[Nottingham] Linux-based PCs on sale! NLUG support?...

[Martin]

Folks,

Now here is a very good comment and idea...

(And I've already done my support bit for an EeePC buyer in a certain shop!)

Comments?
Takers?

Cheers,
Martin


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Subject: [lugmaster] Promoting LUGs to new (accidental?) Linux retailers
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:57:22 +0000
From: Mark Rogers <mark at more-solutions.co.uk>
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The idea of walking into a store and finding a Linux-based PC is no
longer the speculative dream it might once have been. Even Toys-R-Us is
selling EEE PCs.

I've been thinking that we (ie LUGs generally) should be looking for a
good form of words (maybe even a brochure?) that we can start
distributing to retailers selling Linux-based products, as it would do
us no harm at all and would potentially ease the support requirement
faced by the retailer. Also, think "free informal Linux training and
experience for your staff"...

Does anything like this already exist? Would it even be a good thing? It
ought to promote wider acceptance of Linux (retailers will soon go off
the idea if they get hit with support they can't handle - they'll just
"blame" Linux to get themselves off the hook). On the other hand getting
a flood of newbies with insufficient resource to support them might not
make us look so good either! I doubt that floods are likely though.

If we wanted something to distribute you'd think that one of the Linux
rags ought to be interested; they have the printing capability, they
stand to gain customers without that treading on the retailer's toes,
and they already know LUGs exist.



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Martin Lomas
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