Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 01:22:42 -0400 From: James Kalmadge <kalmadg@banet.net> To: "Kim J. Brand" <kim@simple-mail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: freebsd/linux meeting Message-ID: <37293E22.41C67EA6@banet.net> References: <3.0.1.32.19990428070421.007c4510@192.168.0.1>
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Kim, I don't like to rain on your parade but after 20+ years in computers my experience has been that demos; even well-planned, pre-programmed and tested demos; have a way of discovering new corollaries to Murphey's Law just when there is an audience to witness them. You might want to have a system set up and then show some other fascinating process such as a compile of a port which can be demonstated. You can try it in advance to be sure it will work. (And even have a backup copy squirreled away somewhere in case the worst befalls you.) Good Luck with it! :} James Kim J. Brand wrote: > > i've been asked to make a presentation to about 30-40 technology oriented > business leaders on my experience using FreeBSD, Linux and the open source > movement generally. an article featuring a mail/print/file server > application i developed for a local grade school was printed last week in > the business section of the Indianapolis Star. > > the meeting will be held in Indianapolis May 19th. my background is > technical, but i'm not VERY technical about FreeBSD's > potential/applications/etc. i'd like some help if someone can be here on > the 19th. > > i have a few ideas for an interesting presentation. like: while i'm giving > a backgrounder on where open source came from, who's using it, why, > etc...another person is installing it on a system just to show how easy it > is to get started. by the time my remarks are finished, the system is up > and running and maybe even doing something useful. i could supply the system. > > what do you think? please let me know. > > kim brand > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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