Please do not send I am UNSCUBSCRIBED [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Pascoe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "British Ubuntu Talk" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:52 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets
> Hi Matt > > Welcome back to the soft and squishy embrace of the United Kingdons of > England and it's principalities! > > Well I hope you're feeling well rested and rareing to go .... the style of > leaflets that you and Chris have done seem fine so far. I do think that > we > need a few more though and we need to get ourselves a "style". My > additional leaflets would be, and in no particular order: > > * equivalent Ubuntu alternatives to Windows (maybe further split into > those > that are available on both OS's and those that aren't) > > * A simple guide to Linux, FOS and The Community > > * Possible ways to migrate from Windows to Linux and Ubuntu. > > There's been quite a lot of discussion and some really good ideas on the > postings on this topic in the past. > > E > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Matthew Larsen > Sent: 28 June 2007 13:04 > To: British Ubuntu Talk > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets > > > 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/ > > > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.10/875 - Release Date: 27/06/2007 > 21:08 > > ---------------------------------------------------- > This message has been processed by Firetrust Benign. > -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
