[Speakers] Topics, Topics, Topics,....

[Brock Inglehart]

One more request.
Don't assume anything more than we can spell our names.  Start with the
ultra basics.
Brock

On Thu, 2005-02-10 at 22:09 -0500, Bruce Smith wrote:
> > Bruce, assuming that you are going to do a slide presentation, 
> 
> I haven't prepared anything yet, but I doubt I'll make any slides.
> 
> I'll probably pull up a terminal window and start demonstrating.
> Given the time restraints, I probably won't be able to cover all
> 2000-3000 commands available on a typical desktop system ...
> 
> So I was planning on just covering the basics, and showing you how to
> find documentation on each command and how to find the names of the
> commands you need.  (I'm going to try to teach you how to fish, instead
> of just giving you a fish)
> 
> I've seen you follow along with the presenter was doing on a past
> presentation (OpenOffice?), and I recommend you use a terminal window to
> do the same thing with me.
> 
> I also bet you may have a lot of questions, which I'll allow time for.
> 
> But like I said, I haven't prepared anything yet, so if you have other
> ideas or suggestions on my presentation, speak up now!
> 
> > would you print our a set of the slides for a handout.  
> 
> I'll probably only have notes.  You can have them when I'm done, but
> they'll be very terse and of limited value.  I may write something like
> "explain shells" or "explain permissions", but since I know the
> material, that's all I'll write down on the subject and I'll wing the
> rest of the explanation.
> 
> If I come up with any good URL's, I'll include them, but that's about
> the only thing that will be of any value to you in my notes.
> 
> > We are compiling a little abbreviated users manual or our own.  
> 
> Notes are always good.   :-)
> 
>  - BS
> 
> 
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