On Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:42:01 +0100
alan c wrote:
> I can see many evenings "playing" coming up.
Great that your customer took the time to send some feedback.
Thanks to advice on this mailing list, I've just found out how easy it is to
image the whole of a hard drive including the mbr using the
Experiences at my displays at the Computer Fairs vary, however I
received this by email yesterday (now anonamised)
This person was interested in trying Ubuntu and had a fairly new
Windows 7 machine, a method of reinstalling Windows7 if necessary, and
had an Ubuntu 12.04 CD from me. I do not kn
> Even sillier, a quote from the article: "When the number of committed
> opinion holders is below 10 percent, there is no visible progress in
> the spread of ideas. It would literally take the amount of time
> comparable to the age of the universe for this size group to reach the
> majority,". Ho
On 21 November 2011 14:36, Andy Braben wrote:
>
>
> On 21 November 2011 14:25, Tony Pursell wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The old Netbook Remix, I think. Why not Unity? Perhaps they want to
>> stay with 10.04LTS.
>>
>>
>> The Ubuntu Netbook Remix 10.04 was NOT LTS, only had an 18 month life
> which h
On 21 November 2011 14:25, Tony Pursell wrote:
>
>
>
>
> The old Netbook Remix, I think. Why not Unity? Perhaps they want to stay
> with 10.04LTS.
>
>
> The Ubuntu Netbook Remix 10.04 was NOT LTS, only had an 18 month life
which has now expired. I never knew it was not LTS until I read that it
On 21 November 2011 12:31, alan c wrote:
>
> That's the way to do it!
>
> As of this week, Ubuntu is now on sale in over 100 retail outlets in
> Portugal.
>
> http://blog.canonical.com/2011/11/18/ubuntu-launches-at-retail-in-portugal-with-asus
>
The old Netbook Remix, I think. Why not Unity? P
That's the way to do it!
As of this week, Ubuntu is now on sale in over 100 retail outlets in
Portugal.
http://blog.canonical.com/2011/11/18/ubuntu-launches-at-retail-in-portugal-with-asus
Canonical and Dell announced the start of an exciting retail program
to sell machines pre-loaded with Ubuntu
Have just seen this hash tag shown on the main ubuntu site
http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/why-is-it-free
And I thought 'what a good idea'..
Come on everybody, let's get it trending!
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:55:23
To: UK Ubuntu Talk
Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] A lesson in marketing - Congo condoms -
Ted5 minute video
On Thu, 2011-09-22 at 22:15 +0100, alan c wrote:
> On 22/09/11 18
On Thu, 2011-09-22 at 22:15 +0100, alan c wrote:
> On 22/09/11 18:06, paul sutton wrote:
> > If a friend complains their computer has a virus, ask what is a
> > virus?,and say you use Ubuntu and never have that issue, offer to dual
> > boot their computer or at least boot a live cd and recover th
On 23/09/11 19:40, Avi Greenbury wrote:
> Paul Sutton wrote:
>> i can show kids my netbook adn tell them about alternatives but
>> unless there is a proper support structure out there its going to be
>> hard to get them to try it, as they need help when they need it
>> even with windows floss soft
Paul Sutton wrote:
> i can show kids my netbook adn tell them about alternatives but
> unless there is a proper support structure out there its going to be
> hard to get them to try it, as they need help when they need it
> even with windows floss software.
Linux has better end-user support than
On 22/09/11 17:06, paul sutton wrote:
Hi
I think to highlight the situation
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing#Posters
there is a poster here, for 5.04, now that seems to be years and I
mean years out of date its like trying to put up a poster to promote
windows XP )
Surely there should b
On 22/09/11 18:06, paul sutton wrote:
> If a friend complains their computer has a virus, ask what is a
> virus?,and say you use Ubuntu and never have that issue, offer to dual
> boot their computer or at least boot a live cd and recover that
> essential file, they a) leave happy, b) get a good i
On 22/09/11 12:31, thegeeksquad...@ymail.com wrote:
> A nice analogy, if not a bit dirty-minded, but we won't judge ;).
>
> The problem with Linux is that we always take it, take the patent
> infringements, take the lies, the barrage that Microsoft put upon us.
>
> Microsoft said that Linux infrin
On 22/09/11 17:30, Rebecca Newborough wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 5:06 PM, paul sutton wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I think to highlight the situation
>>
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing#Posters
>>
>> there is a poster here, for 5.04, now that seems to be years and I
>> mean years out of date
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 5:06 PM, paul sutton wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I think to highlight the situation
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing#Posters
>
> there is a poster here, for 5.04, now that seems to be years and I
> mean years out of date its like trying to put up a poster to promote
> windo
Hi
I think to highlight the situation
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing#Posters
there is a poster here, for 5.04, now that seems to be years and I
mean years out of date its like trying to put up a poster to promote
windows XP )
Surely there should be a policy of the lifecycle of posters o
On 22/09/11 16:11, Alan Lord (News) wrote:
On 22/09/11 10:50, alan c wrote:
The FLOSS world's lack of competence, or even appetite, for publicity
or marketing is the elephant in the room.
i don't think we lack competence just the ability to find people who can
work together to produce a comm
On 22/09/11 10:50, alan c wrote:
The FLOSS world's lack of competence, or even appetite, for publicity
or marketing is the elephant in the room.
1) FLOSS, GNU/Linux etc, 'marketing' is pretty well non existent
compared to non free products. 'I advertise, therefore I exist'
(apologies to Descart
ep 2011 12:01:41
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk
Subject: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] A lesson in marketing - Congo condoms - Ted
5 minute video
When something (sex) is a must have, then even the valuable life
saving benefits of condoms need a real world marketing strategy.
I fou
ep 2011 12:01:41
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk
Subject: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] A lesson in marketing - Congo condoms - Ted
5 minute video
When something (sex) is a must have, then even the valuable life
saving benefits of condoms need a real world marketing strategy.
I fou
On Sat, 2011-06-11 at 17:40 +0100, alan c wrote:
> On 11/06/11 16:51, gazz wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 2011-06-10 at 13:24 +0100, john beddard wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Gazz,Sarah :
> >>
> >> I'm also interested in developing materials in the area of introducing
> >> Ubuntu, as a non-profit. So please
On 11/06/11 16:51, gazz wrote:
On Fri, 2011-06-10 at 13:24 +0100, john beddard wrote:
Hello Gazz,Sarah :
I'm also interested in developing materials in the area of introducing
Ubuntu, as a non-profit. So please keep me in the information loop. I
would like to contribute.
Hi John - yes
On 20/04/11 09:05, Simon Greenwood wrote:
On 20 April 2011 08:28, alan c wrote:
I have just learned that Google has discontinued GNU/Linux based support
for Picasa although old versions are still available.
Why care? I do not use it myself, but I am full time involved in helping
newcomers
On 20 April 2011 08:28, alan c wrote:
> I have just learned that Google has discontinued GNU/Linux based support
> for Picasa although old versions are still available.
>
> Why care? I do not use it myself, but I am full time involved in helping
> newcomers move towards Ubuntu, inevitably they ar
I have just learned that Google has discontinued GNU/Linux based
support for Picasa although old versions are still available.
Why care? I do not use it myself, but I am full time involved in
helping newcomers move towards Ubuntu, inevitably they are Windows
users. Most want to change from Win
On Fri, 2010-08-27 at 09:32 +0100, alan c wrote:
> PLEASE make your own contact with the RS in this matter, after all
> they *are* asking!
Done that! But considering some of the information I've gained from
other replies (eg RM) I can't help wondering what a survey will
accomplish. Do the RS hav
will the RS rm -r rm?
On 27 August 2010 09:32, alan c wrote:
> On 26/08/10 07:10, alan c wrote:
>
> > Express your views to the Royal Society soon.
> > http://royalsociety.org/Education-Policy/Projects/
>
> I am a bit perplexed. There have been approximately 20 entries in this
> thread so far, a
thanks for this, I will pass it on to the
http://opensourceschools.org.uk community and might have a go at
responding myself.
Alan.
On 26/08/10 07:10, alan c wrote:
> or nearly that, anyway.
>
> Article:
> Royal Society opens inquiry into why kids hate tech
> Lessons that is, not games, mobil
On 27/08/10 09:27, Sean Miller wrote:
> Well, assuming that we are not seriously going to blow up any
> machines... I wonder how Research Machines managed to become nothing
> more than Windows enforcers? When I was at school we had the classic
> RML-380Z
>
> For those who are too young to remember
On 26/08/10 07:10, alan c wrote:
> Express your views to the Royal Society soon.
> http://royalsociety.org/Education-Policy/Projects/
I am a bit perplexed. There have been approximately 20 entries in this
thread so far, and I do not recall any single one person saying they
will contact the Roya
Well, assuming that we are not seriously going to blow up any
machines... I wonder how Research Machines managed to become nothing
more than Windows enforcers? When I was at school we had the classic
RML-380Z
For those who are too young to remember, there's a contemporary review here...
http://v
hey I could always send them my MEMORY STICK OF DEATH
On 27 August 2010 09:20, Kris Douglas wrote:
> Damnit that is similar to my idea, I was going to send him a shiny Windows
> disk full of viruses to blow up his pc... oh, it seems that's been coming as
> default since Windows 3.11 for crappy R
Damnit that is similar to my idea, I was going to send him a shiny Windows
disk full of viruses to blow up his pc... oh, it seems that's been coming as
default since Windows 3.11 for crappy RM workstations.
Sent from my Android powered HTC Hero.
On 26 Aug 2010 23:08, "Jacob Mansfield" wrote:
I
I still could, I just need to run
sudo apt-get nitroglycerine
sudo apt-get install timer
tar bomb > package
sendmail bomb b...@rm.shithead.iddiot from s...@google.xxx
can't wait for
it---^^^
On 26 August 2010 22:55, Grant Sewell wrote:
On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:31:35 +0100
Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
> On 26/08/2010 22:27, Kris Douglas wrote:
> > On 26 August 2010 22:24, Gordon Burgess-Parker
> > wrote:
> >> On 26/08/2010 19:25, Kris Douglas wrote:
> >>> but said because of the computer contract with Research Machines,
> >> My
On 26/08/2010 22:45, Jacob Mansfield wrote:
> when I was in primary school I made plans to send a large bomb to RM
>
>
>
Pity you didn't do it - I'm sure that schools IT would be in a FAR
better state if you had!
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On 26 August 2010 22:31, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
> On 26/08/2010 22:27, Kris Douglas wrote:
> > On 26 August 2010 22:24, Gordon Burgess-Parker
> wrote:
> >> On 26/08/2010 19:25, Kris Douglas wrote:
> >>> but said becau
On 26/08/2010 22:27, Kris Douglas wrote:
> On 26 August 2010 22:24, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
>> On 26/08/2010 19:25, Kris Douglas wrote:
>>> but said because of the computer contract with Research Machines,
>> My wife works for the largest Educational Publisher in the world and RM
>> is a
On 26 August 2010 22:24, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
> On 26/08/2010 19:25, Kris Douglas wrote:
>>
>> but said because of the computer contract with Research Machines,
>
> My wife works for the largest Educational Publisher in the world and RM
> is a TOTAL NIGHTMARE. They dictate to schools what
On 26/08/2010 19:25, Kris Douglas wrote:
>
> but said because of the computer contract with Research Machines,
My wife works for the largest Educational Publisher in the world and RM
is a TOTAL NIGHTMARE. They dictate to schools what software they can or
can't use - any software has to be "val
On 26 August 2010 18:33, alan c wrote:
> On 26/08/10 07:10, alan c wrote:
>> or nearly that, anyway.
>>
>> Article:
>> Royal Society opens inquiry into why kids hate tech
>> Lessons that is, not games, mobiles, Facebook:
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/25/royal_society_schools_compu
On 26/08/10 07:10, alan c wrote:
> or nearly that, anyway.
>
> Article:
> Royal Society opens inquiry into why kids hate tech
> Lessons that is, not games, mobiles, Facebook:
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/25/royal_society_schools_computing/
>
> 'exam results have shown computing subj
Dianne
Your real experiences may be key to the Royal Society's investigation,
I do hope you can seriously consider contributing. if nothing else,
almost a straight copy and paste of what you are saying here is
information which paints a valuable picture to them. And they may be
getting very dif
apparently A lever IT is better, I'll find out in a year
On 26 August 2010 12:48, Paul Tansom wrote:
> ** Matt Sturdy [2010-08-26 09:50]:
> > On 26 August 2010 09:37, Matthew Daubney wrote:
>
> > > My experience of GCSE IT was that it was "This is Microsoft Word, write
> > > a 2 page document
As a student in Scotland currently studying Computing, I can safely
say that computing is well subscribed to up here. However, for
personally there are some turn offs. When I am older I would like to
be a programmer, but we are taught visual basic. I realise that it is
an easy language but I want t
** Matt Sturdy [2010-08-26 09:50]:
> On 26 August 2010 09:37, Matthew Daubney wrote:
> > My experience of GCSE IT was that it was "This is Microsoft Word, write
> > a 2 page document including a table, a graphic and a footnote." which is
> > _not_ what IT should be about. I lost _huge_ amounts o
Further to the other replies...
I've had a look through the KS3 and the KS4 curricula and, in my
opinion, there's nothing in there that is necessarily "bad". So if it
isn't the subject itself that's turning people away, perhaps it is the
people who teach it.
In my experience, all too often a sch
GCSE IT must always be done the boring and monotonous way, instead of the
fun and interesting way that the markers can't be bothered to learn it
properly
On 26 August 2010 09:37, Matthew Daubney wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-08-26 at 07:10 +0100, alan c wrote:
> > or nearly that, anyway.
> >
> > Art
>
>
> I attended an excellent school for GCSE/A-Level and had a very similar
> experience, and consequently had absolutely no interest in computing
> until after I had finished my degree. The thing that got me hooked
> was problem solving. Having an issue, researching it, and then fixing
> it
>
>
> IT should be more about computers less about office work!
>
> Increasingly the stance is that IT functional skill should be embedded
across all lessons. Therefore part of say GCSE Biology would be to create a
report using word with tables, footnotes for references etc.
Hopefully this will fr
On 26 August 2010 09:37, Matthew Daubney wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-08-26 at 07:10 +0100, alan c wrote:
> > or nearly that, anyway.
> >
> > Article:
> > Royal Society opens inquiry into why kids hate tech
> > Lessons that is, not games, mobiles, Facebook:
> >
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/
On Thu, 2010-08-26 at 07:10 +0100, alan c wrote:
> or nearly that, anyway.
>
> Article:
> Royal Society opens inquiry into why kids hate tech
> Lessons that is, not games, mobiles, Facebook:
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/25/royal_society_schools_computing/
>
> 'exam results have s
On Thu, 2010-08-26 at 07:16 +0100, Sean Miller wrote:
> Personally, I think that half the reason people find computers boring
> these days is that there isn't the "mystique" about them that there
> was when I was growing up (the 80s)... you had a BBC Micro, your mate
> had a Commodore 64... you arg
Perhaps they haven't looked at the GCSE curriculum - I've been a
computer-holic for almost 40 years, and it sent me into a coma of
boredom!
Also, most experts or enthusiasts I think still prefer to do IT rather
than teach it.
My daughter had 5 IT teachers in one year - one took their coursework
Personally, I think that half the reason people find computers boring
these days is that there isn't the "mystique" about them that there
was when I was growing up (the 80s)... you had a BBC Micro, your mate
had a Commodore 64... you argued about which was the better computer
and you programmed sma
or nearly that, anyway.
Article:
Royal Society opens inquiry into why kids hate tech
Lessons that is, not games, mobiles, Facebook:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/25/royal_society_schools_computing/
'exam results have shown computing subjects are failing to grab kids'
attention'
Coul
Heads up for an excellent article which has an anaylitical view on
the operating systems business models, and their current and possible
future status. It is a long item, so grab a hot drink too.
A Fund Manager Tries To Figure Out Whether Microsoft's Business Will
Collapse
http://www.businessi
I took a few leaflets about Open Source Software to my local Library
today, and although the main town Library accepts a few, the local
Library down the road treated the situation with suspicion.
I pondered this, and later decided that it was really down to probably
a lack of knowledge by the l
Are you near Bracknell Berkshire?
There are regular meet ups at South Hill Park relating
to interest in Ubuntu.
The meet up is limited to a nominal hour of time, and anyone may attend.
It is primarily a social and contact meet up, although technical stuff
can get discussed too if wanted.
The nex
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Has the ubuntuleaflet.pdf been updated for 10.04 using the new colour
scheme yet?
I HAVE tried to google, but simply cannot find things in amongst files
relating to ubuntu releases as far back as 6.06 and beyond. If its is
available then I can lo
On 30 Jan at 0:28, Steve wrote:
> The Danish proposal sounds very positive, unlike some of the
> wishy-washy bits in ours.
I wonder if the wishy-washy bit is because the native lot are not
prepared to throw out buying licences to proprietory systems as that may
be the only economic source of c
On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:05:11 -, Alan Lord (News)
wrote:
> On 30/01/10 00:02, Alan Lord (News) wrote:
>
>>
>> This has been discussed at length. The Action Plan itself is pretty
>> good, but unfortunately the Cabinet Office seem to have little or no
>> power to actually police or enforce it.
On 30/01/10 00:02, Alan Lord (News) wrote:
>
> This has been discussed at length. The Action Plan itself is pretty
> good, but unfortunately the Cabinet Office seem to have little or no
> power to actually police or enforce it.
>
> If you are interested follow some of the links on my blog post her
On 29/01/10 22:14, alan c wrote:
> A third attempt at a published Government strategy. It looks even more
> like it means business than the preceding ones.
>
> Open Source, Open Standards and Re-Use: Government Action Plan
> http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/media/318020/open_source.pdf
This has bee
On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:13:30 -, Paul Sutton wrote:
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>> I fear it may take a long, long time for things to get moving. They
>> still
>> haven’t got round to sorting a minor problem on the Job Centre systems.
>> They can’t print £ and
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> I fear it may take a long, long time for things to get moving. They still
> haven’t got round to sorting a minor problem on the Job Centre systems.
> They can’t print £ and haven’t for nearly ten years.
>
Talking of jobcentre plus the new
On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:55:27 -, Paul Sutton wrote:
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> Steve wrote:
>> On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:14:28 -, alan c
>> wrote:
>>
>>> A third attempt at a published Government strategy. It looks even more
>>> like it means business than the prec
As much as I'd like to see a greater take up of OSS within Government, I
don't think we're there yet.
It's interesting that the document mentions Birmingham City Council's forays
into the Linux desktop. I wrote about this some time ago:
http://www.justuber.com/blog/2006/11/20/how-to-spend-half-a-m
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Steve wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:14:28 -, alan c
> wrote:
>
>> A third attempt at a published Government strategy. It looks even more
>> like it means business than the preceding ones.
>>
>> Open Source, Open Standards and Re-Use: Governme
On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:14:28 -, alan c
wrote:
> A third attempt at a published Government strategy. It looks even more
> like it means business than the preceding ones.
>
> Open Source, Open Standards and Re-Use: Government Action Plan
> http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/media/318020/open_sou
A third attempt at a published Government strategy. It looks even more
like it means business than the preceding ones.
Open Source, Open Standards and Re-Use: Government Action Plan
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/media/318020/open_source.pdf
Forward (extract)
Whe
Matthew Daubney wrote:
> On 17/01/10 12:37, alan c wrote:
>> Tony Pursell wrote:
>>
>>> Conversion is a marketing job.
>>>
>> +1
>>
>>
> Surely by educating users we will help stem a lot of the negative press
> and the uneducated retail staff problem though?
Don't you think that a l
hod yet such as Classroom or the
> numerous online delivery methods?
>
> Dave
>
> -Original Message-
> From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com
> [mailto:ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Steve
> Sent: 18 January 2010 20:16
> To: UK Ubuntu Talk
>
On 17/01/10 12:37, alan c wrote:
> Tony Pursell wrote:
>
>> Conversion is a marketing job.
>>
> +1
>
>
Surely by educating users we will help stem a lot of the negative press
and the uneducated retail staff problem though?
>> Training can only
>> be aimed at people who are already co
?
Dave
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Sent: 18 January 2010 20:16
To: UK Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] Possible Training Events
On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:13:34 -, John Matthews
On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:42:32 -, Paul Sutton wrote:
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>>>
>>
>> I believe that the course content and arrangements are an issue that
>> can be solved as required. I think the major question is - Who is
>> going to, or wants to, attend?
>> May
On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:13:34 -, John Matthews wrote:
> Steve wrote:
>> On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:50:56 -, John Matthews
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I would like to be part of it. I am learning on my own, but it would be
>>> good to have taught lessons.
>>>
>>> John.
>>>
>>>
>> So what would you l
2010/1/18 John Matthews
> Steve wrote:
> > On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:50:56 -, John Matthews
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I would like to be part of it. I am learning on my own, but it would be
> >> good to have taught lessons.
> >>
> >> John.
> >>
> >>
> > So what would you like to be taught?
> >
> >
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>
> I believe that the course content and arrangements are an issue that
> can be solved as required. I think the major question is - Who is
> going to, or wants to, attend?
> Maybe this is a chicken and egg situation with 'marketing'?
>
There i
Steve wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:50:56 -, John Matthews wrote:
>
>
>> I would like to be part of it. I am learning on my own, but it would be
>> good to have taught lessons.
>>
>> John.
>>
>>
> So what would you like to be taught?
>
>
Installation stuff, using the Terminal, pro
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:50:56 -, John Matthews wrote:
> I would like to be part of it. I am learning on my own, but it would be
> good to have taught lessons.
>
> John.
>
So what would you like to be taught?
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I would like to be part of it. I am learning on my own, but it would be
good to have taught lessons.
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Steve wrote:
> I know from talking to people in the pub that a awful lot
> of people have no interest in another operating system.
that could be where marketing comes in
> Their computer
> comes with one and that’s what they’re going to use. As you say training
>
> will probably have
Tony Pursell wrote:
> Conversion is a marketing job.
+1
>Training can only
> be aimed at people who are already converts, or who are the rare few
> who cannot have MS Windows.
>
> If we are to get past 'gatekeepers' who are died in the wool MS users,
> then we will need a really cast iron
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:04:38 -, Tony Pursell
wrote:
> On 17 Jan 2010 at 10:02, alan c wrote:
>
>> Apart from ignorance, even sheer prejudice, there is strong inertia to
>> continue with their existing OS whatever it is.
>>
>> There is, surprising to me, little motivation for many people I k
> < snip >
>
> > If we are to get past 'gatekeepers' who are died in the wool MS users,
> > then we will need a really cast iron reason to teach Ubuntu to people.
> > Something more than its just good for people to know that there is
> > another OS other that MS.
> >
> Is this information of
< snip >
> If we are to get past 'gatekeepers' who are died in the wool MS users,
> then we will need a really cast iron reason to teach Ubuntu to people.
> Something more than its just good for people to know that there is
> another OS other that MS.
>
Is this information of any help to the
On 17 Jan 2010 at 10:02, alan c wrote:
> Apart from ignorance, even sheer prejudice, there is strong inertia to
> continue with their existing OS whatever it is.
>
> There is, surprising to me, little motivation for many people I know,
> to move from Windows. However, as Ubuntu gains more coverag
Jon Spriggs wrote:
> I have forwarded the e-mail to the uk-hackspaces mailing list, as there are
> several regional hackspaces across the UK (London, Birmingham, Manchester,
> Liverpool, Leeds) who may be able to help - in some cases with venue and in
> others with knowledge.
>
[...]
>useful for
alan c wrote:
> It may be of interest to know that an OS based on Ubuntu 9.10 has
> been produced in Chinese.
>
> Relax with the English translation:
> http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ylmf.org%2F&sl=zh-CN&tl=en
>
> enjoy
>
W
It may be of interest to know that an OS based on Ubuntu 9.10 has
been produced in Chinese.
Out of interest I have downloaded the iso, checked the md5sum, and run
the CD as live, with a few small guesses because I dont read Chinese.
It looks superficially like XP, although I have not explor
computing.co.uk magazine
Article
Open source ins the new driving force
http://digg.com/d31CbXu
extract:
The realisation comes when an organisation finds it has not bought a
software product but rather a software service. What at first seemed
to be a shrink-wrapped purchase soon turns into an endl
2009/7/23 Sean Miller :
> Earls Court??!?!
>
> Linuxworld Expo never was at Earls Court when I attended it... was
> always Olympia 2.
>
> Sean
Same here, FWIW.
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Earls Court??!?!
Linuxworld Expo never was at Earls Court when I attended it... was
always Olympia 2.
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alan c wrote:
> I have just noticed this expo. Unfortunately I will not be able to
> attend these dates.
[...]
Thanks Alan and Bill - it seems my information is groundless, sorry all.
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Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 Oct 1 2009
Alan Pope wrote:
> 2009/7/22 alan c :
>> I have just noticed this expo. Unfortunately I will not b
2009/7/23 alan c :
> I must admit I was slightly surprised to see it, but here is what I saw:
> http://www.bvents.com/event/172935-linuxworld-expo-uk-2009
>
Looks like a duff business events site to me. They seem to have just
scraped data from around the place. They even list entries for the
next
Alan Pope wrote:
> 2009/7/22 alan c :
>> I have just noticed this expo. Unfortunately I will not be able to
>> attend these dates.
>>
>
> Where did you notice it out of interest?
I must admit I was slightly surprised to see it, but here is what I saw:
http://www.bvents.com/event/172935-linuxworld
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