Well you've put me to shame, I've only installed it on a couple of my mates machines (single boot though) but i suppose every little bit helps and all that. Nice work anyway -- Thom
On 03/06/05, Tony Gist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just thought I would relate my experiences on promoting Ubuntu. > > First of all, I run a one-man-band IT training/maintenance outfit. I run > a number of courses at venues, mainly in the rural areas of North Devon, > on the usual SOHO apps stuff. All the training I do is done on Open > Source apps. i.e. Open Office and GIMP etc. For the student it makes > sense to do training on Open Source applications as I let them have the > software as part of the course which enables them to practice at home > using exactly the same software that is used on the course. This gets > around the problem that I used to have when I did courses using MS apps, > as invariably students did not have the same version of MS Office (if at > all) as I was using on the course. > > One of the courses I do is about Internet security. Whereby students > learn all the security issues concerning Windows and what to do about > them. The final part of course is about Linux and specifically Ubuntu, > emphasising the security of using such a system. As a result of these > sessions I have installed Ubuntu on many of the students PCs (usually > dual booting) and the result has been very positive. It is interesting > that the majority of Ubuntu uptake has been with students of retirement > age. As a result courses are planned for the students specifically on > using Ubuntu. > > In short, emphasising the improvement in Internet security has been the > driving force in the uptake of Ubuntu Linux in this corner of the UK. > > -- > ubuntu-uk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > -- ubuntu-uk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
