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| DATE | 2002-05-14 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Please add my phpGroupware Demo to the list
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Sure
Contact Evan Inker and Dmitar to make aragnements.
I'm looking forward to see this in action
Ruben
On 2002.05.14 14:14 Phil Glaser wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I've been in touch with some of you offline. I am offering to do a demo of
> phpGroupWare.
>
> Here's the particulars
>
> - the name of the speaker: Phil Glaser (me)
> - the topic name: phpGroupWare
> - small abstract: phpGroupWare provides web-based addressbook, calendar,
> e-mail, to do list,
> notes, and project management. Because the client side is
> a simple
> web-browser, it leaves a great deal of flexibility for the
> type of
> desktop environments in which it is used. The demo will
> illustrate
> all the features and highlight the pros and cons of a
> web-only interface.
>
> - the time it starts and ends: Presentation will last 20 minutes
>
> - Q&A duration: 10 minutes
>
> Regards,
>
> Phil Glaser
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com [mailto:owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com]On
> Behalf Of jonathan
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 1:28 PM
> To: ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com
> Cc: hangout-at-nylxs.com
> Subject: Re: [hangout] scheduled demo
>
>
>
> my experience with sitting through 20 minute demos of evolution and
> star/open office is that 20 minutes is too long.
>
> the features of open office are:
> it's a word processor -
> open program, load template, load sample file, load ms-format file
> write file to different format
> it's a spreadsheet
> ditto
> it's a presentation manager
> ditto
> and look how flexible:
> take a quick walk through the options and configuration screens
> show them the address book
> show them the drawing module
>
> on to the next =
>
> if you like, you can sync your pilot to any of these programs
>
> next
>
> if you don't like that office program, then we have several others
> exit gnome - start kde
> this is kde, which is another window-manager - you just pick the one you
> like. all of the applications will run under any of them
> here is the kde office suite, which is called k-office.
> it includes everything that
>
>
> On Tue, 2002-05-14 at 01:08, Ruben I Safir wrote:
> > Your gonna be able to demo ALL of this?
> >
> > On 2002.05.13 18:06 jonathan wrote:
> > >
> > > per your request, my CUNY demo segment will show:
> > >
> > > multi-platform interoperability: via a mac-powerbook a pc-notebook and,
> > > (if i can get decent video by then) a sun ultra-10. each machine runs a
> > > different distribution: pc=redhat / mac= a yellowdog-mandrake mongrel
> > > /sun = suse
> > >
> > > generally, i'll be demonstrating: ease of use, cross-platform
> > > compatibility, flexibility and compatibility of window/managers and
> > > applications, ability to read and write documents in ms formats, true
> > > multitasking.
> > >
> > > various office applications:
> > > evolution (including pilot-link)
> > > j-pilot
> > > star/open office 6
> > > applix
> > > koffice
> > > kmail
> > >
> > > various window managers:
> > > windowmaker
> > > gnome
> > > kde
> > > various file-managers
> > > kde
> > > nautilus
> > > gmc
> > > ssh
> > > remote xterminal running app on x-client and displaying windows on
> > > x-server. i intend to do something like:
> > > log into the pc from the mac via ssh
> > > run openoffice on the pc displaying windows on the mac
> > > open a file on the mac's nfs share
> > > write the file in a different format to the nfs share
> > > write the file in a different format to the pc
> > > open the file on the pc with a different application
> > >
> > > samba
> > > set the mac up as a samba server, run win-4-lin on the pc, and work
> > > with a share on the samba server.
> > >
> > > still running win-4-lin on the pc, i'll browse the shares using
> > > the samba client on the mac.
> > >
> > > i'd be happy to leave any or all of these things out.
> > >
> > > additionally, i believe that in addition to sharing what info we have
> > > with the audience, we should try to get something from them in return
> > > for our generous efforts. i think that "something" should be
> > > information. i am trying to work up a questionnaire that i hope will
> > > provide us info as to what our prospective "customers" know and/or are
> > > interested. in that guise, i hoping to also impart some "fear of
> > > microsoft" via innocent questions like "are you aware of the extent to
> > > which viruses can cripple microsoft-based networks?" .... or something
> > > like that. i'll be interested in any and all help with that as well.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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http://www.nyfairuse.org - The foundation of Democracy
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