Hi all I am currently out of the country until next week so I wont be able to contribute a lot during this period
regards On 19/06/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK, I'll byte... :oP > > On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:57:02 +0100, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > < big snip > > > > > As no one seems inclined to react to my comments I will respond to > > myself. As one of the longest users of Ubuntu in this group I am curious > > to know why there is all this activity in wanting to produce a leaflet. > > Is there anyone prepared to answer a few questions? If so, now is your > > chance. > > > > Is there a real desire to promote the use of Ubuntu and, if so, why? > > Because it "just works". I have witnessed people with absolutely no idea > about computers (including one user who "tidied up her hard disk" only to > find that half her programs didn't work because she'd moved stuff in "Program > Files") install Ubuntu without any issues, configure a Sagem Speed-Touch 800 > USB ADSL Modem and get connected to the internet without even blinking. I am > not aware of any other distros that do this. > > > Who do you expect to be interested enough to even give Ubuntu a try? > > Well, people who have seen Vista and Office 2007 are asking me about > alternatives, people who want continued support for their OS but don't want > to upgrade to Vista, people who are fed up with viruses and spam that have > approached me about switching, the list goes on and on ad. nauseum. > > > What is your personal motive in all this activity to produce a leaflet? > > To produce publicity for a product that I have faith in and that will > continue even if Canonical collapses (which I don't think will ahppen any > time soon) - Ubuntu works as a product and it has been instrumental in > helping others to save money by switching to Ubuntu from windows. > > > How, why and when did you start using Ubuntu and which operating system > > were you using before conversion? > > Immediately before Ubuntu, I was using Gentoo. I've also used Suse, Redhat, > Fedora, Slackware and Debian. I still run Gentoo on my servers because I can > customise the compilation right down to the flags for the GCC compiler and it > runs incredibly fast! At work (up until the end of this week) I have used > exclusively windows on my desktop since I started (I've got a new job with a > company selling F/OSS solutions that starts next month!!!) > > > > What makes you believe that your knowledge and experience qualifies you > > to produce a leaflet? > > What makes you think that I lack these skills? ;o) > > > There is no compulsion, of course, for you to respond to the above and I > > shall not feel hurt if you don't. Unless there is a good reason for me > > to say more I am now finished with the subject. The best of luck and > > stick with it if it makes you feel good. > > And here where I try to remain professional and fail miserably. > > I have only seen a few posts from you on this list over the last few months, > admittedly I haven't searched the archives, however I would be inclined to > count you as a less than active member of this list. The few posts that you > have made have not been the most positive and I truly believe that this is > more to do with you trying to be a realist than trying to apply a negative > slant to this project. I hope that I am correct on my assumptions. > > This leaflet is a chance for the entire community to pull together and say > "Linux is ready for the desktop and for the home - it now works, it will > connect to your active directories and your windows shares, it will talk to > your Macs and your TiVO, it is free and it is good, there now really is such > a thing as a free lunch." > > Personally, I will be using this leaflet for SFD 2007 in Thanet, I don't have > the skills to produce the artwork or anything else, however I do have the > skills to "sell" ubuntu using the community generated resources that are > available to me and I will continue to do so. > > Kind regards, > > Matt. > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > -- Matthew G Larsen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +44(0)7739 785 249 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
