Excellent, thanks. I plan on bringing up that Google use Ubuntu inhouse and have done since 2006 (that I'm aware of.) If you know of any huge companies that use it too, please let me know.'
*Dino Tassigiannis BA (Hons)* <http://www.ubuntu.com/> On 23 May 2011 21:01, Barry Titterton <barry.titter...@mail.adsl4less.com>wrote: > On Mon, 2011-05-23 at 14:07 +0100, Dino T. wrote: > > Hi > > > > A friend and I are brainstorming on a 2 hour presentation to give to > > Universities and Colleges across Liverpool. To increase awareness and > > show students that they can save money using free/open source > > software. This is scheduled for around September 2011. > > > > What do you suggest we cover? Has to be very basic too for beginners > > and if they want to learn more, we'll be providing sheets out to links > > etc. > > > > Dino T. > > > I recently did a Linux Awareness talk for a local computer club. I based > the talk around these points: > What is Linux and Open Source? > What do you get? > What are the advantages? > What are the disadvantages? (You need to be honest). > And because linux take up is poor in the UK I did a round up of who uses > linux around the world to show that it isn't a niche Geek way of > working. > Also students are very keen on Fairtrade so push the FOSS = > Fairtrade/Ethical Computing as well. > > Barry > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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