[ Linux Today reader Ganesh Prasad writes: ]
Hi,
I’m Ganesh Prasad, last known as the author of “The Practical
Manager’s Guide to Linux” ;-). I gave two talks at the
Wrox-organised Bang!inux Linux conference at Bangalore, India in
February this year. The slides from both those talks, together with
Speaker’s Notes, are now up at the Wrox website, under an
OpenContent License.
Talk 1 – GNU/Linux and Free Software: http://www.linux-conferences.com/slides/prasad01/begin.htm
This talk deals with the economics of Free Software and tries to
advance some original ideas about why the Free Software way is the
“correct” way to develop software, borrowing from concepts in
Engineering, Accounting, Finance and Economics.
Talk 2 – Web Application Development using Free Software: http://www.linux-conferences.com/slides/prasad02/begin.htm
This talks about the importance of Open Standards in Web
application development, a comparative analysis of Microsoft DNA,
J2EE and Free Software, four alternative routes before Free
Software developers, and about the synergy between Java and Free
Software.
I hope they provide interesting and thought-provoking reading to a
large number of readers. That’s why I chose to release them under
the OpenContent License to encourage distribution and act as a
vehicle to “market” the Free Software philosophy.
Thanks and regards,
Ganesh