[SGVLUG] Future Cool Tools topics

[Matthew Gallizzi]

Interesting point. I wouldn't mind hearing about that either. Hm

On 4/14/07, David Lawyer <dave at lafn.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 10:49:34AM -0700, Matthew Gallizzi wrote:
> > I'd be interested in bash as a full length presentation. I think
> starting
> > from the ground up to advanced would be good. Every good Linux
> administrator
> > has good bash (or perl) scripting knowledge for writing quick scripts on
> the
> > fly.  Bash++ for me. Maybe we could all throw some real world examples
> and
> > use bash to tackle the problem, or something. I know learning something
> and
> > then being able to apply it isn't always easy. Maybe, writing a script
> that
> > writes the output of ps aaauuuxxx to a file, as well as iostat, and also
> > sends me an SMS to my cell phone. :)
>
> Since I haven't been attending meetings, I shouldn't have any say in
> the matter.  But teaching shell programming is a big topic and is
> better done at ones own pace using a textbook or the free docs on the
> internet.  So I think that economic-political issues might be of
> interest like the future of Linux on the desktop and servers including
> the past history and estimated market share of Linux for both the
> desktop and servers.
>
> Right now I'm working on two Linux projects: Revival of the LinuxDoc
> markup format which is sgml.  Trying, without success yet, to recruit
> people to help the Linux Documentation Project.  I'm toying with the
> idea of using VolunteerSearch (a website) to recruit volunteers.  For
> this we need to register with the IRS and get what's called an EIN
> number but apparently don't need to incorporate.  Good documentation
> is a major problem with Linux.  But my main interest is still energy
> efficiency in transportation that you'll find on my website:
> www.lafn.org/~dave..
>
>                         David Lawyer
>



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Matthew G
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