Hi Martin, Some links you may want to review:
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=linux+advocacy&btnG=Search&meta= http://www.datasync.com/~rogerspl/Advocacy-HOWTO.html http://www.vlug.org/linux/links/Advocacy/ http://www.oclug.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Linux advocacy resources http://liw.iki.fi/liw/texts/advocating-linux.html http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue14/advocate.html I'd suggest that you present accurate and verifiable info and avoid the "Evangelism" method. Businessmen will make their decisions based on facts rather than hype. Give them some examples of the various applications that are out there and be sure to mention the latest version of OpenOffice which is in it's final? Beta version. Possibly present a business model detailing the various applications and how they apply to the various users within their organizations. The Receptionist chats with a salesman using VOIP/Skype, fires off a letter and a spreadsheet using OpenOffice ....well, you get the picture. Something along this line lends itself well to a visual show and tell presentation and when accompanied by a few live distros gives them something to look at in the office afterwards. HTH, Dave Watkins -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sheridan Hawken Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 2:33 PM To: CLUG General Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Suggestions? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Martin, Linux has everything a small business IT infrastructure needs. It can be its firewall/router/VPN. It can be the domain controller/file server/print server with Samba. It can be the email/webmail server. It can be the web server. It can be the ftp server. Windows Linux Firewall $2000.00 or more $0 Domain/File $1500.00 $0 Exchange/email $3000.00 $0 Web Server $1500.00 $0 FTP Server $1500.00 $0 This is the ballpark cost of windows server license and possible other software need for these services. It does not include the Desktop CALs needed to connect to windows servers. No CALs needed for Linux Servers. If you want to talk about desktop then you can talk about Win XP license costs, CALs for Servers, and MS Office costs compared to Linux and one of the Linux office suites. My $0.02 Sheridan Martin Glazer wrote: | Hey All, | | I'm due to give a talk next month to a group new entrepreneurs and small | business owners. I would like to introduce them to Linux and explain how they | can benefit from the use of open source software. | | As this will be the first talk I've given on this subject, I'm looking for | some suggestions on what topics I should include, articles I can reference or | any general hints, tips or advice | | Thanks | | Martin | | _______________________________________________ | clug-talk mailing list | [email protected] | http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca | Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) | **Please remove these lines when replying - -- Sheridan Hawken LPIC-1 Senior IT Specialist Trema Laboratories Inc. Suite 200, 5970 Centre Street SE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2H 0C1 Phone: +1.403.692.2038 Fax: +1.403.253.5247 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.trema.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCQI8YBTy28WhqBSkRAh22AJ9x/JSWnDluQSmSh2Cc3+dzG2vc+QCbB04R YRXFIio/96cwRXNYdASt3Iw= =Zs3u -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- This message, including any attachments, is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. If you received it in error, please let us know and delete the message from your system. This message may be confidential and may fall under the duty of non-disclosure. Any use by others than the intended addressee is prohibited. Trema shall not be liable for any damage related to the electronic transmission of this message, such as failure or delay of its delivery, interception or manipulation by third parties, or transmission of viruses or other malicious code. _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
