. End-of-semester notices: Unless you have requested a lab drop, please remember that 10 labs must be completed before the end-of-semester deadline of Sunday, 05/09. We will be offering an optional 11th lab for those who may be unable to complete one of the regularly offered labs; details will be announced next week.
  3. STF Renewal Update: The Student Tech Fund renewal has passed! Thank you to all who took some time out of their day to vote.
  4. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
  5. As usual, live lab will take place at ocf.io/decalzoom– Tuesday 8pm for beginner, Thursday 8pm for advanced.
  6. If you’d like support of any kind, or would like to chat with other students, #decal-general is always open!

Week 8 Announcements

Apr 4 · 1 min read
  1. The 8th week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 7 will be due Saturday, 4/10.
  2. STF Renewal: The Student Tech Fund (STF) is up for renewal during the ASUC elections April 5-7 (starting tomorrow). The OCF (the organization behind this DeCal!) is funded by the STF, and we would greatly appreciate your vote for renewal to ensure we can keep offering the resources you’re currently enjoying! You can read more about the STF and the upcoming vote here. You can make your vote at https://callink.berkeley.edu/ starting Monday.
  3. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
  4. As usual, live lab will take place at ocf.io/decalzoom– Tuesday 8pm for beginner, Thursday 8pm for advanced.
  5. If you’d like support of any kind, or would like to chat with other students, #decal-general is always open!

Week 7 Announcements

Mar 27 · 1 min read
  1. The 7th week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 7 will be due Saturday, 4/3.
  2. Lab 6 is due this Monday, 3/29.
  3. If you haven’t already, please complete our mid-semester feedback form to get an extra late lab!
  4. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
  5. As usual, live lab will take place at ocf.io/decalzoom– Tuesday 8pm for beginner, Thursday 8pm for advanced.
  6. If you’d like support of any kind, or would like to chat with other students, #decal-general is always open!

Week 6 Announcements

Mar 14 · 1 min read
  1. The 6th week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 6 will be due after break, on Monday, 3/29.
  2. Complete our mid-semester feedback form to get an extra late lab!
  3. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
  4. As usual, live lab will take place at ocf.io/decalzoom– Tuesday 8pm for beginner, Thursday 8pm for advanced.
  5. If you’d like support of any kind, or would like to chat with other students, #decal-general is always open!

Week 5 Announcements

Mar 7 · 1 min read
  1. The fourth week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 4 will be due on Saturday, 3/13.
  2. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
  3. Lab 3 solutions have been released! You can access them in the schedule below. At this time they are only available to registered students and auditors, though we may release them to a wider audience at a future date.
  4. As usual, live lab will take place at ocf.io/decalzoom– Tuesday 8pm for beginner, Thursday 8pm for advanced.
  5. If you’d like support of any kind, or would like to chat with other students, #decal-general is always open!

Week 4 Announcement

Feb 27 · 1 min read
  1. The fourth week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 4 will be due on Saturday, 3/6.
  2. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
  3. Lab 2 solutions have been released! You can access them in the schedule below. At this time they are only available to registered students and auditors, though we may release them to a wider audience at a future date.
  4. As usual, live lab will take place at ocf.io/decalzoom– Tuesday 8pm for beginner, Thursday 8pm for advanced.
  5. If you’d like support of any kind, or would like to chat with other students, #decal-general is always open!

Week 3 Announcement

Feb 21 · 1 min read
  1. The third week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 2 will be due on Saturday, 2/27.
  2. Lab 1 solutions have been released! You can access them in the schedule below. At this time they are only available to registered students and auditors, though we may release them to a wider audience at a future date.
  3. (For registered students) If you feel that you’ll need more time to complete labs, or have more than 2 late labs, fill out this form.
  4. As usual, live lab will take place at ocf.io/decalzoom– Tuesday 8pm for beginner, Thursday 8pm for advanced.
  5. If you’d like support of any kind, or would like to chat with other students, #decal-general is always open!

Week 2 Announcement

Feb 14 · 0 min read
  1. The second week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below. Lab 2 will be due on Saturday, 2/20.
  2. Student VM’s will be distributed over the next several days! Please email decal@ocf.berkeley.edu if you are enrolled but don’t receive one by mid-week. If you are auditing and would like assistance setting one up on your own, message us on #decal-general!
  3. As usual, live lab will take place at ocf.io/decalzoom– Tuesday 8pm for beginner, Thursday 8pm for advanced.
  4. Any questions? Contact us on #decal-general!

Week 1 Announcement

Feb 7 · 0 min read
  1. The Linux SysAdmin Decal is back for Spring 2021!
  2. The first week’s labs and lectures have been released! You can view them in the schedule below.
  3. Live lab sections begin this week! (Tuesday 8pm for beginner, Thursday 8pm for advanced)
  4. All live meetings will take place at ocf.io/decalzoom.
  5. Any questions? Contact us on #decal-general!

Week 0 Announcement

Jan 26 · 0 min read
  1. The Linux SysAdmin Decal is back for Spring 2021!
  2. Registration is currently closed. If you completed Lab 0, we will send you an email to notify you of enrollment status by Saturday, Feb. 6.
  3. Course content will begin on the week of Feb. 9.
  4. Any questions? Contact us at decal@ocf.berkeley.edu!