Re: [activities] in-depth talk on Win 2008 & MS Powershell??

On Thu, 29 May 2008 at 12:57, Sonia Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote:
> The committee sent out a request a while ago for in-depth speakers. One
> of the replies that came back was from Jeff Alexander from Microsoft,
> about doing a talk on "Windows 2008 and Windows Powershell". What does
> the membership feel about having this talk?
>
> Here's what Jeff said:
> > Windows Server 2008 has made great progress in the areas of UNIX
> >
>  > interoperability and Linux as well. I would talk about those changes
>  > and how the new OS is better in mixed environments. I would also
>  > discuss our new Windows Powershell scripting language and how
>  > its similar to scripting in Unix.
>
> To start the ball rolling, I'll say that personally this doesn't
> interest me much, but I imagine some may be interested in finding out
> more, especially about Powershell. Some on the committee were also
> hesitant about the fact that Jeff describes himself as an "Microsoft IT
> Pro Evangelist".

I'll put this into a little perspective: Jeff Alexander approached the 
Committee about speaking at SLUG. None of us have expressed interest, but at 
the same time we felt that it would be best if we left it to plebiscite on 
the Activities list.

Speaking for myself, I think the panel in January was great because it allowed 
us to engage in dialogue with several Microsoft personnel covering different 
areas within the company. This talk seems to be more about proselytism. 
Powershell looks mildly interesting, but that's about it.

Sridhar


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