[Lincs] Retail Centre

[Me]

In this part of Lincs, the coastal area, there isn't a
big enough population to support such a venture. There
are several computer shops in the area, selling
hardware but only for the Windoze market, and they
over-charge for everything. A Linux only business
would be more of a cottage industry around here. You
need to look at Lincoln with it's student population
and need for cheap pc solutions.


--- Iain Baker <iain.dbaker at gmail.com> wrote:

> hey all...
> just a quick check - does anybody know a good
> retailer in lincolnshire
> for Linux? someone that sells hardware that is
> guaranteed Linux
> Compatible, sells software for Linux, sells
> computers with Linux
> pre-installed, sells Linux Distro's, or at least
> recognises Linux as
> existing, and understands what it is??
> 
> this may be an even more stupid question... but if
> you don't, do you
> think there should be one... can you see an
> advantage.
> 
> I am going to be unemployed in about 18 months - and
> i was thinking
> that Linux Friendly Computing Shops aren't existent,
> and should be...
> lets face it, sometimes you like to go into a shop
> and speak to
> someone, and buy a product without having to trail
> the net trying to
> find it, download it, burn it, find out it
> downloaded wrongly and cry
> in the corner...
> 
> as such i was considering starting a Computer shop
> that did all the
> things listed in my opening paragraph... selling
> Linux games, FOSS
> software (with money from the sale of products going
> back into the
> projects to keep them free and keep them healthy),
> and selling Linux
> compatible hardware, and building Linux Boxes...
> 
> i realise as members of a LUG you are all pro
> Linux... but i am also
> aware there are a lot of different skill levels, so
> i thought it would
> be interesting to see if it was a service that more
> than just me would
> like to see on the highstreet.
> 
> Do the new linux users think it would make it easier
> to grow within
> the user comunity to have such a place... do the
> novice users think it
> would be beneficial for 'lazy moments' where you
> just want to buy
> something and know it will work without the
> research... and to experts
> think it would be useful for 'lazy moments' and as a
> place to point
> 'converts'... or do you all think its a waste of
> time when you can
> just download everything you need of the web??
> 
> thanks for your input
> 
> iain
> 
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