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

[alan c]

Tony Travis wrote:
> 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 :-)

yes, and I find that the idea that windows is difficult to keep secure
and that Linux (Ubuntu) is easy to secure, is good quality and free,
is a pretty good attention getter.
-- 
alan cocks
Kubuntu user#10391