<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Same trick as MS tried in Africa. Unfortunately people will probably assume that a paid OS is somehow superior to a free OS, when we know, in this case, it is the contrary!<br>Surprises me that they are putting Ubuntu 10.1 on the computers rather than 10.04 LTS.<br><br>Brian<br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Alan D Barnard <alanbarnard@blueyonder.co.uk><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tue, 18 January, 2011 17:57:06<br><b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Bradford] BBC: £98 PCs target UK digital divide<br></font><br>Alas:<br><a href="http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/364438/microsoft-moves-in-on-marthas-98-pc-scheme" target="_blank">http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/364438/microsoft-moves-in-on-marthas-98-pc-scheme</a><br><br>Alan<br><br>On 01/18/11 13:56, Brian wrote:<br>> £98 PCs target UK digital divide.<br>> <br>> "The cheap computers will run open-source software, such as Linux, and<br>> will include a flat-screen monitor, keyboard, mouse, warranty, dedicated<br>> telephone helpline and delivery."<br>> <br>> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12205412" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12205412</a><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Bradford mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:Bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk"
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