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On 29/10/11 09:46, Roland Tarver wrote: > http://url.drogon.net/0i > > "Canonical and Dell are teaming up to sell computers with Ubuntu > preinstalled at stores in China. The program, which could help improve > the mainstream visibility of the Linux-based operating system, will > span 220 retail locations. > > According to a statement that Canonical posted this morning on its > official blog, the products will be set up with marketing materials > that tout the virtues of the Ubuntu platform. Retail > > China must be a huge market potential for Canonical......So the best > of luck to them... > > Roly :-) > "staff will also be trained to explain the products to consumers." I get the impression there are a lot of people on this list and similar lists that wish staff would get similar training here. Anyway sounds good to me, if it gets OSS out there to the masses, I am surprised that Russia doesn't do something similar given Putins desire to get Free software and Linux widely used in Russian schools and elsewhere. I think the tide is starting to turn. Paul -- -- http://www.zleap.net Join the revolution, switch to Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq