Hi Danny I am Interested in the Build Ubuntu Machines Part and perhaps either side of that. It seems a shame to throw away what would have been million dollar machines with only 16 K of core and filled a small room when I started at IBM. I bet 99% of the users out there only need .5 gig of core and a couple of 20 gig of hard disks and would think they were in heaven!! BillZ <<a href="mailto:wil.zan@verizon.net">wil.zan@verizon.net</a>> ps(I am on the mailing list but I forget how)<br>
<br> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 8:05 PM, Danny Piccirillo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:danny.piccirillo@ubuntu.com">danny.piccirillo@ubuntu.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hey everyone! <div><br></div><div>A while back i brought up the idea in the irc channel about starting an Geek Squad alternative that would cater exclusively to Ubuntu. I said i would write up a business plan but i wanted to discuss it with the entire team first. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Why a business? Community is great, but can only go so far. A business can really be more focused and provide a more professional image to Ubuntu rather than the OS for enthusiasts. It wouldn't take away form the community-- if anything, it would grow it. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Scope: </div><div><ul><li>Ubuntu support (bi-yearly to perform upgrades?)</li><li>Ubuntu conversions</li><li>Build Ubuntu machines</li><li>Re-sell System76 machines</li><li>Computer advice</li></ul><div>
Who is interested? What do we need to get this started? What kind of business plan do we need to have? Are we looking for investors? <br></div><div><br></div><div>Oh, and we need an awesome name =]</div><div><br></div><font color="#888888"><div>
.danny</div></font></div>
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