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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rhia Knowles wrote: > Not yet but i did see it being given out to a set number of attendees at > a con somewhere in Oct... ah here is the article > http://blogs.arm.com/arm-events/software-sessions-free-pegatron-nettopwhile-supplies-last/ > > So not vapourware, by any means. > > 2009/11/20 Paul Sutton <zleap@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:zleap@xxxxxxxxx>> > > tom wrote: >> Rob Beard wrote: >>> tom wrote: >>>> A couple of links may that may be of interest re netbooks: >>>> netbooks up 265% http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=27383&tag=nl.e539 > <http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=27383&tag=nl.e539> >>>> win7 not fit for netbooks: >>>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=4487&tag=col1;post-27383 > <http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=4487&tag=col1;post-27383> >>>> >>> I couldn't understand Microsoft's reasoning behind the Windows 7 >>> Starter edition. I mean, not being able to change your desktop >>> personalisation? >>> >>> No multi monitor support? >>> >>> I dunno, I guess Microsoft want people to buy laptops or PCs as well >>> as netbooks, or have them fork out extra for Windows 7 Home Premium. >> MS want to kill netbooks - the new ARM versions (Windows dont run on >> arm) can be so good and so cheap that MS margins will be killed - they >> tried it with the OLPC. a £150 netbook that does EVERYTHING you > need it >> to cost 30% more with W$ and then companies need extra W$ servers to >> 'cope'. A netbook that runs and just works and doesnt need massive >> infrastructure support will make people go Why Windows? and not > find an >> answer. >>> >>> Not being able to support multi monitors is a bad thing if you ask >>> me. Especially if some people want to use their netbook attached to >>> an external monitor, keyboard and mouse as a general machine. >>> >>> Saying that, Windows 7 Home Premium has got VERY poor multi monitor >>> support. It keeps giving me random settings on my other half's PC, >>> sometimes not enabling the second display, sometimes mirroring the >>> displays, sometimes making the second monitor the default, and other >>> times actually remembering what I originally set it to. This is part >>> of the reason why I will not be building a Windows based Media Centre >>> PC (I must admit, I was tempted, but I can't put up with these and >>> other faults). >>>> Information is power! I'm worth a AAA battery. >>>> Tom te tom te tom >>>> >>> LMAO, I thought you'd be wind powered. >> I am really! >> Tom te tom te tom > > > Regarding ARM netbooks where are they, I have read about this > > http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/pegatron-and-freescale-team-for-low-power-ultra-cheap-netbooks/ > > but no idea if they are out yet, where to get them, can we buy in the > UK etc etc. > > It seems they are at present all hype, super cheap, fast and power > friendly, but unless people can buy them ... > > any ideas where they can be bought from ? > > Paul > > It's all about marketing, information, etc, if anything this is a good incentive for us as a linux user group to get together and orgaise how we are going to combat all of this. Regarding insurance asking around on other groups they don't seem to bother with that, a venue may have cover. if we do need insurance, then we need to look in to sponsorship, what is needed is to raise awareness of the alternatives, target say people who have had windows 7 starter installed and are dis-appointed, and perhaps get to them before someone else does with regard to alternatives, most companies will probably install and charge them for a different version of windows. clearly we need to go one better. "Perhaps something like this ina paper, got a new netbook, using windows 7 starter, frustrated by lack of features, consider the alternatives, free software, come along to a linux user group meeting to find out more. No obligation, just bring you and an open mind. " We also need to put aside our allegiances (ducks) to particular distributions at the end of the day, debian, ubuntu, suse, slackware etc all have Linux under the hood. Most users just want something that works, and that will fill their needs, identify their needs and suggest something, if they play games ok dual boot, if all they want is e-mail, web browsing and office, then I am sure any Linux distribution will fill that requirement. Paul - -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Ubuntu 9.10 is out : Visit www.ubuntu.com for details The December meeting of the DCLUG will now take place on the SECOND Saturday in December. This is December 12th 2009. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAksMOC0ACgkQaggq1k2FJq0jAACghY9C02pvThVsva66pAwEipXc fNkAn173L/n+KrApsaBYA3JIBvB8IYal =RF+f -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html