<div dir="ltr">This idea of activism is great but lets look at it from the retailers point of view. How do they provide after sale service for Ubuntu? How many of them know Ubuntu? Are we as a community willing to provide after sale service and if so, what are the legal implications?</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 26 January 2013 11:05, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:melynda@cyberjacket.co.za" target="_blank">melynda@cyberjacket.co.za</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Because of the new consumer protection act, the best bet would be for the Ubuntu community to lodge a complaint with the consumer ombudsman. Their function is to be the voice of the consumer.<br>
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