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> I just wish there were computer fairs down here in Devon, there used to > be one a few years back but nothing like that now, the nearest thing is > a car boot sale. I wonder actually if we'd be able to give away Ubuntu > CDs at car boot sales without trading standards thinking we were giving > away pirate software? (they don'#t seem to do much about the pirate DVD > sellers at least). Yes, my 3 page flyer, well 3 separate flyers stapled together, if you gave people one of these with the cd; it would show that the cd is fully legal and you are not breaking the law by giving copies away. There HAS to be a way of getting some sort of computer fair back in devon, Perhaps we can construct a letter to one of the big computer mags (pcw for example) and ask for some, or simply contact a few organsisers and ask em to bring a fair down, Paul >> It will take at least another 10 years before that particular lad gets >> close to a position of influence in an organisation, perhaps 15 years. >> *That* is the time scale of change, and much longer if it is not >> driven hard by focussed, determined people. >> > Well hopefully he'll get a good start with FLOSS, he may even be able to > encourage his friends to switch too. The experience I had when I was at > school and college is that there were a few of us who used to really be > into computers in a geeky way (more than playing games) and we'd share > PD and shareware stuff, I guess this still happens so if they're sharing > FLOSS software then that has to be good. >> *Now* is a good time to start! >> > Yep, although I guess we may not make so much of a dent against > Microsoft and Windows 7, we might be able to target some of the possible > upgraders. > > Rob Good point, > > - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf http://www.odfalliance.org Next Linux User Group meet : March 7th : 3pm, Shoreline Cafe Paignton -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkmQidUACgkQaggq1k2FJq1w+gCfd2Od0nS3XvEXFzw7/zHSxYiP pysAn1p2VWuSoXWHW2OuUixfXgk9veO3 =S3Yh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
