On 10/21/07, Kris Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/21/07, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > IMPORTANT NOTE ---- I am acting like a typical "PR Flack" in this. As > > far as I'm aware, NONE of the quotes I've made up for Alan have actually > > been said... Normal practice with PR stuff is for the PR flack to make > > them up, then ask the person being quoted if that's OK :-) > > > > ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTE ---- This is deliberately aimed at people who > > DON'T know much about computers. You may wince at some of the things I > > say... but now imagine that you didn't care about IT, and see whether it > > sounds compelling :-) > > > > NOTE 3: I'm also deliberately making it a "future event", so it feels > > like "new to be reported on", rather than "same old, same old." > > > > > > > > London, 21st October 2007 > > > > The UK Ubuntu community is pleased to announce that, effective from 1st > > November, it will be offering free technical support to users of > > selected Tescos PC, at centres up and down the country. > > > > The PCs in question run Ubuntu, a free alternative to Microsoft Windows, > > including both office software (word processor, spreadsheet and > > presentation program) as well as tools for Internet surfing and home users. > > > > Alan Pope, the recently elected "Point of Contact" for the UK community > > explains the benefits: > > > > "This is dramatically reducing the price that people are paying for PCs. > > Ubuntu is a great alternative to Microsoft Windows for web users. We > > understand that Tescos chose it, not just on price, but because they > > found it to be less prone to virus attacks." > > > > Until now, the software has only been available from web-based retailers > > such as Dell, or for download, but most people with Windows > > pre-installed on a PC haven't seen the need to change. > > > > Mark Harrison, an IT Director based in Sussex, explains. > > > > "With a copy of Vista coming in at about £180 from PC World, you can see > > why people want to stick with what they've already paid for rather than > > change. However, with Tesco now selling a PC base unit at under £140, > > it's an ideal solution for people who've already got a monitor, but need > > a faster PC to cope with broadband. Support has been the problem though, > > since most people are familiar with the Microsoft software." > > > > This is where the Ubuntu community comes in. Pope adds: > > > > "What we're doing is offering free support to everyone with Ubuntu... > > whether they downloaded it for themselves, or bought it with a Dell or > > Tesco PC. We've teamed up with the local Linux User Groups to provide > > face-to-face support on Ubuntu up and down the UK, ideal for people who > > don't like the idea of trying to get support over the Internet." > > > > Press Contact: Presumably Alan, presumably a special page on the Wiki > > about where people can get help (just a link to the LUGs)???? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > > I like the marketing frame on this, great idea! I have three > suggestions to make it even better: > > 1) Ensure ASDA is in the press release too > [http://www.asda-electricals.co.uk/shop/product/esys/linux.html] > 2) Suggest we also point users to the forum and IRC, if they're not > interested in face-to-face. > 3) Describe at the end of the article how users can go about getting support. > > > Kris >
Ignore point 1), just re-read the ASDA link, and although it's an eSys, it doesn't come supplied with Ubuntu (it comes with "Linux 9.3" - probably SuSE?) Kris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
