Hmmm...Kevin has an actual street-level money-saving solution to a real sore spot in the proprietary world: MS Exchange.
While there's no doubt in my mind that Scalix would be an interesting topic for a regular meeting, I think the biggest bang for the buck would be in the proprietary world. A general conversation about FOSS isn't going to be able to nail the M$ Zombies in 20 seconds flat. If I only had time for one presentation that day I would attend the one that would save my company $$. I know that sound dick-ish to you, Kin, but I don't mean it that way. I just lack the grey matter to say what I mean without killing kittens. J Kin C Wong wrote: > Good of you to stepup, however I have already developed a short > presentation for Tue with segment on Clug, FOSS and promotion of Linuxfest. > > Your topic would be really good for one of our regular meetings. Any > possibility of having you scheduled so that we can publicized it at the > Tue meeting? Sammie, where are you? > > > Kevin Anderson wrote: >> I'd be happy to do a quick Scalix presentation. >> >> Scalix is a mail server that runs on Linux, and provides Exchange >> functionality to Outlook users. It also connects to Evolution, and >> provides a wicked webclient. Open Source. 20 years of proven history. >> >> Kev. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *From:* Scott Newman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:08 PM >> *To:* CLUG General >> *Subject:* Re: [clug-talk] CUUG Open House 23 Jan 07 >> >> Are you hoping for the same turn out as last year? 50 is a pretty >> decent turnout for an open house on *nix - >> >> As for what kind of presentation to give; It all depends on what type >> of people will be there. Small business owners looking to get >> information on a product line / service they can develop? Medium sized >> businesses looking to weigh their options for the infrastructure of >> their company as they are growing? Your neighbor Joe Bob? >> >> It's better to explain how FOSS is viable for one thing or another >> than to give a general overview of the issues and challenges of IT in >> general if that is what the audience is there to discover. I guess the >> same goes for what type of distros to bring along ;-) >> >> --Scott >> >> >> >> >> Dave Watkins - CLUG wrote: >> > Hi All, >> > >> > We are still looking for volunteers to help out at CUUG's open >> house >> > on the >> > 23rd of January. >> > >> > We need the following: >> > >> > 1. Someone to do a short, 20 minute, presentation on something >> Linux. >> > 2. Three or four people to help out at our table, hand out >> brochures etc. >> > 3. Volunteers to burn a few sample CD's, Knoppix, Kubuntu etc. >> > >> > This is a good chance for us to get out and show the >> flag.....last year >> > there were around 50 attendees at this event, some that had >> never heard of >> > CLUG/CUUG at all. >> > >> > So..... If you'd like to help out give anyone on the Exec a >> shout and >> > let us >> > know what you'd like to do.... >> > >> > >> > Cheers, >> > >> > Dave Watkins >> > President - Calgary Linux Users Group >> > >> > W: www.clug.ca <http://www.clug.ca> >> > E: president_at_clug.ca >> > V: 403.701.5746 >> > >> > >> > >> > There's nothing wrong with complaining....... >> > but it's better to come to the table with a solution. >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > clug-talk mailing list >> > [email protected] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php >> <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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Key fingerprint: BDE0 DE52 B8C0 0CDF 7653 E5A2 D861 7877 0D3B 813E http://www.jonwatson.ca +1.403.770.2837 "Trying to learn to hack on a DOS or Windows machine or under MacOS is like trying to learn to dance while wearing a body cast" - ESR _______________________________________________ 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
