Welcome to the LBS (Linux Business Show)! You can talk to Lori or Jerry about
sponsorship, I personnally would love to see Mission Critical Linux as one of
the vendors there (and you may already be, I think Jerry mentioned something
about that).
Other ways to contribute: We need work on the Demo tracks:
Interoperability - Linux and Windows together
Connectivity - Using Linux to connect to the outside world
Applications - What's available (AppGen, Apache, Corel, Star Office, Applix,
etc)
E-Commerce - how to do business on the web with Linux.
The current plan ,as someone else pointed out, is to use OpenMerchant (a GPL'ed
e-commerce framework based on Perl & MySQL) and AppGen for accounting, to build
3-computer clusters for the demos (1 server, Linux; 1 WS, Linux; 1 WS, Windows)
for all the demos, to allow us to expand & contract depending on how many show
up. I've been moving the OpenMerchant to PostGreSQL (because I know it & it
comes with RH), see my question elsewhere for Apache problems (virtual server
setup). You're welcome to show up Wed, as we get together for group work &
brainstorming, or any help on the lists with problems. We had an excellent
meeting last Thu, and will do more work and brainstorming this week. Also, Ron
Lawrence of MCL is helping out, you might want to talk to him.
We also may (probably will) need some computers for the clusters, depending on
turnout. Also, may need resources for storing the work so we can share demos,
briefings, scripts, etc for off-line work, although Rob was working that.
Other areas we need help on: I'm certain there's more, but I'm not certain
what. Help from the other LBSers?
Basically, jump in.
jeff smith
Paul Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03/03/2000 07:09:15 PM
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Subject: BUN/BUS: what else is needed?
Hi all,
Though I haven't been as involved as I'd like to be in this whole BUS/BUN
thing (not enough hours in the day:( I have been following the discussion with
much interest.
I now find myself in the envious and exciting position of working for a Linux
startup. What this means is that everyone in this company knows what linux is
and what it's all about, from the receptionist to the CEO to the financiers of
the company. This is very important to me personally, for the obvious
reasons, i.e. I no longer have to convince management that Linux is the right
thing to do.
One of the things I've realized in my lengthy tenure of 3 days here is that I
bring something to this company that they didn't have before... You, the Linux
community. I'm plugged in to what's going on out there because I'm a part of
it, and I'm involved. The people who started this company are mostly engieers
and developers, but surprisingly haven't been involved in Linux up until
coming here to Mission Critical.
I have a tremendous advantage in that I know what's going on out there, and
I'm involved. This puts my a very good position with the management, since
they are not, and now have me. I provide them with access to you, since I'm
one of us :)
My new CEO very much wants to contribute back to the Linux Community. I have
forwarded him some of the e-mail that came through this list wrt to what's
going on with the BUN thing, and he's very excited about it. He not only
wants to contribute to the Sea Coast area, but wants to help start something
similar up down here in the Merrimack Valley area.
So, wrt the Sea Coast BUN in April, what else is needed, what other type of
help could we, Mission Critical Linux, provide. Since I haven't been involved
in the planning, I don't really know the answers to these questions, but they
are now being asked of me with the message that we will contribute in any way
necessary and possible.
If you have things you still need, please tell me and I will do my best to get
them delivered or provided for.
Thanks,
(this is so cool!!!!!!! :) Who woulda thunk 6 years ago when I installed my
first slackware dist, that I'd be making my living with Linux and doing all
these neat and crazy things! :)
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Seeya,
Paul
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Doing something stupid always costs less (up front)
than doing something intelligent.
A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking.
If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right!
