2009/3/25 Alan Pope <a...@popey.com>: > Hi Eddie, > > I don't believe you're breaking any "rules" as such on this mailing > list. I personally think we should foster and encourage UK based > companies/individuals who seek to supply Ubuntu based computers. I'd > like to see more of this kind of discussion.
Hi Alan, and thanks for the welcome. I agree; I'm very impressed with Ubuntu and I would like to see more retailers giving it as a genuine option. Somehow we have to get the word out to encourage take up... > I would recommend you contact the OEM Team at Canonical. There are > some restrictions on the use of the Ubuntu brand when selling > machines. Rather than me misquote them I'd suggest you contact them > directly. Cheers for the heads up. I'm just reading their website now... I assume I would need to register for their system builder programme. I don't suppose you know if that costs money? >> I understand there are issues regarding selling a Ubuntu PC >> with non-free applications pre-installed (e.g. medibuntu) so I assume >> I will have to leave them off, but perhaps give advice to those who >> need it. > > As I understand it, if you want to officially sell Ubuntu branded > computers, you will have to omit the medibuntu repository from being > pre-configured. I believe you can (for a fee to Canonical) license > some codecs which you _can_ supply with the computers you deliver. But > as I said, contact Canonical for the full details. That's interesting, as, to be honest, I think in order to convince people that Ubuntu is a serious and easy-to-use alternative to Windows, ideally the system needs to be able to "just work" out the box. If there are ways to do that then this can only be a good thing. Will definitely look into that. Thanks for your replies - all good stuff. Eddie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
