On Mon, 13 Aug 2001, Jeffrey Yep wrote:
> 1) Basic Linux Stuff For Newbies - We thought we could base this on a book
> which works towards some kind of certification like LPI or Sair. I could ask
> Sair to send us complimentary books and we can base this part on those
> books.
The books that I had used when I did the SAIR GNU session at LinuxWorld
was a set from O'Reilly. Excellent books but the price was about $150. I
don't know if SAIR will be that generous but maybe they'd give some kind
of a break like a freebie Part 1 book (installation & configuration) or
discount coupons.
> 5) Start using StarOffice for making presentations. Also someone could
> demonstrate StarOffice.
What's the situation with the video projector? I ask because I have had a
bear of time with the Star Office presentation elsewhere when I did it
with standard VGA to accomodate an older projector. Star Office and soem
of the graphical applications do much better with super VGA or better
resolution.
> 6) VMWare Demo
Any interest in Win4Lin demo. I've demo'ed elsewhere and I use it at home.
Main advantage over VMware is its prince. Actually, a set of presentations
over time of various ways to handle Windows under Linux would be helpful.
VMWare, Win4Lin, WINE, etc.
> 8) Dynamic content on LUG's website - The more variety and diverse content
> we have on our website, the more people will come to our website and
> meetings.
I take it to mean varied and frequently updated content rather than the
Web developers' definition of dynamic content. Right? (Please have mercy
on those of us who often use lynx. <g>) Provide the space and I can start
contributing articles and --if you're interested-- Linux-related cartoons.
By the way, I am open to cartoon suggestions from Linux fans.
> 10) Do a presentation at Barnes and Nobles, Borders etc. any other book
> stores nearby on Linux and make an arrangement with them to give our card
> with every Linux book sold by their store offering to give free Technical
> Support.
Tread carefully with that last item. Free tech support can mean many
things. Don't want those 3 am phone calls or, worse, a lawsuit claiming
that we are obligate to provide tech support to do soemthing where a
consultant would charge kilo-dollars to do. <g>
J.D. Abolins
Meyda Online -- Infosec & Privacy Studies
Web: http://www.meydabbs.com
