BLU meetings - what would you like to see?

[rir at mediaone.net]

On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, John Abreau wrote:

"GNOME"

"raid"

"rcs / cvs"

Seeing that Samba was a good draw, might suggest that
topics on the classic niche serious uses of linux have
appeal to less fervent linuxers.  What's a "classic niche
use"?  It is what nearly every article in the mainstream
IT press says that linux is getting beyond:  

   "A programmer's practical introduction to Linux/Unix" 
   The basic toolkit on linux is not flashy
   but packs a lot of power:  gcc, g++, make, gdb.
   Easing editor withdrawal. 

   "Webserving with linux"

   "Mailserving with linux"

   "Firewalling with linux"


"High availability systems using commodity hardware"
Make your linux system even more solid.  Stategies
to restore service quickly.  Readonly /usr filesystems,
alternate /boot filesystems, syncronising a backup
server to a host and rollover techniques.  Filesystems
which don't require long fscks.  Software raid. 

"Connecting Linux to the Database"
Linux as a database client.  Tools & Techniques.

"Solidstate Linux"
Diskless linux.  Embedded.  NCs.  Xstations. Routers.

"Linux data server"
Getting someone who has done a serious survey/evaluation
and implementation of a data server could be interesting.

> In the past, I've tended to seek out technical speakers and topics for our 
> Linux meetings. Now that Linux is becoming more mainstream, we can start
> scheduling less technical topics. I'd like to hear what people think about
> this, and about what you'd like to see at our meetings.

I have found the presentations over the last six months
to be very accessable in regards to expertise.

I don't like the sound of "scheduling less technical topics."  but
the meaning is not really clear.  From where I sit it seems like
your meetings are a success, why mess?

One small failing in some of the presentations.  Tuning
the visuals is worth more effort.  Sure it is dead time
to spend a few minutes adjusting fonts or lights, 
but the enhancement of the rest of the presentation is 
a big payback.

rob

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