[brlug-general] Review upcoming Linux/Windows presentations..

[willhill]

Thoughts while looking at your "Unix-Windows-Samba.ppt", 

Slide, "Linux Introduction."  

In later slides, you emphasize "support" so it might be beneficial to mention 
some of that in the introduction.   Linux has excellent and growing hardware 
support for business users, which your later slide on who uses Linux makes 
clear, but you might want to mention it in the intro.  Of course, it's the 
applications that make the hardware useful, so you might want to put that up 
front too.  How about something like this?

What is Linux, Exactly?
-The Linux Kernel
--Is the core of a free operating system
--Has excellent and growing hardware support
-The Operating System
--Is a combination of critically acclaimed components
--Is offered by many vendors
--Has a large and growing body of excellent software
--Server Components – NFS, NIS, LDAP

Slide, "Why do you care?"

The statement, "You already run Linux, but need to support your Windows users" 
sounds a little negative.  "Better access to Unix services for Windows users" 
or some of the benefits or specific services might be better there.  Things 
like low cost stability and reliability in file keeping come to mind. 

Slide, "Creating a File"

Is there a "ll" command, or did you mean "ls"?  I have a dim memory of a Red 
Hat bash thing where ll was translated to "ls -l" or the more 
civilized, "ls -lh".  In either case, "ll" might confuse a newbie if it's not 
part of their distribution.

OK, that's brain overload for me for now.  I'm going to retreat to my 
comfortable and completely disorganized home network.  All of that Windows 
talk makes my tummy ache.  You are the man, Dustin.  Nice lecture.



On Wednesday 18 October 2006 10:55, Dustin Puryear wrote:
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> I'll be presenting at TechX World (http://www.techxworld.com) starting
> next week. 
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> Any feedback, on- or off-list, is very much appreciated. Feel free to
> nit-pick and to make suggestions.
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