Hey all Back in the most merry of kingdoms, ready to progress on the leaflet
As far as I can see there are 3 things to sort out: 1) The content of the leaflet 2) Layout of the leaflet 3) Do we need more leaflets Regards, On 21/06/07, Matthew Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > > > > > -- > > [email protected] > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > > -- > Matthew G Larsen > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > +44(0)7739 785 249 > -- Matthew G Larsen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +44(0)7739 785 249 -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
