The concept sounds great to me! It would let the average guy or gal know what is being done with Linux, especially if programs being used (and their source for download) are noted.
I vote "yes". Regards, Jim > You know what would be cool? A page on euglug.org where we could > record some of the stuff people in Eugene are doing with free > software. Kind of a local free software references page. > > Companies I can think of off the top of my head: > > Willamette.net > B&H Engineers > EFN > U of O (probably many stories here at various departments) > Petersen Arne > ORCAS > PremiereLink > > It'd be good to have a brief description of what the organization > does, how many people it has, what services they're running on BSD or > Linux, and a spicy quote from someone at the company -- "I used to > spend 12 hours a week rebooting our Exchange server. Now that we run > our mail on Linux, I never have to touch it." Emphasis more on > reliability and time/cost savings than on freeness. > > Example (note, this is fiction, sorry, Tim): > > "BSD Unix gives me time to focus on B&H's future needs." > -- Tim Howe, B&H Engineers > > B&H Engineers is one of Lane County's leading engineering > services companies. B&H employs 50 engineers, draftspeople, > and clerical workers between its downtown offices and two > field offices in Blachly and Oak Ridge. In the last two > years, network administrator Tim Howe has migrated most of the > company's services, from email to backups to advanced finite > element simulations, to a mix of BSD and Linux PCs. Tim's > migration strategy? He targets the proprietary system that > causes him the most pain. "No pain, no gain," quips Tim. > > Then we'd have a place to point people when they say "Who uses Linux > in this town, and what do they use it for?" > > Any interest? > > -- > Bob Miller K<bob> > kbobsoft software consulting > http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
