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  1. Re:Fundamentals by rubylisper · · Score: 1 · on What Makes an OSS Class Work?

    The trick is to get experience using FOSS and to see many examples of successful applications. Free Software for Busy People is full of examples. http://www.freedomsoftware.info/book.pdf

  2. Re:Fndamentals by rubylisper · · Score: 1 · on What Makes an OSS Class Work?

    The trick is to get experience using FOSS and to see a great many examples of successful applications. Free Software for Busy People is full of examples. http://www.freedomsoftware.info/book.pdf

  3. This free book offers many examples of FOSS use by rubylisper · · Score: 1 · on What Makes an OSS Class Work?

    The free pdf at this location would be a great textbook. http://www.freedomsoftware.info/book.pdf Free Software for Busy People.

  4. Give them the book "Free Software for Busy People" by alubaydli · · Score: 1 · on Fun and Informative Way to Introduce Open Source?

    May I suggest my book, "Free Software for Busy People"? The web version is free readable here and the PDF version is here.

    I wrote it for just this situation - people who aren't computer professionals don't understand open source, nor why they should bother to understand it. I wrote the book to be enjoyable enough to read in bed, and so far early feedback is that it's true.

    As they're business folks, you might want them to focus on the examples of Mr Big, the Fortune 500 CEO character in the book.

    Hope this helps!
    mo

  5. Give them the book "Free Software for Busy People" by alubaydli · · Score: 1 · on Fun and Informative Way to Introduce Open Source?

    May I suggest my book, "Free Software for Busy People"? The web version is free readable here and the PDF version is here.

    I wrote it for just this situation - people who aren't computer professionals don't understand open source, nor why they should bother to understand it. I wrote the book to be enjoyable enough to read in bed, and so far early feedback is that it's true.

    As they're business folks, you might want them to focus on the examples of Mr Big, the Fortune 500 CEO character in the book.

    Hope this helps!
    mo

  6. Give them the book "Free Software for Busy People" by alubaydli · · Score: 1 · on Fun and Informative Way to Introduce Open Source?

    May I suggest my book, "Free Software for Busy People"? The web version is free readable here and the PDF version is here.

    I wrote it for just this situation - people who aren't computer professionals don't understand open source, nor why they should bother to understand it. I wrote the book to be enjoyable enough to read in bed, and so far early feedback is that it's true.

    As they're business folks, you might want them to focus on the examples of Mr Big, the Fortune 500 CEO character in the book.

    Hope this helps!
    mo

  7. When the show is over give them something to read by rubylisper · · Score: 1 · on Fun and Informative Way to Introduce Open Source?

    I suggest Free Software for Busy People http://freedomsoftware.info/content/section/1/45/ Plus an Ubuntu live disk.

  8. Free Software for Busy People by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Fun and Informative Way to Introduce Open Source?

    See Free Software for Busy People, a free book, CC-licensed. It's excellent.

  9. Scotch MS BS now by rubylisper · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft Continues Anti-OSS Strategy

    This book is just off the press. It is chuck full of practical examples of using FOSS. I have heard that ESR approves of it. http://freedomsoftware.info/content/section/1/45/