Thank you Ovidiu! We will have a test machine shopping here now, and should have it loaded by next week. I've also created some visual mockups for everyone's review. I hope this would be a great opportunity to help all involved with my favorite distro!
On Thu, Oct 24, 2019, 23:38 Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan <ovidiu....@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello everybody, > > > > Michael contacted me yesterday, since my contact details are on the > Kubuntu website. He wants to start a company selling Kubuntu branded > laptops, and part of the income to come to Kubuntu. > > > > He tried several times to send this email to the Kubuntu devel list and > has been bounced. I'm giving him a hand to reach you guys. > > > > Regards, > > Ovidiu > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Michael S. Mikowski" <mike.mikow...@gmail.com> > To: Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan <ovidiu....@gmail.com>, ovidiu-flo...@kubuntu.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 17:59:09 -0700 > Subject: Fwd: Proposal: Kubuntu Branded Developer Laptop > Hi Ovidiu: > > I hope that is how you address you in Romania. I forwarded this earlier > but > it was rejected. Your support would be most appreciated, and I would love > to > get this running and fund Kubuntu while doing something I love. > > Cheers, Mike > > > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > Subject: Proposal: Kubuntu Branded Developer Laptop > Date: Thursday, October 24, 2019, 5:51:57 PM PDT > From: Michael S. Mikowski <mike.mikow...@gmail.com> > To: Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmer...@gmail.com> > CC: rohang...@kubuntu.org > > Hi Valorie and Rohangarg: > > Sorry if this is a repeat. I had a number of bounces due to the mailing > list. > Just to be sure, here is the proposal again. If I should send this to > someone > else, please let me know. > > Our company (MindShareManagement Inc., a California company) is interested > in > providing an official Kubuntu 19.10 developer laptop for sale. We can > fund the > the project, create the sales site, coordinate marketing, and provide > software > support. We would share the profits with the Kubuntu organization. Kubuntu > would provide the the branding, a prominent landing page, and link to the > sales site. > > I've spent a month consolidating 25 years of experience of using Unix and > Linux to create numerous commercial sites (many HP/HA) into a laptop image > well suited for web developers. We could begin low-volume shipment in as > little as two weeks. > > Please visit https://mmikowski.github.io/k19-10-guide/ and > especially https://mmikowski.github.io/k19-10-guide/#appendix-c to see > what I > have put together. We have already arrange an OEM, shipping, and branding > logistics and have test hardware in shipment. > > While its obvious we intend to ship this laptop one way or another, I > think > the links above show how well suited we are for each other. We ship pure > Kubuntu 19.10 but with a practical approach to what developers need to get > their done with the greatest efficiency and enjoyment. > > I have spoken with Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan who is copied above. I believe > with > Catalina currently upsetting everyone in Silicon Valley, there is no > better > time than now to have a Kubuntu branded developer laptop on the market. > This > offer can provide significant income to Kubuntu. Please call or write ASAP > as > time is of the essence. > > Sincerely, Michael S. Mikowski > 415-418-4731 > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > >
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