<div dir="ltr">If you have any of those photos of the machine or a link to the website/page that would be great to see! Thank you for sharing the news with us!</div> <div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 1:30 AM Mike Mikowski <<a href="mailto:mike.mikowski@gmail.com">mike.mikowski@gmail.com</a>> wrote: </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Thank you Ovidiu! We will have a test machine shopping here now, and should have it loaded by next week. I've also created some visual mockups for everyone's review. I hope this would be a great opportunity to help all involved with my favorite distro!</div><div dir="auto"> <div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 24, 2019, 23:38 Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan <<a href="mailto:ovidiu.b13@gmail.com" target="_blank">ovidiu.b13@gmail.com</a>> wrote: </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <div style="font-family:monospace;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-style:normal"> Hello everybody, Michael contacted me yesterday, since my contact details are on the Kubuntu website. He wants to start a company selling Kubuntu branded laptops, and part of the income to come to Kubuntu. He tried several times to send this email to the Kubuntu devel list and has been bounced. I'm giving him a hand to reach you guys. Regards, Ovidiu</div> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Michael S. Mikowski" <<a href="mailto:mike.mikowski@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">mike.mikowski@gmail.com</a>> To: Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan <<a href="mailto:ovidiu.b13@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">ovidiu.b13@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:ovidiu-florin@kubuntu.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">ovidiu-florin@kubuntu.org</a> Cc: Bcc: Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 17:59:09 -0700 Subject: Fwd: Proposal: Kubuntu Branded Developer Laptop Hi Ovidiu: I hope that is how you address you in Romania. I forwarded this earlier but it was rejected. Your support would be most appreciated, and I would love to get this running and fund Kubuntu while doing something I love. Cheers, Mike ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Proposal: Kubuntu Branded Developer Laptop Date: Thursday, October 24, 2019, 5:51:57 PM PDT From: Michael S. Mikowski <<a href="mailto:mike.mikowski@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">mike.mikowski@gmail.com</a>> To: Valorie Zimmerman <<a href="mailto:valorie.zimmerman@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">valorie.zimmerman@gmail.com</a>> CC: <a href="mailto:rohangarg@kubuntu.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">rohangarg@kubuntu.org</a> Hi Valorie and Rohangarg: Sorry if this is a repeat. I had a number of bounces due to the mailing list. Just to be sure, here is the proposal again. If I should send this to someone else, please let me know. Our company (MindShareManagement Inc., a California company) is interested in providing an official Kubuntu 19.10 developer laptop for sale. We can fund the the project, create the sales site, coordinate marketing, and provide software support. We would share the profits with the Kubuntu organization. Kubuntu would provide the the branding, a prominent landing page, and link to the sales site. I've spent a month consolidating 25 years of experience of using Unix and Linux to create numerous commercial sites (many HP/HA) into a laptop image well suited for web developers. We could begin low-volume shipment in as little as two weeks. Please visit <a href="https://mmikowski.github.io/k19-10-guide/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mmikowski.github.io/k19-10-guide/</a> and especially <a href="https://mmikowski.github.io/k19-10-guide/#appendix-c" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mmikowski.github.io/k19-10-guide/#appendix-c</a> to see what I have put together. We have already arrange an OEM, shipping, and branding logistics and have test hardware in shipment. While its obvious we intend to ship this laptop one way or another, I think the links above show how well suited we are for each other. We ship pure Kubuntu 19.10 but with a practical approach to what developers need to get their done with the greatest efficiency and enjoyment. I have spoken with Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan who is copied above. I believe with Catalina currently upsetting everyone in Silicon Valley, there is no better time than now to have a Kubuntu branded developer laptop on the market. This offer can provide significant income to Kubuntu. Please call or write ASAP as time is of the essence. Sincerely, Michael S. Mikowski 415-418-4731 ----------------------------------------- </blockquote></div></div></div> -- kubuntu-devel mailing list <a href="mailto:kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel</a> </blockquote></div>