Re: Linux in a box? Re: [LUG] Date suggestion

[Rick Timmis <rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Further Thoughts on this

I am sure that I could get Business Link Southwest to Set up Venue and 
give us mailing details, or possible mail all there contacts with this.

Would you like me to open talks ?

Rick

Simon Rodda wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Simon Waters" <Simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 2:31 PM
> Subject: Linux in a box? Re: [LUG] Date suggestion
>
>
>  
>
> > Neil Stone wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > We have had several meets in Exeter, one in Cornwall where next ?
> > > personally I am in Exeter.. but I really don't mind where...
> > >      
> > I want to do a business focused meeting, where we deliberately
> > target local business people (IT directors?) as attendees, in
> > the spring.
> >
> > The focus I was thinking of would be free software on embedded
> > or low admin systems.
> >
> > Firewalls, file servers, mail servers, database servers, web
> > servers, proxies etc.
> >
> > Maybe also get some "gadget" sellers in like Tivo VCR, Linux
> > based PDA's etc.
> >
> > I'd be looking for people who currently resell such devices in
> > the South West, and maybe pull in the vendors to do
> > demonstrations.
> >
> >
> > I was thinking of supplementing the demo's with a few talks -
> > maybe;
> >
> > What is free software - and issues around embedding it?
> >
> > How to 'bed your own Penguin?
> > (we'll probably won't title it like that in the literature).
> >
> >
> > I'd almost certainly opt for Exeter area, unless a stunning
> > venue presented itself.
> >
> > Not sure if this is something LUG members will want to get into,
> > or whether I should do it entirely as a business venture,
> > amongst interested local businesses.
> >
> > Where I find promising such devices without a local reseller -
> > well that is an opportunity if you ask me!
> >
> > I'd probably ask that vendors/reseller only exhibit one product
> > of each type between them, i.e. one firewall, one file server,
> > one mail system. I think if someone takes the trouble to present
> > or demo a product a clear floor for the event is only fair,
> > although promotional literature on competing products would be
> > welcomed.
> >
> > Hardest thing is getting the right people into such event, so
> > e-mail me ideas on that.
> >
> > Simon
> >    
>
> A couple of thoughts - to re-iterate the discussions yesterday, we need to
> re-name it: that "free software" bit may put off the business users ...
>
> (2) What about involving/inviting (I don't know if they're interested)
> ACTNOW? They are [with EU funding help] promoting Broadband down here. With
> all this DSL hype, surely the users will need webservers, email servers -
> and firewalls :-)
> ...But not the big support costs of Microsoft.
>
>
> Simon
>
>
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Rick Timmis
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