<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Excellent idea. There are small independent computer builders and sellers in our markets that may be open to our LOCO helping them to test their products with Ubuntu. We could also provide training to new purchasers of Ubuntu systems. Thanks for sharing the information. On 03/21/2013 02:44 PM, Randall Ross wrote: > Hi friendly teams, > > Tadeá? (in Prague) has brought a community testing program to my attention and has asked that I help share it with the world. His message follows. > > I think this is an awesome example of the community stepping up to get Ubuntu running on more and more systems. I would appreciate it if you forward to your respective teams to see if there are other parts of the world where we can adopt a similar community-driven model. > > Thanks and keep up the great work out there! Take Ubuntu everywhere! > > Cheers, > Randall. > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Ubuntu computer tests/collaboration with producers > From: Tadeá? Pa?ík <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pariktadeas@ubuntu.com"><pariktadeas@ubuntu.com></a> > > > > Hello Randall and team, > > first of all, thanks for join me to your LP team! > > I would like to inform you about a new activity in the Czech republic in Europe. Several weeks ago we have contacted some PC producers to test their products with GNU/Linux, especially with Ubuntu. > > ASUS has confirmed this collaboration and we are able to test all their products with Ubuntu - they have many computers to be sold without OS and we can test them. Currently we are testing only computers without OS, computers with WIN are not tested. After successful tests we inform about it on our Czech Ubuntu blog (e.g. this is the second article from the last week in Czech - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://blog.ubuntu.cz/clanek/prvni-krucky-ii">http://blog.ubuntu.cz/clanek/prvni-krucky-ii</a>). > > Try to thing if this is possible also in your regions and countries around the world. > > In the Czech republic we have (Vojt?ch Trefný and me) a special non-profit "Civic society for Ubuntu", this is really good - you are able to communicate very officially and it is a part of normal/standard LoCo team. > > > - -- Ron Swift President Swift Staffing 410-788-7011, ext 5005 <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.swiftstaffing.com">www.swiftstaffing.com</a> Celebrating 24 years in business, 1989 - Present -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.enigmail.net/">http://www.enigmail.net/</a> iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRS2GwAAoJEGY9Xu0TTSWlx0oH/3KUtJr1EGNw8uGE18N3JR0s du8D1gUHT5BpRVb1SL11gvW2Td0P7ILl1f3pgOT0fbG8mAmvpIRTJqZmqUFcVFiz ZMFGjaiJrWkkK6g8nBimtqxOI9sUeE8J63OjlzcQ6pGSlA2JFhdmYU/osdm3qzQ8 cVhjEQzFVs1AZMh228fQ5446rlTmVb4B5vYk9WojJYNTBhlfJyQ9UoXwrnxSbMKI YqoBsRfXi/9F4XHqBC/XYwh8lZVgmhPn9BqLtoYTp+qaslawhBBPqKtOG+rh4U/O h4vX76/RP40qjFjHIciOuy8afi5hfbJ8mGbFEOfuYWbxufUvQb3sdev329CzRnM= =gPAm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- </body> </html>