[ubuntu-uk] Condemning Piracy - WAS eSys ePC basic

[Tony Travis]

Mark Harrison wrote:
> I've had a look at the "Customer Reviews" on eBuyer (the UK
> distributor for eSys).
> 
> Sadly, several of them talk about "putting XP on it".
> 
> I am tempted to post follow-up questions asking where they bought the
> XP licences from, in order to make that PC a cost-effective solution
> for them.
> 
> 
> 
> I'm wondering whether there is mileage in the Ubuntu Community
> putting out a press release along the lines of
> 
> "Community Initiative to Stamp Out Software Piracy...

Hello, Mark.

No, I don't think the Ubuntu community should "stamp out" anything!

What ever happened to positive re-enforcement?

When I talk to people who are running their pirate copies of XP amd M$ 
Office, I point out that there are quite a number of completely legal 
alternatives that they can use instead, including Ubuntu.

I believe we should promote Ubuntu in a positive way and not attempt to 
take the moral high ground. Instead, we should just lead by example :-)

	Tony.
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