[ubuntu-uk] Linux Awareness

[Andres]

I just got around at reading "the cathedral and the bazaar" though some things are well over my head it seems to be current even at 8 years of age. Really fun read an a lot learnt for 7 quid.

I would talk about the buisness model or the "gift culture" thing dpending who is the public. 

don't IBM use linux? 
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> Excellent, thanks. I plan on bringing up that Google use Ubuntu inhouse
> and have done since 2006 (that I'm aware of.) If you know of any huge
> companies that use it too, please let me know.'
> 
> 
> *Dino Tassigiannis BA (Hons)*
> 
> <http://www.ubuntu.com/>
> 
> 
> 
> On 23 May 2011 21:01, Barry Titterton
> <barry.titterton at mail.adsl4less.com>wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 2011-05-23 at 14:07 +0100, Dino T. wrote:
> > > Hi
> > > 
> > > A friend and I are brainstorming on a 2 hour presentation to give to
> > > Universities and Colleges across Liverpool. To increase awareness and
> > > show students that they can save money using free/open source
> > > software. This is scheduled for around September 2011.
> > > 
> > > What do you suggest we cover? Has to be very basic too for beginners
> > > and if they want to learn more, we'll be providing sheets out to
> > > links etc.
> > > 
> > > Dino T.
> > > 
> > I recently did a Linux Awareness talk for a local computer club. I
> > based the talk around these points:
> > What is Linux and Open Source?
> > What do you get?
> > What are the advantages?
> > What are the disadvantages? (You need to be honest).
> > And because linux take up is poor in the UK I did a round up of who
> > uses linux around the world to show that it isn't a niche Geek way of
> > working.
> > Also students are very keen on Fairtrade so push the FOSS =
> > Fairtrade/Ethical Computing as well.
> > 
> > Barry
> > 
> > 
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> > 

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