This is specific for the Fredericton group... but all opinions welcome

[Andrew Mathenge]

Are you thinking of building a custom machine as an alternative to Vista for
your customers? If so, you'd need to do more than just an operating system
build. Most users don't really care about the operating system, it's the
applications and installing them in Windows is fairly easy, while finding
them and installing them and using them in Linux can sometimes be a
challenge. Just check out the Ubuntu support forums.

But to answer your question, I think it's always a good thing to promote
Linux. I do. I don't sell computers for a living like you do, but when
computers in our company reach their end-of-life we normally raffle them out
to staff. I normally replace Windows with a lighter version of Fedora or
Ubuntu and give the prospective user a walk through. I also provide a bit of
documentation so that they don't get stuck when they take the PC home. So
far, most people are happy with the fact that they can surf the Internet,
open all their documents, do some graphics and even have a little fun.

It's getting easier and easier now to find and install programs in Ubuntu so
I'd be fairly confident offering it thought I see where it would be a tough
sell for kids who really want to play games and chat with their friends.

Good luck in your ventures!

Andrew.

On 10/25/07, Richard Seguin <ubuntu at nb.sympatico.ca> wrote:
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> I had worked in one of the "corporate monster" stores here in
> Fredericton (.ie:  Staples...wait that wasn't an ie) and I had noticed
> that a lot of users were complaining about Vista... Some customer
> hadn't a sweet clue even how to start using it...
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> While Vista is fairly new do you think this would be a good time to
> offer an alternative OS?  If I had the specs of a few systems in the
> city and I knew they were compatible I could provide support for those
> systems and put any money earned penny for penny back into our local
> group (once we have some money, we can spread the word)...
>
> Okay request for comments:
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> What do does everyone think about the idea of scouting around the city
> for good deals then comparing them against a hardware compatibility
> list? I certainly don't want to dig my own grave on this one, I just
> think it would be a good way to help out some of the consumers in the
> city... and raise advertising money for our group...
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> and yes I know... the advertising would be support ONLY.
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> Richard Seguin
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