[GLLUG] Open Source presentation

[G Grant]

I would look through Red Hat and MySQL for some excellent case studies for profit/non-profit organizations seeing a positive ROI through the use of open source applications. 

I have done several of these presentations and would recommend targeting the specific needs of those attending. I would think that file/print sharing; desktop productivity, publishing, etc. would be of special concern to an organization of this type (not knowing the audience, this is an assumption).  Also, re-use of hardware that would be considered end of life for resource hungry Windows desktop and applications. As with any organization looking to save money and increase operational efficiency with open source, a ROI analysis would be a good slide to put in that shows comparable cost of using proprietary vs. open source applications. 

I think the Linux terminal server project, educational version, has a good spreadsheet that broke down cost variations between the two but do not have the link with me at the moment.




   -------Original Message-------
   > From:  <ejmiller at comcast.net>
   > Subject: [GLLUG] Open Source presentation
   > Sent: 10 Nov 2004 16:29:37
   >
   >  I have an opportunity to put on an open source presentation at my diocesan Ministry Fair. I've found some good material for a presentation on the web so I think putting the presentation together won't be too big an issue. Specific suggestions and local non-profit success stories would be helpful.
   >  
   >  Does anyone know where I might find swag to hand out? I've ordered free Ubuntu installation CD-Roms but would also like to have a Live CD to hand out. I can't really afford to burn a couple of hundred Knoppix CDs and they wouldn't have have nice labels.
   >  
   >  Thanks,
   >  
   >  Eric Miller
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