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To
follow through with this...
Cost
of software is not usually an issue, it's support.
If the
software your touting can't be supported without technical savy, you won't get
far.
Aside
from the openoffice, the next package which would appeal to a business
owner
would be a financial package (like quicken/quickbooks), or an invoicing
program.
George
Whatever the topics are, the presentations will
be expected to concisely explain how Linux will improve the bottom line. They
will also be expected to have relatively little technical content. What
they will want to hear is "Linux can do X, Y, and Z that Windows does, but
does it for freë."
A side-by-side comparison of Microsoft Office to
OpenOffice would go far in demonstrating that Linux is a viable desktop
production replacement for Windows. Also, have a machine on hand that has a
veritable cornucopia of business applications from Office Suites (pick ONE to
demonstrate), Project Management, Finance, and other things that exist for
linux that business people may not know exist on the Linux
platform.
An event like this should be decidedly
non-technical as your target audience is not comprised of computer geeks, but
working professionals and business owners who are looking for ways to tighten
the belt.
E
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