Hello list,
In the interests of making sure everyone (including me) knows what is going
on, I am posting this summary of my understanding of some of the strategy that
has been decided and what we are still working on for the Linux Business Show
(LBS). Corrections are welcome (if not indeed required).
We've confirmed three "key note" speakers from New England businesses:
- <mumble> from Burlington Coat Factory
- Peter Rathbone from Virtual Airways
- <mumble> from Andover.net
Lori, if, as soon as you have it, you could send me the specifics on who is
speaking, who they are, and what they will be speaking about, I will make sure
it gets up on the LBS page. (I misplaced your recent summary and the
mail-archive site is having hardware troubles, alas...)
Speaking of the LBS site, it is up at <http://www.gnhlug.org/lbs>. Many
thanks go to Bruce Dawson and Rob Anderson for helping out on this. Bruce is,
of course, hosting the site, and Rob has generously agreed to do the back-end
database part of it. We also have an email address for LBS-related
correspondence, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. That currently forwards to me, for lack of a
better place to send it. I will take on the duty of checking mail daily and
handling (read: forwarding) correspondence appropriately.
Now... the general plan is to mix those "key note" presentations with a
"What is Linux" presentation by one or more LUGers, and/or general Q&A
sessions. This will keep the conference room occupied for the duration.
We will be making the Linux Lab at NHCTC available to any show-goer who
wants to try Linux out for him or herself. We will need to have several "lab
monitors" on hand who can answer questions and help people out as needed.
We are also in the process of putting together a series of smaller "demos"
that will, well, demonstrate Linux fulfilling a particular role in business.
The current demos are:
- Interoperability
- Connectivity
- Applications
The "Interoperability" demo will focus on Linux working well ("playing
nice") with other OSes, one of its greatest strengths. There will be a Linux
server, a Linux workstation, and a Windows workstation. (If we can get a
Macintosh in there as well, that would really kick butt -- any ideas?)
The "Connectivity" demo will focus on Linux running a network. Whereas the
interop demo focuses on the work being done, this focuses on how it is getting
done. A linux firewall, a Linux server (web, email, FTP, LAN file, LAN), and
one or more workstations would be the focus here. We plan to tie into this a
general e-biz theme where outside buyer and inside seller demonstrate how well
Linux can power an e-commerce site.
The "Applications" demo will focus on Linux applications (surprise!).
StarOffice, Applixware, Corel Office, the GIMP, and anything else that looks
impressive and gets work done will be featured here. Anyone who has ideas on
good applications to demonstrate is encouraged to contribute suggestions, if
not actual software.
We will be meeting this Wednesday, March 8th, around 7PM, in room 29A of the
NH Community Technical College's Pease Tradeport facility, to do further
organization of these demos. Anyone who wants to help out is encouraged to
attend.
That about covers it. I've finally caught up on my email again, so
hopefully I can participate in the list in a less bursty and more interactive
fashion for awhile. :-)
--
Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| "The memory management on the Power PC chip is something that should be |
| shown to small children when they've been especially bad." -- Linus |
