Rock River Linux Users Group - Talk Topics

Ideally, the Rock River Linux Users Group would like to have up to 4 presentations per meeting with an overall length of between 30 - 60 minutes. We realize that sometimes you'll go longer, but most of the time the presentations will go a little faster then you might have expected.

Who can Present?

Anyone can give a presentation. Over the last few years we've had very detailed and technical presentations given by many people as young as 16, and as old as 65. Their is no rules that govern this, with the exception that you have an interest in the subject and a willingness to impart some of your enthusiasm and expertise.

How do you proceed?

If you have an interest in presenting at a LUG function please contact Sam Williams. There is ample opportunity for members to give a presentation, all you have to do is ask....

Presentation Guidelines

There is really no magic to presenting, however I would ask that you consider the following reasons to give a presentation:

  1. If you have a need to give a presentation at work that might be relevent to the group, and that you can share without IP issues then please consider giving a presentation. After all you can fail in front of us and it doesn't mean your job ;-)
  2. If you are a student working on a technical project and want to test the final presentation with the group, then please consider this as an option
  3. If you are somewhat knowledgable in a subject area and want to develop greater depth, then please consider preparing and giving us a presentation
  4. If you are doing any type of Open Source Project that you would like to share with the group, then consider giving a presentation
  5. If you have a technical expertise and would like to give something back to the Linux / Open Source community, then definitely consider giving a presentation
  6. If you enjoy helping to teach and empower others then please consider giving a presentation to the group
  7. If you need to sell a potential customer on a Linux based service or product you offer then consider giving a presentation

Possible Presentation Topics

  1. Printing
  2. XML
    1. Traversing Nodes
    2. Defining schemas
    3. Using as default file format
  3. Linux System Configuration
    1. LSB: Linux Standards Base
    2. Default Configuration Files
    3. Init System / Files
  4. Linux DataBase Possibilities
    1. Oracle
    2. MySQL
    3. PostgreSQL
    4. FireBird
  5. Distributions ( for instance....)
    1. Mandrake
    2. Redhat / Fedora Core
    3. Debian
    4. Gentoo
    5. Slackware
    6. Suse
  6. Upgrade Issues
  7. Systems Administration
    1. Backup / Recovery
    2. System Configuration Guidelines
    3. Disaster Recovery Planning
  8. Sound Libraries / Drivers
    1. Alsa
    2. Open Sound Systen
  9. Wireless Networking and Linux
  10. Computer Security
    1. Implementing SeLinux
    2. Tools
    3. Auditing
    4. Forensic Analysis
    5. Prenetration Analysis Tools
    6. Automatic Monitoring and Reporting
  11. Programming Tools
    1. Interpreters
    2. Compilers
    3. Debuggers
    4. IDE: Integrated Development Environments
  12. Programming Languages
    1. C
    2. C++
    3. Java under Linux
    4. Shell: bash / csh / zsh
    5. Scripting
      1. Python
      2. Perl
      3. PHP
        1. Creating Simple, interactive websites
        2. Interfacing webpages with backend databases
        3. Creating simple storefronts in Linux
      4. Ruby
      5. ReXX
  13. Secure Networking
    1. VPN
    2. IPSEC
    3. Linux-Based Firewalls
  14. Lego Mindstorms
  15. Basic Linux/Unix Commands

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