A Linux Presentation Repository?

literate asks: "I just presented the third of three lectures advocating the use of Linux and Open Source software. The first two were at the Desktop Summit Conference and SCALE3X, Southern California Linux Expo where I presented on the subject of the use of Open Source Software in small schools. Last night I presented on the use of Open Source software to secure business communications for the monthly meeting of the Open Source Software for Business Peer Group of Tech Point Indiana's largest technology trade group. Linux & FLOSS advocacy is my way of giving back to the community. There were dozens of great presentations at both conferences, which made me wonder if it might be time for someone to start collecting the best presentations, and make them available for quality presenters so that they can leverage these incredible resources beyond the one or two uses they might otherwise have?" "I'm not competent to start a such a thing, but I'd like to hear from other readers who feel the idea deserves some attention.

There are probably countless opportunities to present on these subjects and hundreds of good presenters who would benefit from 'canned' or nearly complete presentation materials. With an effectively organized and maintained repository, the influence of a great presentation could be spread across a much wider audience.

In the meantime, you are welcome to share my presentations at Kim's Presentations."

Comments

archive.org

[ashtonb]

archive.org might be a good site for such a collection.

Re:WTF?

[ivi]

I agree... consider the cool HTML-based
site:

http://eXtremeProgramming.org

- quite usable as slides in presentations

I find it to be one of the best ones
that still fits into 384 KB (zipped)

Latest version: 2005-02-28

Re:archive.org or TLDP.org

[awildman]

That's not bad, but it's not very Linux specific. There are thousands of Linux sites that have articles, papers, and presentations some with forums and community news. Most Events, Conferences, Expos, and LUGs archive their own presentations . Some are GPL, but many are copywrited by the individuals or published in magazines in various formats. Try to find some older presentations from the Linux World Expos http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/. Point is there should be some quality controls, standard formats and GPL restrictions...

Why not contribute & support The Linux Documentation Project (TLDP) http://tldp.org/ ? ...they've been at this longer than most, and I'm sure they could use some help. The overall goal of the LDP is to collaborate in taking care of all of the issues of Linux documentation, ranging from online documentation (man pages, HTML, HOWTOs, Guides and so on) to printed manuals covering topics such as installing, using, and running Linux.