<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Really brilliant responses everyone. </div><div>Printed them out to study further.</div><div><br></div><div>Also Government legislation angle is </div><div>an interesting angle worth researching into.</div><div>With other European countries much more</div><div>proactive to open-source development.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Many Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div> John<br></div>
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Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] hard disk problem ?<br>
From: alan c <<a href="mailto:aeclist@candt.waitrose.com">aeclist@candt.waitrose.com</a>><br>
Date: Thu, July 07, 2011 9:41 pm<br>
To: <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br>
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On 07/07/11 08:11, john beddard wrote:<br>
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> Its come to the situation now that whenever we go to local business <br>
> meetings. It is possible to identify the Windows 'wolf-pack' hovering in <br>
> the back-ground, ready to get their teeth into us. LOL! I love these <br>
> situations because I can see the potential for skilfully engaging with <br>
> people.<br>
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Does the subject ever come up relating to why it is pretty well<br>
impossible to buy a machine pre installed with Ubuntu or any other<br>
Linux based operating system?<br>
The technical pros and cons of Windows versus whatever is an enticing<br>
smoke screen.<br>
Windows has at least as many failings as any other system, I would<br>
suggest it has more.<br>
<br>
My friends have not used anything but Windows in the past because that<br>
is what was preinstalled, not because they had any choice. As soon as<br>
they find they can have Ubuntu installed for them, that is what they<br>
ask me for. And I am happy to help.<br>
<br>
The recent hardening in Government policy making open standards<br>
mandatory might be an interesting one to be aware of too.<br>
-- <br>
alan cocks<br>
Ubuntu user<br>
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