I was thinking that to draw more people into the ALUG meetings it would be a good idea to have 1 or 2 structured talks at each event for a duration of 30 mins each (20-25 min talk, 5-10 mins Q&A). If members of the group talk about stuff they have expertise in doing on Linux, the talks will require very little preparation and probably done on the fly.
An initial list of talks could be:
Building a Linux cluster - Mark? Building a very popular website - Gareth? Using XML/Cocoon/etc - Andrew / Paul? Installing every distribution of Linux - BJ :) PHP - James? 3D and Linux - Ashley? Load Balancing - Adam?
Speakers just need to give enough information to bring people from a basic level to knowing what to do (and major pitfalls to avoid) if they are want to play about with the topic of discussion.
Other topics could include:
Recompiling the linux kernel Installing using Debian package manager Installing using Redhat package manager IP masquerading Linux Kernel Internals Installing Linux for the first time etc.
What do you think? What other topics would begineers and experienced people like to see presented? We all have experience in different areas and this would be a great way for each of us to expand our knowledge.
Ashley
Dr. Ashley T. Howes PhD Web Developer & 3D Graphics Hacker Email: ashley@blueskyresearch.net Web: http://www.ashleyhowes.com
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