Anyone here qualified to install Lubuntu?

[Ho Wan Chan]

Hum.......You actually know that almost ALL contributors to the Ubuntu
flavors (e.g. Lubuntu and Ubuntu Studio) are volunteers? Also why do you
really think that making it paid benefits everybody? People want to get
away for Windows and they will find a cheaper or free alternative, that's
why they choose Ubuntu.

2012/8/23 Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson at cox.net>

> You still have not specified the corporate cycle you are trying to break.
>  Especially since most of the kernel is written by people who work for...
> corporations.
>
>
> On 08/23/2012 06:39 AM, Ho Wan Chan wrote:
>
>> Well, Canonical supports FOSS.
>>
>> It's completely open source and free... We don't provide closed-source or
>> proprietary software that is not free.... That's the spirit of Canonical,
>> Ubuntu and mainly the Linux community
>>
>> 2012/8/23 Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson at cox.net>
>>
>>  Last I checked, Canonical Ltd is... a corporation.
>>>
>>> So, what "corporate cycle" is it that you're trying to break?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 08/23/2012 04:29 AM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
>>>
>>>  Hi Ronnie,
>>>>
>>>> charging someone for an F/OSS [1]installation is, to me at least. akin
>>>> to
>>>> charging a windows user for a free version of anti-virus. I do Linux
>>>> installs because I believe in the concept of F/OSS, not to get rich -
>>>> but
>>>> to let people know 'there is another way'.
>>>>
>>>> We are all volunteers, who gladly give our time up in order to break the
>>>> corporate cycle.
>>>>
>>>> As to being 'qualified', there are linux exams that a person can pass
>>>> [2]
>>>> [3], but the best exam of all is the one called advocacy.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Phill.
>>>> 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/****Free_and_open-source_software<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Free_and_open-source_software>
>>>> **<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Free_and_open-source_software<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software>
>>>> >
>>>> 2. http://www.ibm.com/****developerworks/linux/lpi/<http://www.ibm.com/**developerworks/linux/lpi/>
>>>> <http**://www.ibm.com/developerworks/**linux/lpi/<http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/lpi/>
>>>> >
>>>> 3. http://www.redhat.com/****training/certifications/rhce/<http://www.redhat.com/**training/certifications/rhce/>
>>>> <**http://www.redhat.com/**training/certifications/rhce/<http://www.redhat.com/training/certifications/rhce/>
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
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