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On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 04:00:56PM +0000, Rob Beard wrote: > Hi folks, > <snip> > Now I was thinking about a unique selling point. Most of the local > people offering computer repairs seem to cover the usual - virus > removal, upgrades, repairs etc on Windows. I haven't however seen any > (yet) offering any sort of Open Source offerings. > > On the past couple of jobs I've done, I've been telling my customers a > bit about Linux & Open Source. I've been providing them with copies > of Firefox, Thunderbird and OpenOffice.org for Windows. I've been > dropping into the conversation about Linux, usually when they ask me > about the next version of Windows they've read bits about in > magazines. > > I'd like to do a bit more to help promote Open Source. I'm now just > about completely moved over to Ubuntu (okay, I'll admit, I still do > run Windows under VMWare for my MiniDisc recorder and printing CDs on > my Epson R200 printer). I daren't switch my girlfriend's PC over yet, > I get enough grief from her for going near her PC! > I don't know about USP's but I am involved in a small factory in India where we have just cancelled our anti-virus, anti-firewall licenses, and instead just used a debian server with antivirus, firewall and a strict whitelist for contacting outside sites. The cost of paying someone to come in and install the server was less than one year's license fees for the software and we are now trying to get the consultant to implement new (debian) software to help the office workload So I would have thought that there would be many small businesses (solicitors, architects, accountants etc etc) with a local network that could also use with switching to a linux server to: - Back up local data - Provide security system (firewall, antivirus) - Save money on Microsoft Server Then when the next worm hits, they will not see anything.....
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