[TriLUG] Outline for proposed Linux for Business presentation.

[Andrew C. Oliver]

excuse the draftness of this.  I've not the time right
now to refine it.  Is anyone interested in this still?

Thanks,

-Andy

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Ideas and Outlines for a Linux For Business Presentation

Throughout the presentation we should provide a case study.  I think its 
important that COST be emphasized on all fronts.  Secondly it might be really
great to find a *problem* that would be technical but relatively common to
post to a newsgroup at the start of the meeting (obviously we'd choose carefully)
and by the end of the meeting we could "retrieve an answer".  To be "fair" we should
post this to both Trilug and a specialty (like the tomcat-user list or something).
Obviously Trilug would be cheating, but the other side would be experimental.  If we
didn't get a response I think that wouldn't look so bad since there is always trilug :-).

I suggest this meeting be kept inside 6 hours, and attempt to keep it inside 4.  We 
should advertise to businesspeople (ideas?) who might be interested and also research 
who/when would be the best time to throw it.  Would they come on a Saturday, prefer an 
evening or possibly take off work.  

We will need food for this of course and I don't think investing TriLug proceeds is a 
great idea.  (after all geeks need pizza right :-p).  So I suggest a sponsor such as 
redhat that we'd mention anyhow (Product Training and Support, you really can't avoid
it them being the biggest and the most local...) gets to throw their speal near the end.
On the whole we should keep this non-commercial.  If they feel a free seminar then the 
minds close.  (hell my mind would close).

0. Topic Overview
1. Brief Intro of Speakers
2. Linux Infrastructure in the Office
	A.	Authentication
		a. solutions
		b. setup and maintenance requirements
		c. cost savings
	B.	File Serving
		a. solutions
			1. Samba
			2. NFS
			3. FTP *chuckle*
			4. Jon's Web server file server
		b. cost savings
	C.	Print Serving
		a. solutions
		b. setup and maintenance requirements
		c. cost savings		
	D.	Database Server
		a. solutions
			1. Proprietary
				a. Oracle
				b. Informix
				c. Solid *blech* - 
					Kevin would be a 
					good person to 
					present this :-)
			2. *free* 
				a. MySql
				b. Postgres
				c. HyperSQL (as an alternative to 
					Access)
		b. setup and maintenance requirements
		c. cost savings
	E.	Web/ and Application Server
		1. Apache (Tried and True)
		2. Java
			a. "Killer Trio" Apache/Tomcat/Cocoon
				1. compatibility w/ Microsoft
				 clients (hehehe)
			b. JBoss
			c. ?  (I don't know much about non-java 
			 application servers)
		3. ?
	E.	Productivity Applications
		a. Office Suites
			1. StarOffice/OpenOffice.org
			2. Gnome Office
		b. interoperatibilty (doc sharing)
		c. setup and maintenance requirements
		d. cost savings
	F.	Transitional Software
		a. VMWare
		b. Wine (blech)
		c. Future
			1. Plex86/Bochs
		d. Dual Boot
	G	Product support
		a. Distribution Vendors
			1. Red Hat (maybe this would be an
			    appropriate time to have one of those 
			    non-technical types come in their 
			    penguin suit....not literal  penguin suit...I
		                         feel I must must clarify since this.)
		b. Community Support
			1. broad community
			2. Shameless plug for the trilug
		c. Cost Savings
	H.	Product Training and Education
		a. Kevin's email address, home phone number and street
		    address (I'm curious if he's reading this :-p)
		b. Distribution Vendors
		c. LUG meetings
	I.	Yes you can play games to (if you have CEO types they're
		 secretly wondering this in the back
		of their mind....we better have linux solitare)