[ubuntu-za] Creating a stir

[Charl Wentzel]

I know this is not so much a tech issue, but I thought you might find
this interesting...

I'm very passionate about Linux, especially about Ubuntu and is slowly
but surely converting all the people around me, including both my
parents, my wife, best friend, etc.  But this week was especially
enjoyable...

After installing Ubuntu Netbook Remix on my Ass-fire One, I went to show
it to my customer the following day.  After showing UNR to them (and
informing them of the extremely low price tag) I truely got their
attention!  They were just looking at buying laptops for their
technicians and with a couple of his managers around me I convinced them
that they should try it.

Their only concern was the Windoze and DOS programs they use in the
field.  But I came prepared and installed Wine the night before.  During
my visit there I installed one of their DOS programs to prove Linux's
worth. Right there the decision was made that I woud buy one for them
and help one of their technicians to install all their programs and let
them run with it on a trail basis!

First Victory!!

The next I went back to Incredible Deception to buy one more, and of
course I took my "re-vamped" netbook with!  I was a bit frustrated by
the fact that both of the sales people who help me initially just wanted
to make sure: "You know that this one runs on Linux?"... as if it was a
bad thing!!!

So I rocked their world and showed them a "real operating system", UNR!!
I had 6 of their sales people around me ooh-ing and ah-ing!  One of them
even thanked me for opening his eyes to Linux!

Second Victory!!

None of this would have been possible without the great guys from this
community that helped me get going.  So I would like to say:

THANKS GUYS!!

Regards
Charl