[wlug_org] Carls words for presentations/demos

[Wood Brent]

--- Carl Klitscher <carl@nz1.ibm.com> wrote:
> Using Linux Everyday.
> There are many commercial and Open Source packages available to you within
> the Linux environment to help you accomplish a variety of tasks. These
> packages range from the simple and easy to use to the very complex and
> sophisticated. This presentation is designed to be a brief overview of some
> of the popular packages that you are most likely to encounter in your early
> forays into Linux. We will also cover some Open Source and commercial
> packages that may assist you in running that 'must have' windows based
> application under Linux.
> 
> Topics to be covered are:
> 
>       Open Office       - Office Application Suite
>       Evolution         - Email
>       Mozilla                 - Web Browsing
>       Crossover Office/WINE   - Application Enablement
>       Win4Lin, VMWare   - Commercial Application Enablement
> 
> ---
> Demonstration of a Basic Linux Installation
> This presentation is designed to be a walk though of a Linux installation.
> It is aimed at those who would like an introduction to the Linux
> installation process before embarking on one themselves. The presentation
> is based around the installation of a Linux system in a dual boot
> environment and includes some commentary on dual boot considerations and
> some pitfalls to avoid.
> 
> Topics to be covered are:
> 
>       Hardware Considerations       - Recommend requirements and types of
> equipment to avoid
>       Preliminary Preparation       - Disk partitioning and boot
> considerations
>       Basic Installation Process    - Walkthrough of the installation
> process
> 
> ---
> 
> Is that the sort of thing you were after? I had planned on doing FC for the
> installation demo but if we leave the description as above then we can do
> (almost) anything on the day (even SuSE?)



For the web site it is pretty good, a good description...

For the target audience, basic home user, it may be a bit deep, I tend to echo
Jamie's comments, & wonder how much you can cover in about 25 minutes. Given
the install demo's done elsewhere on the day, the partitioning/install
walkthrough may be unnecessary? I think a mention of Office Crossover for those
who MUST have MS Office is useful. It may be useful to point out that OO also
runs under Windows, for those who aren't quite ready to leap into Linux yet.

Also wonder about fitting transgaming in there, prob more relevant than VMware?