I want to second Aviram. Aviram Jenik wrote: > > On Friday 21 May 2004 11:27, Joel Isaacson wrote: > > > > Here is an updated list of the talks I give on Open Source > > Software. I give these talks, for the promotional value, gratis (for > > free) to companies and groups, so that they understand Open Source > > issues and technologies. > > I do not know Joel outside the two lectures I invited him for in the past - so > I think I can give an objective testimonial. > > If you work in a medium/large company, call Joel NOW and ask him to come and > lecture. I invited him to speak first to a large forum of developers, and > then to project managers and pointy-headed bosses. Both times the lecture was > entertaining, and passed the idea of what open source is and why the > organization should use that model. > > If you work for a company that embraces open source, invite him for a talk so > that your people can understand the general principles and get a fascinating > lesson about its history. > If your company doesn't know what open source is, or if the managers just > returned from Tech-ed thinking that Steve Ballmer is the messiah, let Joel > give them some food for thought on why open source kicks ass. > > In short - take him up on his offer, before he gets a hundred of phone calls > and regrets he ever offered to speak :-)
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