[Ubuntu-BD] FYI: Ubuntu ready netbooks in Dhaka

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On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 1:06 AM, Miah M. Hussainuzzaman
<mmhzaman at gmail.com>wrote:

> Well, First of all let me declare that I have no business relationship
> with these guys. But as a regular home user of ubuntu for over 2 years,
> I enjoyed looking at a running ubuntu machine in such a public place.
>
> I provided a FYI in front of the subject; intending to share something
> which I thought would be useful to someone belonging to an UBUNTU
> COMMUNITY. It is true that other brand of netbooks/laptops also have
> linux pre-loaded, but not UBUNTU ... So, I didn't mention it in the
> UBUNTU-BD forum.
>
> When DELL released ubuntu-ready laptop models, in some linux community
> it was a matter to discuss and get inspired. I cant remember whether
> those posts were intended for advertising or not. But certainly, I felt
> that, it inspired people who want to spread ubuntu or linux.
> (http://www.sachalayatan.com/hussainuzzaman/21180)
>
> This news also will be helpful for reference and public speaking in
> front of a crowd having very little or no knowledge about modern desktop
> linux.
>
> No comments on their (posh-book) website ;p ... ... I have seen their
> advertisement on a Bengali newspaper quite a few days ago and visited
> that site once. Later just copied almost all information from their
> leaflet.
>
> I will be installing ubuntu on my netbook (HP mini 1001TU) ... even
> though it contains original MS-XP SP3 (because I feel safe and easy with
> ubuntu/linux). As I have done such installations on PCs for the last 2
> years ... I am not worried about it at this moment ... but some newbie
> may hesitate and feel that, it is not meant for netbooks ...and where
> this piece of information can boost their confidence -- <already there
> are netbooks of such configurations sold with ubuntu>. Truely speaking,
> a few weeks ago I was looking into the features of Linpus ... ... as I
> didn't have any idea how netbooks may react to ubuntu.
>
> Regards,
> Shamim.
> http://mmhzaman.googlepages.com


*
Deep apologies Shamim bhai!  It was definitely not an ad by you.  We just
criticized the vendor and didn't notice that the poster was actually YOU(A
great promoter of Ubuntu and a faculty at Presidency University.)*

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