nice mention of ubuntu. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gavin Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Nov 18, 2007 2:36 PM Subject: [ubuntu-florida] Ubuntu on Central Florida cable news To: Mailing list for Ubuntu Florida LoCo Team <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ubuntu -- The "Other" Windows Central Florida News 13 November 16, 2007 http://www.cfnews13.com/Technology/YourTechnology/2007/11/16/ubuntu__the_39other39_windows.html > Bill Gates will not like this -- it's the "other" version of Windows -- > and it's free. > > Kurt the Cyberguy shows us how people are avoiding Windows Vista with > an easy-to-operate, consumer-friendly alternative, called Linux. > > An unexpected cat fight is about to happen in the tech world. You've > got this huge guy -- Bill Gates -- who for years has dominated the face > of computers with his Windows operating system. > > From his creation, Microsoft, Gates has earned billions, and the one > guy shaking up his world -- aside from Steve Jobs from Apple, who > rattles "the Billster" -- is Mark Shuttleworth, the space-flying > billionaire who is going up against Gates in a software showdown. > > "Which is: Install the very best of free software, make it available > for the industry free of charge," Shuttleworth said. > > Yes, Shuttleworth has made a free alternative to Windows. The > "Ubuntu" software is based on something geeks know well, and now > everyday people will know better. > > Kurt put this free version to the test on a desktop and laptop -- and > he said it works well. > > With the ginormous size of Windows Vista, installations have been > plagued with questions. > > "They are more confused and bewildered at it," one Geek Squad > spokesman commented. "I think they've never been asked so many > questions in their life." > > Mention a simple and free alternative to the not-free-at-all > Microsoft Windows, and Shuttleworth might be on to something. > > "If you call your second cousin, who you know is a bit of a computer > guy, will he know about Linux?" Shuttleworth asked. > > "Word's creeping out about Linux," the Geek Squad spokesman said. > "Don't put it away, because it's going to be there for a long time, > and it will eventually become mainstream enough that you will see it > in mainstream markets." Cheers, - -- Gavin Baker http://www.gavinbaker.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHQJQgtLXQdLhFpekRAi8cAJ4nvbd/GAFhPAYtXyKf0xCxASnK+wCfckNr awv+jT+CD5n92HgyOIwQqCg= =+qJl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Ubuntu-us-fl mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-fl -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
