well tomorrow, is a really really bad time. Exam starts from tomorrow, so I guess we wont be able to make it tomorrow, sorry for that, though I really wanted to present in there. Anyway, those of you who are going there, have a nice and an influential presentation.
Bye On 6/30/07, Shankar Pokharel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 6/30/07, Shishir Jha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Is the presentation in Bhaktapur, Sano thimi at the training being > > organised by HLCIT for telecenter concerned people ?? > > > Yes that's the program! > > On 6/30/07, Shishir Jha < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I guess, LTSP will be the best presentation for the telecenters, > > > because it will be a firm base for FOSS related application and for > > > government it can be a good solution too. > > > > > > We did present it last time and had a pretty good response in the FOSS > > > intro presentation at HLCIT. If we can now target the telecenters > > > officials > > > and give the presentation than we can definitely gain something out of it > > > for FOSS and our movement. Anyway when is the presentation scheduled for. > > > Please let me know I can help in that I have all the presentation > > > materials > > > ready for LTSP's presentation with a server setup in my laptop for demo > > > purpose. > > > > > Oh, sorry for not giving the timing. The presentation is scheduled for > 8-10am tomorrow at TITI, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur. > > As far as DOS based things are concerned, dos emulators available for > > > linux do pretty good job and we can demostrate that too, or may be their > > > alternatives will be the best idea > > > > > > On 6/30/07, nepbabu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:24:53AM +0545, Shankar Pokharel wrote: > > > > > FOSSians, > > > > > > > > > > HLCIT has asked us to do a presentation about FOSS and its use for > > > > > telecenter officials gathering. The audience will be about 46 > > > > personals from > > > > > different telecenters across the country. > > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions for the presentation? > > > > > > > > Hey Shanku :), > > > > > > > > It's strange, rather unusual this topic's come up here. I was > > > > discussing > > > > about FOSS vs. Proprietary softwares in relation to adoption in > > > > government institution with one of my friend and I still couldn't > > > > convince him that FOSS would be better than Propietary software. :( > > > > It was rather heated discussion. I'll save it for next time. > > > > > > > > To the point now, I'd at least say covering these could help - > > > > 1) Introduction - FOSS philosophy > > > > 2) FOSS softwares available that can compete with it's proprietary > > > > counterpart (could be supplimented with real benchmarks if needed) > > > > 3) Global ethusiasm behind FOSS > > > > 4) Security, Usability, Cost metrics and Maintenability of FOSS > > > > softwares. > > > > 5) Throw in some FUDs - how braindead are Non-FOSS programmers. This > > > > is > > > > called marketing in today's age. Free softwares can & should market > > > > as > > > > much as possible. > > > > 6) Where FOSS is heading in Nepal and it's global state currently. > > > > 7) Limitations of FOSS (i.e, what it can't promise. This is a big > > > > one because not every software demand can be covered by FOSS). > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Shishir Jha > > EPC 1970,GPO 8975, > > KTM,NEPAL > > > > > > > > > > -- Shishir Jha EPC 1970,GPO 8975, KTM,NEPAL --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
