Alan Pope wrote:
> This mail popped up on the Hampshire LUG mailing list, and I thought other
> Ubuntu people might be interested in the comments.
>
> I have already pointed out to Peter that his upgrade method (dapper ->
> gutsy) was probably not optimal. I'm also concerned that the vendor is
Dianne Reuby wrote:
> Isn't this a chance to get publicity for Ubuntu-UK? Leaflets telling
> people where to get help and so on - Tesco may be prepared to let us
> place them to increase possible sales.
In principle - yes very much I think. I asked at my local Tesco
catalogue desk a while back ab
On Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 09:29:25AM +, Pete Stean wrote:
> Not having the username and password printed in the documentation is
> also unforgivable. I don't know about anyone else but it wouldn't
> have occurred to me to try 'esys/esys' as the username and password -
> is the writer of the ori
That original post did make for depressing reading, and there was I
expecting it to be a success story. I would imagine that just about
every non-tech savvy person would immediately return the box on seeing
the "out of range" error when booting up the machine for the first
time.
Not having the use
"Another fantastic opportunity trashed, by a single idiot who didn't
think about the target audience..."
Agreed wholeheartedly, but...
Having recognised that such an opportunity has been created, is it not our
(Ubuntu-Uk) and/or Canonical's responsibility to try and engage with the
companies co
> I see from the TESCO site that they are 'temporarily' out of stock.
I weep no tears, if it's giving folks a bad impression...
I didn't post at the time as everybody seemed so enthused, but exactly the
same thing happened to a lady in Glastonbury who we've been trying to
persuade to use Linux (
MailGroups wrote:
>...I'd guess that if 10% of them go back, Tesco
> won't be stocking any more of them in the future...
I see from the TESCO site that they are 'temporarily' out of stock.
Place your bets?
Mac
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> I'm sure they will consider improving the system for future use, but
> for the price of the hardware and the fact it works, its pretty good.
> The display problem is a but dumb though. As for the default password,
> the OEM for Dapp. isn't the best, so I imagine they just did that.
It's not du
On 19/12/2007, Dianne Reuby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Isn't this a chance to get publicity for Ubuntu-UK? Leaflets telling
> people where to get help and so on - Tesco may be prepared to let us
> place them to increase possible sales.
>
> Dianne
>
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Isn't this a chance to get publicity for Ubuntu-UK? Leaflets telling
people where to get help and so on - Tesco may be prepared to let us
place them to increase possible sales.
Dianne
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On 19/12/2007, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > Not to mention selling a machine with a default user name and
> password
> > > > already set up. That blows any idea that Ubuntu is secure right out
> of
> > > > the water!
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Tony.
> > >
> > > Why on ear
> > > Not to mention selling a machine with a default user name and password
> > > already set up. That blows any idea that Ubuntu is secure right out of
> > > the water!
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Tony.
> >
> > Why on earth wouldn't the silly sods have run the install mode for OEMs
> > option?
>
On Wed, 2007-12-19 at 08:42 +, Alan Pope wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 08:24:47AM +, Chris Rowson wrote:
> > > Not to mention selling a machine with a default user name and password
> > > already set up. That blows any idea that Ubuntu is secure right out of
> > > the water!
> > >
> > >
On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 08:24:47AM +, Chris Rowson wrote:
> > Not to mention selling a machine with a default user name and password
> > already set up. That blows any idea that Ubuntu is secure right out of
> > the water!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tony.
>
> Why on earth wouldn't the silly sods hav
> Not to mention selling a machine with a default user name and password
> already set up. That blows any idea that Ubuntu is secure right out of
> the water!
>
> Regards,
> Tony.
Why on earth wouldn't the silly sods have run the install mode for OEMs option?
To be honest the whole affair sounds
Alan,
Alan Pope wrote:
> This mail popped up on the Hampshire LUG mailing list, and I thought other
> Ubuntu people might be interested in the comments.
>
> I have already pointed out to Peter that his upgrade method (dapper ->
> gutsy) was probably not optimal. I'm also concerned that the ven
This mail popped up on the Hampshire LUG mailing list, and I thought other
Ubuntu people might be interested in the comments.
I have already pointed out to Peter that his upgrade method (dapper ->
gutsy) was probably not optimal. I'm also concerned that the vendor is
talking about Windows in t
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