[Lvlug] Session 1 Presentation

[dann]

Faber, over all, I think your presentation is excellent.  Here are some
suggestions I have:


IMG1:  The agenda does not match the rest of the presentation quite
clearly.  The next slide is "What is Linux"; I think "What's the big deal
about Linux" is IMG4 "So What"; "Where to get Linux" starts on IMG13 but
is "Distributions."  "Licensing, costs, and other important considerations
may start on IMG15 which has a more appropriate title:  "What is Linux
Good For?"  Finally, "Certifications" matches with IMG21 which is title
"Certifications."  This is nit-picky, I know.

IMG4:  Bullet one can be very dangerous.  I read a lot how corporate
America does not want to hear about technical changes, but just wants
useable systems.  They don't want to hear about changes that require
training to be implemented across the board.  And yadda-yadda-yadda. 
Anyway, categorizing Linux as a disruptive technology may be detrimental
to your purpose; unless you can describe how this disruption is beneficial
both to users and the bottom line.

IMG5:  At first read, I did not like the word "Started."  I felt created
might be better, but using "started" further conveys the presence of the
linux community.  Yes Torvalds started the kernel, but many other
contributed to it along the way.

IMG10:  You tackle some pretty weighty issues here, and do a pretty good
job.  

IMG11:  Final bullet is very opinionated.

IMG12:  Excellent wrap up!

IMG13:  I believe someone pointed out that we slack users do not like to
be referred to as pee-poles.  We are people too.  Sometimes when we are
drunk, we may use people as pee-poles, but rarely do we end up in a
situation where we ourselves are the pee-pole.  That is just not the "roll
your own," pro-active style.


IMG14:  Maybe "and/or" cdwriter.  Usually if you buy a copy of Linux you
get distro support for a small fragment of time.  There is always the
option to purchase support contracts.  So saying "Only support comes from
the community" may not be the message you want to convey.  Unless you mean
that the Linux community will generally only provide support, not actual
configurations, hand-holding, etc.  Perhaps you would want to say
something like "Various avenues of free, community support."  But, you
have to becareful about this too since in a business setting free equates
to "no one responsible."

IMG15:  What is an off the shelf, cookie-cutter application?  Are there no
off the shelf, cookie-cutter applications for linux?  I believe the
emphasis in this bullet is Microsoft compatiblity.  

IMG16:  This comparison could get hairy.  Are you going to point out that
you "can" essentailly server the same features (specifically groupware)
found on the Microfsoft platform with the RedHat system?  I add this only
because some people view email as seperate from groupware, and others may
not.  In our district, we use Groupwise which is groupware.  Most people
only use Groupwise for email, and shirk the other features.  I have
brushed elbows with others who focus on the entire package of groupware: 
scheduling, calendar, addressbook, etc; and all this shareable.  I know
there are products like this for linux and the MS setup you detail also
has this capability.  Just throwing in my 2cents here.


IMG18:  The first three bullets talk about fine-tuning.  Is there a way to
combine this information and emphasize the fine-tuning?  Also, mentioning
ext2/ext3 filesystem seems too specific for the more generalized
atmosphere of the presentation.  

IMG20:  "text interface most powerful and flexible"  Are you referring to
the command line here?  I believe you are, but I do not recall anyone
calling it a text interface before.

What do you mean by computer-to-computer usage?  Enlighten me

-- 
Daniel S. Washko
Lehigh Valley Linux Users Group
www.thelinuxlink.net/lvlinux
get slack (www.slackware.com ) and get happy