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On 29/10/11 10:00, tom wrote: > On 29/10/11 09:53, paul sutton wrote: >> 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 >> > Putin doesn’t pay as much as MS > Tom te tom te tom > I did read he actually wants the public sector to use Linux and open source software or am I not understanding what you said? 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