Hmmm... this idea sounds <a href="http://www.ghodmode.com/blog/2011/03/what-the-heck-is-freedos/">familiar</a>...<div><br></div><div>I would be very happy to help. I'm in Kota Kinabalu and I'm an active member of the KKLUG / SOSG. I always have the latest ISOs of 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu as well as a few other distros. I have experience with installation and administration / support / troubleshooting. I've been using Linux since 2000. I'm a web developer, but I'm not currently working on any large-scale projects.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I'm American, but I can speak Malay fairly well. I have a brand new baby daughter and I'm still searching for the API documentation for babies :), so this might limit my availability somewhat.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If' you think there's a way I can help out, just let me know and I'll send my personal contact information.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you.</div><div><br></div><div><font size="2"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153)">--</span><br>
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<br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Jeremy Malcolm <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeremy@ciroap.org">jeremy@ciroap.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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Largely reposting from the <a href="http://foss.org.my" target="_blank">foss.org.my</a> list (so please excuse me if
you have read it already), I'm announcing the launch of a project to
promote the distribution of Ubuntu on low-spec OEM PCs in place of
FreeDOS. It is funded and will be led by FOMCA, the Federation of
Malaysian Consumer Organisations, in partnership with local FOSS
people, including I hope the Ubuntu Malaysia group!<br>
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The objective of the project is to convince the OEMs and computer
retailers who are distributing PCs and laptops with FreeDOS (or,
less commonly, with a version of LInux that boots to the command
line), to ship them with Ubuntu instead.<br>
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I have nothing against FreeDOS, but it is obviously not remotely
useful for most people. In reality the only reason why such a
useless operating system is preloaded is because users are expected
to replace it with a pirated copy of Windows immediately.<br>
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Instead if these units were shipped with Ubuntu, users booting it up
for the first time or playing with it at the dealer would be struck
by the fact that, actually here is a really damned good operating
system and maybe there is no need to replace it with a pirated
version of Windows at all.<br>
<br>
What is needed is for a person or team from the FOSS community to
make a project of liaising with OEMs and retailers to explain how
easy it is to preload Ubuntu, to present their customers with an
attractive, useable computer right out of the box, at no cost to the
OEM or the user, and at the same time discouraging piracy of
Windows.<br>
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As I mentioned, FOMCA will be leading a project along these lines
and would be keen to cooperate very closely with Ubuntu Malaysia
volunteers. We do have some funding for project expenses. So
please contact me on or off list if you are interested in
participating, and I will send more information.<br>
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By the way, if your first question is "who the hell are you", well
I'm a Debian developer and Ubuntero working in Kuala Lumpur for
Consumers International leading its global campaign on Access to
Knowledge (A2K - which includes FOSS advocacy). My desktop here at
Consumers International runs Natty and last year I printed off
a thousand Maverick DVDs to distribute with a book on A2K.<br>
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I look forward to working with some of you on this project!<br>
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