Orna Agmon
Sun, 14 Apr 2002 21:45:43 -0700
I think adding a lecture for Windows expert is a good idea, and indeed belongs in the W2L. On the other hand, how about an end user who wants a client to work with the exchange server the institution is already running, but wishes to use Linux? (This needs not wait for W2L, necesarily) Orna. -- There are only 10 types of people in the world- Those who understand binary, and those who do not. On Sun, 14 Apr 2002, Ez-Aton wrote: > Well, people, I thought to myself - Linux, as it is today in Israel, is yet unmature >for desktop usage, except on an expert systems. Anyone using Latech would have to be >some sort of expert, and might be expert enough (or crazy enough, or whatever) to >probably use Linux as well. > > Most of our newbies are not as experts as we are (or as we expect), so, home usage >would be limited (in the better case) to the 2nd computer, or to "I learned some >Linux, and it was cool/suck. > > I would like to suggest another topic, which is only partial technical issue >(explenation ahead) - the small / medium company server. > > My experiance thought me that many IT personel (which I would call lamers, but >that's me) know of some solutions (A, B & C, for example), and they will never step >aside from these solutions, because, well, when you know something works (more or >less), you would not stick your head into something you never tried before, or only >heard about (well, such as Linux). > My suggestion is a short lecture for the tech-but-non-Linux people (yep, a small >group, but they will be the ones to bring Linux into buisnesses in Israel), that is, >to the Windows oriented people, showing how Linux can simplify life for the tech guy. >How Linux (using charts and stuff) works longer, is more stable, easier to configure >(especially from remote). How there are Exchange competible solutions to Linux >servers, how you can save on hardware, because you used Linux (and you don't need two >monster computers just for auth and mail), how this exchange competible works with >outlook (which is an important factor), how there is no 16GB limit for mail and >stuff, and how it saves lots of money to a place, and still does the same. in short - >how being open minded, will save both money, downtime, maintanace cost, hardware >price. It is crushial that these tech people will see how difficult Win tasks can be >simple using Linux (Kickstart, BTW, is one of the great IT tools one can use to >replicate servers with exactly the same SW configuration, no matter what HW it is). > I'm talking big, and I'm talking about a long, partially technical, and partially >"sales" lecture, designed to show these people the light - to show them how you can >buy Oracle (without using its special features) because you know MS SQL sux, or you >can use MySQL, and save few K$s. More examples from you people are welcomed. > > It should be part of the W2L, because unlike the home section, which deals with "how >to operate netscape", we are talking big - how to use a mail server, and how to save >my company lots of money. > > I'm dead tired, so I might be repeating myself, but I think you got the idea. > This lecture should be marked for "Windows techs and experts", and should require >prior participation in "administration" lecture (one cannot explain how to use the >start and stop of a service from remote, if the guy doesn't know what service is, or >how to start/stop one). > > I think it might be a good idea to take it one step further, and make a W2L-Advanced >set of lectures, designed for the profs of Win servers and services, in order to >bring Linux to the place where it is really at its best - the server arena. > > What do you say? > > Ez. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haifa Linux Club Mailing List (http://linuxclub.il.eu.org) To unsub send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]