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2007-09-10 Thread wannes
2007/9/10, Peter Stuart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > is the issue here also concerning the > open sourcing of cartography? > are companies like tele-atlas > open source or not? Teleatlas is definitly not open source. There are projects to produce open map data. One of them is http://www.openstreetmap.o

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2007-09-10 Thread Mattias Campe
Nicolas Pettiaux schreef: 2007/9/10, Peter Stuart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: is the issue here also concerning the open sourcing of cartography? this is a very good question. THere are at least 2 projects I know related to this question, and that go in the direction of wikipedia: aka, the u

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2007-09-10 Thread Nicolas Pettiaux
2007/9/10, Peter Stuart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > is the issue here also concerning the > open sourcing of cartography? this is a very good question. THere are at least 2 projects I know related to this question, and that go in the direction of wikipedia: aka, the users are collecting the datas with

Re: [Ubuntu-be] Ubuntu on Dell computers soon in Belgium?

2007-09-10 Thread Yves Tavernier
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007, Jan Claeys wrote: > Of course there are, but some people want a "brand name" and AFAIK the > only other brand in Belgium that offers laptops without Windows is HP, > which they only sell to companies (you need a VAT/company nr.). > > Also, a big brand name selling laptops with

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2007-09-10 Thread Peter Stuart
is the issue here also concerning the open sourcing of cartography? are companies like tele-atlas open source or not? i might have a talk with those guys if it is not. p -- Linux usr #206738 Linux Counter http://counter.li.org -- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com You ca

Re: [Ubuntu-be] Ubuntu on Dell computers soon in Belgium?

2007-09-10 Thread Pierre Vorhagen
2007/9/10, Oliver Devoogdt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Why wait for Dell ??? Do you think it is the only Linux-PC-seller in > the world ? It is not because they come into the news very often, that > it is the only one. > There are better and cheaper solutions then Dell. I'm probably not searching in th

Re: [Ubuntu-be] Ubuntu on Dell computers soon in Belgium?

2007-09-10 Thread Jan Claeys
Op maandag 10-09-2007 om 18:59 uur [tijdzone +0200], schreef Oliver Devoogdt: > Why wait for Dell ??? Do you think it is the only Linux-PC-seller in > the world ? It is not because they come into the news very often, that > it is the only one. > There are better and cheaper solutions then Dell. O

Re: [Ubuntu-be] Ubuntu on Dell computers soon in Belgium?

2007-09-10 Thread Oliver Devoogdt
Why wait for Dell ??? Do you think it is the only Linux-PC-seller in the world ? It is not because they come into the news very often, that it is the only one. There are better and cheaper solutions then Dell. Oliver -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

[Ubuntu-be] Ubuntu on Dell computers soon in Belgium?

2007-09-10 Thread Pierre Vorhagen
Hello, I was desperately searching the web this afternoon for a laptop without Windows preinstalled, for less than 600€, for some friends who asked where they could buy this, but also for me. Finally, I was so annoyed by the fact that Dell only offers preinstalled Ubuntu in France, Germany and the