Hello Norman, I have been lurking and watching the creation of the leaflet I lack the Creative and Artistic design to produce something of quality such as this but since theyve not created or said anything wildly irritating or abusive or just outright rude I stayed queit, sometimes in open source this is also the best thing you can do. However since you ask
> Is there a real desire to promote the use of Ubuntu and, if so, why? > Because we need to ensure that the society of today and the computer users of the future have access to free and OPEN tools and utilities and operating systems that enable people to use the technology they purchased to achieve the goals they set for themselves. We need to have a computer system which frees potential in its audience to learn from each other and developers and community members about what it means to contribute in a positive and informative way within society, it is Ubuntu for a reason. > Who do you expect to be interested enough to even give Ubuntu a try? > Anyone who has ever had a itch to experience a differnce in their own expectations and experience of computing, information technology and networking. Since Ubuntu like many OSS products provide the freedom for people to go as far as they wish with their experiences in IT. > What is your personal motive in all this activity to produce a leaflet? > Because I am 37, I remember a time when the UK was a power house of cottage industries leading the way in programming and development in the computer industry. its been handed over now to a elite and discreet few who are determined to levy a tax on all who want to join. OSS has enabled many many people to grow and produce ideas for themselves , for example lets see Google, Ebay, and our own Mr Shuttleworth. > How, why and when did you start using Ubuntu and which operating system > were you using before conversion? > Since the first time it appeared as a ISO to download and no I cannot remember when that was but then again I discover that i was installing slackware on my pc back in 97 and 96 I have used to date, slackware, redhat, mandrake,debian and now Ubuntu. There have been more impressive developments and creations across those platforms than I have ever seen from Windows 3.1 to Vista. > What makes you believe that your knowledge and experience qualifies you > to produce a leaflet? > Well first, all my clients of the last 8 years tell me that my experience and knowledge in the IT industry is invaluable to them. They find having access to my opinions and thoughts to be a financial benefit to their own business descisions, but for more see my linkedIn profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasbutler. I went Self Employed near on 8 years ago with the view to promote and encourage the use of OSS within a SME to date I have 3 clients ( out of my 25 core clients and 40 in my client network ) who are using Ubuntu on the desktop which has proven a terrible thing for me ? Do you know why ? Theyve stopped calling for support , things are just working. If I carry on like this I am going to have to move to being a software developer, maybe in something like Ubuntu ( and there in I am recursive in my answer ) . Ive contributed nothing to the leaflet project , why ? well because sometimes a project can be killed for to much discussion and Chris Rowson and others have been moving it along so well that it doesnt need a "blessing" or a comment from me to promote it further but its a great example of what OSS can enable people to achieve within the community. Thanks for reading -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
