Looking for October presenters for PLUGdev

Wed Sep 29 17:49:06 MST 2010

I am new to the group and to linux and thought I would give a newbie's
opinion here.  I am not concerned right now about kernel issues (directly) I
am trying to resolve basic fundmental issues.  Things like file and
directory permissions, configuring your system for network connection (i.e.
network addressing, setting up your domain, hostnames, nameserver resoltuon)

While I know that any one of these can get very very complex, even just the
first few steps have been pretty huge.  I have been working in a highly
technical field (engineering) for the last 20 years and have been working as
a power user/administrator level on Windows platforms for most of that
time.  While I am not in IT I have had to help out in that area on and off
during my career. During this time I have not had to do much of any of this
detailed

On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Mike Hoy <mhoy06 at gmail.com> wrote:

> thanks Lisa!
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> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com>wrote:
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>> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Mike Hoy <mhoy06 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> or I could possibly do one on chrome extensions if there is interest.
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>> Mike, just do what u love and others will follow.
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>> I am sure you will do a great job!
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>>> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Mike Hoy <mhoy06 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> how about something related to vim? geared more towards the beginner
>>>> user.
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>>>> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Ed <plug at 0x1b.com> wrote:
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>>>>> n Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:53 AM, der.hans <PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:
>>>>> > Am 26. Sep, 2010 schwätzte M Hoy so:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > moin moin,
>>>>> >
>>>>> >> in the future I am interested in doing presentations. my main
>>>>> motivation
>>>>> >> is
>>>>> >> to work on public speaking skills. the only problem is I don't know
>>>>> what
>>>>> >> you
>>>>> >> guys/gals might want to hear me talk about and of course I would
>>>>> also need
>>>>> >> to have sufficient knowledge in that area.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> so anyway I'll be looking into this more and hopefully I can come up
>>>>> with
>>>>> >> something I feel I can go over in detail and still be able to answer
>>>>> those
>>>>> >> questions at the end which can be very unpredictable.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Sometimes the appropriate answer is, "I don't know.". A presenter
>>>>> doesn't
>>>>> > need to be an expert in the topic. Sure, that helps :), but it's not
>>>>> even
>>>>> > a loose requirement.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The key is knowing the actual material being presented. Sometimes
>>>>> that
>>>>> > meanѕ leaving out large components of a tool, but that's fine.
>>>>> Present
>>>>> > what you know. There is a maximum time for presentations, but not
>>>>> minimum
>>>>> > time. In fact, short presentations give us the opportunity to cover
>>>>> > multiple topics and broaden the potential audience.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > BTW, I have had multiple presentations with much more knowledgable
>>>>> people
>>>>> > in the audience. Those who've spoken up have always been helpful and
>>>>> > improved my presentation. In some cases it was information beyond the
>>>>> > scope of the presentation, but useful, so I let the audience
>>>>> participation
>>>>> > run wild. In at least once case it was instant clarification of
>>>>> everything
>>>>> > I said ( hi Russ :) ), but in the end the audience got a much
>>>>> improved
>>>>> > presentation and I learned a lot.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > As the presenter it's your choice as to whether or not you allow
>>>>> audience
>>>>> > participation during your presentation. I do and think that's better,
>>>>> but
>>>>> > there is no obligation for other presenters.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > ciao,
>>>>> >
>>>>> > der.hans
>>>>>
>>>>> what hans said +1
>>>>>
>>>>> What areas are you interested in?
>>>>>
>>>>> For example, I have been looking into the new system initiation
>>>>> process that in Fedora will likely replace sysVinit and Upstart pretty
>>>>> soon*. If people are interested, I can make a presentation that I
>>>>> think would make a good introduction, but I'm no kernel hacker so I'll
>>>>> be on a bit of a learning curve myself. As many can attest, a not all
>>>>> that unfamiliar location...  PLUGdev presentations are typically
>>>>> informal, a relaxed chat if you wish. with pictures. and a topic.
>>>>> Sometimes canned goods too - if we're lucky. From a developers
>>>>> perspective, this presentation will be useful for those setting up
>>>>> daemons, among other things too.
>>>>>
>>>>> It all comes down to what you are experienced with, and what you are
>>>>> interested in - make a list & volunteer!
>>>>>
>>>>> Ed
>>>>>
>>>>> *sooner than it should, but then that's Fedora for ya.
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