[ubuntu-uk] Promoting Ubuntu

[Gaurav Patel]

Yep, Locustworld are the source of our mesh boxes (which are damn
unstable right now, random reboots anyone?)

We have a few problems where there are poor signal areas in the estate
so we used to provide those nifty ethernet over powerline jobbys, but
those are pretty lame and don't solve all the problems (we had the
mesh boxes connected at the top of the tower blocks and then the
network signal was injected into the electricity at the top)

Right now we're piloting some Edimax wireless access points but
pre-configured to act as a repeater as well.

Go around to some charity organisations and simply ask if they're
throwing any computer hardware out. You'll be amazed at what you'll
find! Schools are worth trying aswell.

On 02/11/2007, Rob Beard <rob at esdelle.co.uk> wrote:
> Quoting Gaurav Patel <patelgaurav at gmail.com>:
>
> > People have heard of Windows but that's where it ends. They don't know
> > better. However we had a lady come in a few weeks ago who came in with
> > a Windows 2000 CD and asked us to install it and didn't even want to
> > hear about Ubuntu.
> >
> > A couple which has mixed results. The wife is really eager to learn
> > Ubuntu and has fully customized her desktop (different panels,
> > rearranged icons, background wallpaper etc). She even found out how to
> > install the necessary things to playback DVDs on the machine without
> > asking us through the Internet! Little things, but I think it's
> > amazing. The husband on the other hand! You can tell he just wants
> > Windows on the machine and to forget about all about Ubuntu. =(
> >
> > Once they take their machines away we do say that they are more than
> > welcome to pop into the shop every Wednesday and ask anything they
> > want. So far, we haven't had anyone do that (as far as I know).
> >
> > We will be conducting a survey soon to find out exactly how well they
> > are getting on with their boxes. The results will be interesting to
> > say the least. As we don't know if they have completely removed our
> > hard work that has gone into the boxes and whacked on Windows or just
> > don't use the computers.
> >
>
> That's really interesting, just had a look at the site, I could think
> of a couple of areas in Devon which would possibly benefit from a
> scheme like this, the only problem we have is finding a local supply
> of old machines.
>
> Is the free wireless internet access provided by those Locustworld
> Mesh boxes?  (sorry not really clued up on these Mesh networks).
>
> Rob
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