Alan Pope wrote: > Hi Mark, > > On Sun, 2007-10-21 at 19:53 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: >> 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. >> > > LOVE this idea. > >> 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. > > There, now I've said it. > > 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. > > There, now I've said it. > >> Press Contact: Presumably Alan, presumably a special page on the >> Wiki about where people can get help (just a link to the >> LUGs)???? > > I don't mind being a contact (that _is_ kinda my role :) ). Passing > requests onto other parties. > > Cheers, Al.
Hi alan and all I would like to support this idea, for face to face - certainly local to bracknell. ** Can another thread name be used when specific arrangements are discussed please: managing different projects embedded in a huge long thread is a nightmare. -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
