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[Jaka Kranjc <smgl AT lynxlynx.info>]

On Thursday 03 of July 2008 19:09:52 Robert Figura wrote:
> For this they need to know when we will need the lecture room. I think
> the beginning of the week would be best but this also requires that the
> people giving the talks are present at that time. I'd say monday would
> be best but tuesday may also be ok. Also the afternoon should be more
> favorable. Right?
I agree, the mornings are cool, so we can spend some sightseeing.

> Questions: Who is doing a talk? What will be the topic (an abstract
> would be very useful). How much time will it take?
>
> I think 40 minutes + Q&A would be nice, less than 30 may not make much
> sense. Ruskie suggested the talks to be along the following lines:
>   a) general intreduction
>   b) bash scripting in general
>   c) sorcery+grimoire
I guess I'll take the sorcery one. I imagine it as having a brief "What is 
it?" and "Why bash?" introduction, then an overview of the system, the 
workflow and the noncommon features ("What makes it different?"). Probably a 
bit of history and some stats too (I like stats in case you haven't noticed 
yet [0]). Maybe some future plans.
This is the closest thing to an abstract until I make the real presentation. 
40 minutes sounds manageable.

Thanks for your effort!
LP

[0] here's a nice article about it: 
http://www.zedshaw.com/rants/programmer_stats.html
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